New city manager to build trust, respect

New city manager to build trust, respect

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 […]

Ranked top in the state

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 […]

News in Brief

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 […]

Cagers post 10th consecutive win

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 […]

Fond memories of Coach Pops

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 […]

When the stars align just right, miracles can happen

When the stars align just right, miracles can happen

By Kate Konczal, Independence Township Building Department Merriam-Webster defines Predestination as “the belief that everything that will happen has already been decided by fate and cannot be changed.” There have been very few times in my life  where I have been rendered speechless. Totally, utterly and shockingly speechless.  Thursday, November 10  was one of those […]

FIRST champs

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer The Clarkston First Tech Challenge FIRST robotics teams are heading to the state playoffs this weekend in Battle Creek. The Clarkston Robowolves were one of the first teams to qualify for the state competition while they were at a meet in Marysville. They finished in first place […]

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