BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor After Mitch Petterson stepped down as Independence Township fire chief at the end of June, Pat Stamper, who had been an operations captain with the department, was appointed interim fire chief. Stamper is also one of four candidates in the running to take on the role on a permanent […]
The beach at Crooked Lake, part of Independence Oaks County Park, has been closed since July 27 due to high bacteria levels from runoff. The beach was closed for the same reason from June 29-July 14 and from June 23-24.
As of August 4, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: August 4: 48346: 2,383 cases (23 new), 41 deaths 48348: 2,499 cases (42 new), 20 deaths 48350: 688 cases (9 new), 10 deaths As compared to July 28: 48346: […]
Oakland County reached a significant milestone last week when the state reported that 70 percent of county residents had received at least the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines. That said, Oakland County Executive David Coulter noted with nearly 30 percent of the county’s residents still unvaccinated, it’s not time yet to plan a parade. Instead, […]
As of July 28, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: July 28: 48346: 2,367 cases (13 new), 40 deaths 48348: 2,486 cases (31 new), 20 deaths 48350: 684 cases (7 new), 10 deaths As compared to July 21: 48346: […]
On Sunday, July 25 at 3 a.m., the Springrove MHC noticed its influent tank had overflowed approximately 500 gallons at the wastewater treatment plant. No residential homes or surface water have been affected by this. The event ended at approximately 6 a.m. on July 25. Springrove is currently in the process of cleanup according to […]
As of July 21, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: July 21: 48346: 2,359 cases (6 new), 40 deaths 48348: 2,475 cases (24 new), 20 deaths 48350: 681 cases (4 new), 10 deaths As compared to July 14: 48346: […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Pat Stamper has been with the Independence Township Fire Department since 2005, most recently serving as operations captain. Last month, when Mitch Petterson stepped down as fire chief to accept a job with General Motors, Stamper was appointed interim chief. He’ll serve in the interim role until September 8, […]
Just before 7 p.m. deputies responded to the Meijer located at 3610 Market Place Circle in Rochester Hills for the report of a retail fraud, July 16. Upon arrival, deputies met with store security officers who stated a male subject had failed to scan items before exiting the store. Security officers attempted to stop the […]
An Independence Township man was arrested for operating while intoxicated after the man allegedly crashed his vehicle in Orion Township. Deputies were dispatched to Clarkston and Pine Tree roads at 7:49 p.m. on July 13 for a property damage report, made sure everyone was safe and determined the 29-year-old driver had been drinking. The driver […]