A 45-year-old Independence Township woman held on $1.2 million bond for repeated looting of neighborhood mailboxes was released to an inpatient drug treatment facility last week at the request of her attorney. Charged with 12 counts of uttering and publishing, Tammy Sue Brosier was awaiting the start of court proceedings when a neighbor spotted her […]
Independence Township Fri., April 27 Police were seeking a warrant after the manager of a music store on Dixie Highway called police to report that a man failed to make good on a promise to pay for an amplifier and music stand he was allowed to take home. The merchandise was valued at $335.44. Sun., […]
Let’s keep the Clarkston Police, and let’s keep them on duty 24-hours a day. But let’s make significant changes to departmental operation and supervision policies’or lack thereof. The Clarkston Police Services Committee delivered those recommendations in a long-anticipated, emotionally-charged city council meeting Monday. In an oral and written report, the committee presented a five-point list […]
Cheryl McGinnis struggled with the decision to spend $400 on campaign signs during her bid for school board In the end, she decided to go for it. ‘My heart kept saying ‘there’s a price to pay for this, Cheryl,?? McGinnis said, noting people often rely on campaign signs to remember a school election. ‘I felt […]
Clarkston Elementary student Austin Smith takes part in ‘Drums Alive? during the school’s Festival Day. Students had the opportunity to learn about exercise, dental hygiene, nutrition, and many other health and fitness topics. Photo by Laura Colvin
Dogs from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Canine Unit were barking up the wrong tree if they expected to nab any bad guys at Bailey Lake Elementary last week. Six German Shepherds and their handlers showed up to thank all four fifth-grade classes for a special donation to help purchase new training supplies. Boss, one […]
About 100 men, women and children volunteered May 5 to clean up Nels Kimball Sanctuary near I-75 and M-15. Volunteers with North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy and Thrivant Financial for Lutherans spread wood chips, removed invasive plants, and built a bridge.
Some people believe everything happens for a reason. Nancy Riddle of Independence Township has spent many hours over the past seven years as a volunteer with Genesys Hospice in Goodrich, a facility that providing comfort and care to the terminally ill, and their families. It all started in the 1970s when Nancy Riddle’s mother was […]
Brian Pease was pulling out of Taco Bell on Dixie Highway after a night of drinking last summer when he nearly hit a sheriff’s patrol car. Pease, an Independence Township resident, already had one drunk driving conviction, and knew a second meant serious trouble. But as he stood in the 52-2 District Court, Pease, 27, […]
Holly Stewart and Anthony Fuller were among several hundred Clarkston High School students who went to Depot Park to take pictures and meet up with friends and family before prom last Thursday. Photo by Laura Colvin