Telling Our Stories in honor of National Newspaper Week

By View Newspaper Group staff Sunday, Oct. 6 marked the start of the 84th celebration of National Newspaper Week. Since 1940, Newspaper Association Managers has sponsored and supported National Newspaper Week, a week-long promotion of the newspaper industry in the United States and Canada. Each year the group develops a theme, and this year’s is Telling Our […]

Clarkston City Council holds special meeting Sept. 23

Council reviews ballot proposal impacting HDC By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com CLARKSTON — The Clarkston City Council held a special meeting on Sept. 23 directly after its regularly scheduled meeting that same night. The council expressed interest in holding an informational meeting to discuss a proposal that will be presented to voters on the Nov. […]

Independence Twp. approves public hearing for SADs

By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — At its meeting on Sept. 24, the Independence Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved the scheduling of two public hearings for public road improvement special assessment districts (SAD) for the Sheringham Woods subdivision and the Spring Lake North subdivision. Both subdivisions are north of Maybee Road in […]

Clarkston Community Schools reviews strategic plan for secondary education

By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — At its meeting on Sept. 16, the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education received a presentation on the district’s new strategic plan. Giving the presentation to the board was Nancy Mahoney, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services and Staci Puzio, Director of Student Growth, Well-Being and Community Partnerships. […]

Clarkston Community Schools to place non-homestead millage proposal on Nov. 5 ballot

By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — During its meeting on Sept. 16, the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education further discussed its plan to place a non-homestead millage proposal on the Nov. 5 General Election ballot. The board voted to put the measure on the ballot at its meeting last month. The proposal […]

School board reviews 2025 elementary level strategic plan

By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — The Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education received another presentation on the ongoing work for the district’s new strategic plan during its meeting on Sept. 16. Giving the presentation to the board was, again, Nancy Mahoney, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services and Staci Puzio, Director of Student […]

MDOT to reconstruct intersection at White Lake and Dixie 2026

By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Officials in Independence Township received news recently from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) indicating its intention to reconstruct the intersection at White Lake and Dixie Highway. The township Board of Trustees has spent the last several months reviewing potential ways to utilize the excess funds which, […]

Independence Twp. Board of Trustees adopts millage rates

Board approves 2024 tax rates By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — At its regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 10, the Independence Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved the township’s 2024 tax rates and adopted the 2024 millage rates that would be levied for the 2025 fiscal year budget. Each year, the township is […]

Independence Township Meijer development makes progress

Independence Township Meijer development makes progress

Construction crews have made progress on the new Meijer building on Waldon Road, west of Sashabaw Road. Photo by Megan Kelley The Meijer development on Waldon Road in Independence Township is coming along. The project broke ground earlier this year after receiving approval from the Independence Township Board of Trustees in November of last year. […]