Open house meeting on Sashabaw Road work Independence Township and Road Commission for Oakland County will host an open-house informational meeting on Sashabaw Road inprovements between I-75 and DTE Music Theater. The meeting, also in partnership with Michigan Department of Transportation, will be from 6-8 p.m., Monday, April 17, at Independence Township Hall, 6483 Waldon […]
This just in from the Road Commission (as a matter of fact, it is their press release word-for-word). Oakland County residents living on gravel roads who would like to participate in the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) dust-control program this summer and fall, can now submit their applications for the service. Applications must be […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Team RUSH 27 kicked off their season with their first tournament in Duluth, Minnesota. “RUSH students did an outstanding job with what we needed to do -drive team, pit crew, scouting, strategy, judges and more,” said Kyle Hughes, coach of the Clarkston High School robotics team. Team […]
If you use Google like I do (which is whenever a weird or random thought pops into my head, I Google it) you learn lots of things and at the same time come up with more questions that need answering. I think Google has become my surrogate parent now I am a graying parent myself. […]
City Manager Jonathan Smith. Photo by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor In his fourth week as city manager, Jonathan Smith is busy learning the job. “I’m the new employee,” said Smith, who joined the City of the Village of Clarkston on Jan. 23. “I like the work. It’s very interesting. There’s always […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Cagers showed reasons why they are currently ranked No. 1 in the state as they remained undefeated as they beat two OAA Red league foes last week. “Wins are always good,” said Dan Fife, long-time head coach for Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball. The Wolves finished the week […]
Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is coming up on Tuesday, Feb. 14. We’ll be celebrating the holiday in the Feb. 8 edition – send your love announcements with wedding, engagement, or couple pictures to ClarkstonNews@gmail.com by Monday. Homework club Clarkston Area Youth Assistance needs volunteers for its after-school Homework Club program, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. and 3:3-4:30 […]
The Wolves remained undefeated during their trip to Southfield Arts & Technology last Friday with a 59-50 win. “It was a good game,” said Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball Head Coach Dan Fife. “They made us do a lot of different things, a lot of different looks in the environment. It was a good close game […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Sports Writer Former students and players of Roy “Pops” Warner can still hear his whistle and shared their fondest memories when they found out he passed away last Thursday, Jan. 12, at the age of 72. Warner had been fighting cancer for five years when he fell ill with […]
Dear Editor, Have you made your News Years resolution yet? Why not volunteer? Why volunteer? Because it most likely will improve your “well being” – this is, your mental health, physical health, and sense of worth! Most of us are social beings. That is, we enjoy being with others. Ask most retirees and veterans what […]