Lower speed limit wanted Clarkston City Council voted unanimously, May 23, to call on the state to reduce the speed limit on Ortonville Road. The motion by Council member Eric Haven asked Michigan Department of Transportation, which is in charge of the M-15 state route, to lower the speed limit from 40 mph to 30 […]
The proposed city budget for fiscal year 2017 would increase its fund balance savings account by $18,874, from $156,270 to $175,144 by June 2017. This would be 27 percent of the budget, said Treasurer Caitlain Bentoski in her first budget presentation to Clarkston City Council, May 23. “It’s pretty much straight to the point – […]
With mild winter weather, ticks could be more prevalent this summer, which is why local doctors and veterinarians are urging residents to watch out while outside. “I think if you’re outside and you’re going in the woods or tall grass, you should screen yourself for ticks,” said Dr. Tim O’Neill of the Clarkston Medical Group. […]
The Clarkston Mills parking lot was packed Friday night as crowds made their way downtown to enjoy the Inaugural Food Truck Rally, presented by the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce. Trucks included Andiamo’s, Streetside Sushi, Living Foods to Go, Matt & Mo’s, The Mean Weenie, Kona Ice, Monkey Business Concessions, and Curbside Cuisine.
Two Independence Township men face up to 25 years in prison after an early-morning drug raid, May 12. Investigators with Oakland County Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) executed a search warrant at about 5:40 a.m. in the 5000 block of Fox Creek North, in the Fox Creek apartment complex in Independence Township. Deputies found the two […]
Clarkston City Council voted unanimously, Monday, to appoint a new Facilities Committee. Committee members are Karen Eckert, Steve Wylie, Steve Percival , Bob Sowles, Rich Little, Paul Zupon, Dennis Ritter, and council members David Marsh and Jason Kneisc. The committee was created in the wake of the council’s rejection of bids last week, to expand […]
The Clarkston News office at 5 S. Main Street will be closed on Monday, May 30, in honor of Memorial Day. Deadline for classified ads will be at noon on Friday, May 27. American Legion Post 63 leads the Clarkston Memorial Day parade and remembrance ceremony, from Depot Park to Lakeview Cemetery, starting at 10 […]
BY WENDI REARDON Clarkston News Sports Writer It will be the end of an era for Clarkston school athletics after Dan Fife retires as athletic director this year. “It is the right time for me,” said Fife, who will finish his 22 years as Clarkston Community Schools athletics’ chief this fall, on September 30. He […]
A single ballot question to renew fire and emergency service millage will be on the Aug. 2 ballot, following a 6-0 vote by the Independence Township Board at a May 3 special meeting. The four-year renewal would set the millage at 3.5653 – $3.57 per $1,000 of taxable value on all taxable property in the […]
While many infrastructure improvements have taken place on Sashabaw Road over the past decade since the establishment of the Sashabaw Road Corridor Improvement Authority (CIA), what hasn’t been accomplished is the widening of Sashabaw Road between Flemmings Lake Road and DTE Music Theatre. The Independence Township Board voted 6-0 to enter into an interlocal agreement […]