Police hope a little information will go a long way in preventing seniors from falling prey to a ring of door-to-door con artists this summer. Sgt. Matt Baldes of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Independence Township substation will present a talk on imposter burglaries and home repair scams at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 20. The […]
Festival day was fabulous at Independence Elementary last week. That was the consensus of students, teachers and parents who took part in the day-long event Thursday. Kids had the opportunity to attend a fun musical assembly, as well as a variety of workshops presented mostly by parent volunteers, throughout the day. Presenters gave rotating groups […]
Gordy Dibler sometimes refers to Byron Fouty as his former stepson. But listen a few minutes as Dibler talks about the young soldier, just 19 when his life came to an end in Iraq, and it becomes apparent; Army Spc. Byron Fouty was as much one of Dibler’s children as his three biological offspring. ‘I […]
A housekeeper was in the back bedroom washing a window when she heard pounding on the front door, but ignored the noise, she told police, because it wasn’t her place to open the door. As the noise grew louder and more intense, the woman, who was working in the 6800 block of Palmyra Lane’near M-15 […]
A man who stood several times claiming the winter was ‘the worst since 1888? later admitted what he actually meant was ‘one of the worst? or ‘the seventh worst.? He couldn’t remember, exactly, nor was he sure where he’d collected the data. Such was the tone of a meeting held by the Waumegah Lake Improvement […]
The year was 1839. As Nelson Clark built his home in a small town just coming to life, a town soon to be named ‘Clarkston? in honor of Nelson and his brother Jeremiah, he probably wasn’t giving much thought to the year 2009. Yet today, 170 years later, Nelson’s home still stands as one of […]
Kristy Ottman grabbed a Kleenex and tried to keep pace with the tears streaking down her face, but heartfelt accolades from fellow council members obviously made the task difficult. After five years serving on Clarkston City Council, Ottman resigned Monday. A letter to the council explained: ‘As each of you know, our home has been […]
Police say they couldn’t have captured the man who pulled off a broad daylight robbery without the quick action of a witness. Demetrius Emerson Broadnax, 35, was charged with strong-arm robbery after he allegedly followed a patron from the Greektown Casino in Detroit to the Independence Township Library on April 24. The victim, a 45 […]
Indefatigable. It was one of the words inserted into a proclamation presented to Kristy Ottman on Monday night as the city expressed gratitude to the departing councilwoman and mayor pro-tem. Indefatigable: Incapable or seemingly incapable of being fatigued; tireless. Never getting tired or giving up. Yep, that’s Kristy. During my time at The Clarkston News […]
A 55-year-old man who allegedly drove 70 miles for an illicit meeting with a young Independence Township teen is headed to trial. Rodger Scott Stevens, an unemployed Bay City resident, was bound over to Circuit Court after a preliminary exam before 52-2 District Court Judge Joseph Fabrizio on Monday. Investigators said Stevens was arrested April […]