A recent city meeting with the Road Commission for Oakland County revealed there are no simple solutions for addressing the standing water on Clarkston Road in the approach to Main Street. RCOC has been working on a design that will include wider lanes and a longer right turn lane on Clarkston Road for drivers turning […]
Deputies and the Independence Township Fire Department responded to the 5000 block of Algonquin Boulevard, March 16, on the report of a male subject who had shot himself. Deputies determined the 65-year-old Independence Township man was obviously deceased. Paramedics sent telemetry to McLaren Clarkston Hospital where a physician pronounced the subject deceased.
Clarkston resident Kevin Wayne VanLuven was unwittingly recorded during a home inspection allegedly pleasuring himself with an Elmo doll on March 12. The 59-year-old man was arraigned on April 7 on two misdemeanor counts – aggravated indecent exposure and malicious destruction of property under $200 – in 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills. Magistrate Karen […]
Clarkston resident Maxwell Wyckoff, a known member of the Wolverine Watchmen, was arraigned on two felony weapons charges March 22 at the 52nd District Court, Division 3 in Oakland County. The 22-year-old is charged with one count of converting a semiautomatic weapon to an automatic weapon, a felony punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a […]
As of April 7, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: April 7: 48346: 1,767 cases (325 new), 27 deaths 48348: 1,851 cases (371 new), 11 deaths 48350: 501 cases (91 new), 7 deaths As compared to March 31: 48346: […]
In a special meeting of the Clarkston City Council on March 30, the council voted to extend the existing state of emergency until June 30, 2021 for the safety of the city’s residents, staff, and council/board members. All city council, board, commission and committee meetings will continue to meet virtually through June on Zoom. The […]
As of March 31, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: March 31: 48346: 1,642 cases (232 new), 27 deaths 48348: 1,705 cases (240 new), 11 deaths 48350: 469 cases (63 new), 7 deaths As compared to March 24: 48346: […]
As of March 24, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: March 24: 48346: 1,528 cases (132 new), 27 deaths 48348: 1,598 cases (145 new), 11 deaths 48350: 445 cases (47 new), 7 deaths As compared to March 17: 48346: […]
An Independence Township man accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a New Year’s Eve gathering was arraigned last Wednesday on a third-degree criminal sexual conduct charge in 51st District Court in Waterford Township. Ian Wilson, 20, is being held in the Oakland County Jail on $400,000 bond set by Magistrate Russell Anderson. Detectives from […]
A meeting with the Road Commission for Oakland County has been scheduled for March 31 to discuss the roadway redesign proposed for the Clarkston Road approach to Main Street, including drainage recommendations. This is not the final meeting to approve the road work, just a status update, but input from Clarkston City Council and residents […]