By Jim NewellSpecial to the Clarkston News (This is the first in a two-part series.)OAKLAND COUNTY — Whether it’s from a phone call, text message or on a personal computer, scammers are finding new and increasingly more convincing ways to bilk people out of their hard-earned dollars.Electronic, or internet, fraud can take many forms, with […]
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor The detours and “road closed” signs will be out a little longer this summer as construction and roadwork continues in the local area.In a bit of good news, as of Aug. 3, Davisburg Road across the I-75 bridge in Springfield Township is now open to through traffic.Rattalee Lake Road across […]
By Don RushSpecial to the Clarkston News Out of all the counties in the lower part of the Mitten State, only in Oakland has the invasive species spotted lanternfly been found.Now, Michigan officials want area residents to be on the lookout for the insect.According to the state’s Invasive Species Communications Coordinator Joanne Foreman, the Michigan […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor The Oakland County Fair had something for everyone July 7-16 at Davisburg’s Springfield Oaks County Park. However, not all of it was fun and games. Late last week, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Department of Health and Human Services notified Oakland County Health Division that […]
By Jeff Hogan County Press Editor LAPEER — Chadwick Mobley stood mute July 17 from the Lapeer County Jail during a virtual arraignment proceeding when he was charged in the murder of Andrea Eilber, 20, of Otisville, that occurred in November 2011. Mobley, 42, wearing an orange Lapeer County Jail prisoner jumpsuit, said nothing during […]
Clarkston man accused of damage at Orion Township liquor store Oakland County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the case of a Clarkston man accused of throwing an object through a window at a liquor store in Orion Township. Deputies went to Lee’s Wine and Liquor, 3775 S. Baldwin Road, at 8:14 a.m. on June 28 […]
By Jeff Hogan County Press Editor LAPEER COUNTY — At least 40 golf carts have been stolen from golf courses in Lapeer, Genesee and Shiawassee counties since late May, the most recent thefts reported last weekend. Police urge golf course owners to be on high alert and to secure their golf carts in the overnight hours, […]
By Jeff Hogan County Press Editor Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the July 2, 2023 edition of The County Press. LAPEER — Chadwick Mobley, 42, a suspect in the 2011 murder of Andrea Eilber was arrested Wednesday by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) in Montana following a tip from a local […]
Burning restrictions for Independence Township and Clarkston have been lifted. The Springfield Township burn ban was lifted June 14.
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor A 63-year-old Clarkston man died June 16 after a loose tire hit his pickup truck on I-75 at the Davison Freeway around 4 p.m. The man’s name was not known as of press time. Michigan State Police say the driver was traveling northbound when another vehicle traveling southbound lost […]