Most of us wish we were better at something. I wish I were better at goodbye. I wish I knew a way to let you know what the last three years at the Clarkston News have meant to me as a writer, a reporter, a photographer and a friend. I will never be able to […]
Voters returned incumbents John Ranville and Michael Toth to the village council Tuesday, and newcomers Douglas Hobbs and Lawrence Stumkat each won a seat, as well. A scant 9.1 percent of the village’s 2,147 registered voters cast a ballot in the election, with 195 showing up at the polls while another 17 voted by absentee […]
Lake Orion riparian John Strand wonders if next year’s Fourth of July fireworks are in jeopardy, now that the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office has announced a plan to pull its boats from area lakes. Some of his neighbors, Strand said, worry the Sheriff’s better-than-nothing plan for jump boats’which will respond to emergency situations on county […]
After hundreds of angry residents showed up at a recent meeting to protest the possibility of local governments getting involved in garbage hauling, township officials say they’ve trashed the idea of forming a solid waste authority. Independence Township Supervisor Dave Wagner made the announcement at a Sept. 1 board meeting. ‘We’ve decided we’re not going […]
Two youths who confessed to defacing the mural in downtown Clarkston told police they’d been planning to sabotage the painting for quite some time. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, early morning onlookers were shocked by vile images spray painted on The Clarkston News building mural overnight. But by 10 a.m., artist Michelle Tynan had the vandals? […]
Carol Evans wasn’t sure what to expect when she headed for a meeting at Clarkston Junior High School on Thursday, Aug. 27. It wasn’t long before the words of local residents had her wiping away tears. ‘It’s hard to put into words,? said Evans, owner of the Springfield Township-based Smith’s Disposal. ‘I’m so grateful for […]
The audience erupted in cheer as Rick Gutowski spoke Thursday, setting the stage for others who came to hand deliver a message to local officials: Stay out of our trash. First to speak after a presentation at Clarkston Junior High School about potential changes to local garbage hauling and handling practices, Gutowski, an Independence Township […]
Carol Evans wasn’t sure what to expect when she headed for a meeting at Clarkston Junior High School last Thursday. It wasn’t long before the words of local residents had her wiping away happy tears. ‘It’s hard to put into words,? said Evans, owner of the Springfield Township-based Smith’s Disposal. ‘I’m so grateful for the […]
No one, including the Clarkston Police, saw anything during the night. But when the sun rose on the city’s downtown Tuesday morning, people arriving at work or out for a morning stroll were shocked to see vulgar images spray painted on the mural at 5 S. Main Street Some stopped in The Clarkston News parking […]
The decision was difficult for both the artist and the man who hired’and ultimately fired’her. But difficult or not, Jim Sherman Sr., who owns The Clarkston News building in the city’s downtown, said the decision has been made, and it’s final. On Thursday, Sherman asked artist Michelle Tynan to put down her paint brushes and […]