After two accidents in the last year, the city was asked to investigate the possibility of installing a guardrail on the curve of White Lake Road where it becomes South Holcomb Road. The Road Commission for Oakland County, which owns the roadway, does not feel that a guardrail is warranted, but the city is now […]
Lucky, a dog who lives with its owners on North Holcomb Road, wandered out on to the thawing Mill pond last Friday and was scared to come back. Independence Township Fire Department engineers Todd Wieckowski (pictured) and Matt Decker helped rescue the dog, who was unharmed. Photo provided
Local officers, the Springfield Township Fire Department, along with the Independence Township, Groveland Township, the Holly Village Fire Department and the North Oakland County Fire Authority, responded to the 17000 block of Detroiter Avenue in Springfield Township for a mobile home fully engulfed in flames. The caller said all occupants had safely evacuated the home. […]
Officers were dispatched to the 8000 block of Springfield Township’s Kier Road on the evening of March 12 for a report of a suicidal subject. The caller said a 67-year-old Springfield Township man was having a mental health crisis and took off on foot. A K-9 unit arrived on scene and began to track, going […]
In the early-morning hours of March 8, officers were dispatched to the Dandy Oil Change in the 5400 block of Sashabaw Road for a burglary alarm. Officers found the rear glass door had been broken, allowing access to the business. The cash drawer was missing from the register. The officers viewed surveillance video and recognized the subject, […]
As of March 10, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: March 10: 48346: 1,440 cases (83 new), 26 deaths 48348: 1,480 cases (86 new), 11 deaths 48350: 410 cases (19 new), 6 deaths As compared to March 3: 48346: […]
As of March 3, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: March 3: 48346: 1,408 cases (78 new), 26 deaths 48348: 1,465 cases (95 new), 11 deaths 48350: 406 cases (23 new), 6 deaths As compared to February 24: 48346: […]
No one was injured in an accident on Sashabaw Road on the morning of Feb. 20, north of Independence Oaks, south of Pine Knob Road, and the accident was chalked up to “bad weather, I believe,” according to Independence Township Substation Commander Lt. Todd Hill. Photo by Wendi Reardon Price
Tindall Road, just north of East Holly Road on the Groveland/Springfield township border, closed for underground tunnel construction work beginning Monday, March 1. The original start date of Feb. 20 was delayed by the permit holder. The road is expected to reopen approximately April 20. The detour for through traffic is East Holly Road to […]
As of today, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: February 24: 48346: 1,393 cases (92 new), 25 deaths 48348: 1,452 cases (122 new), 10 deaths 48350: 398 cases (23 new), 6 deaths As compared to February 17: 48346: 1,379 […]