Mike Trout said he knocked on some 4,500 doors in his quest for the Springfield Township supervisor’s office. Laura Moreau knocked on about 1,000 township doors as she campaigned for the clerk’s position. The efforts of both candidates apparently paid off in the Tues. Aug 5 primary election; Trout reeled in 1,454’or 58.82 percent’of votes […]
Chevrolet calls it, simply, yellow’but John Meyland thinks his own colorful description fits better. He dubs the paint on his 2003 Chevy S-10 pickup, instead, ravishing yellow. ‘You get a lot of looks from the car guys checking it out,? said Meyland. ‘A lot of people remark that it’s unusual.? So when Meyland heard General […]
Fewer piles of junk and junky cars are dotting the landscape in Springfield Township since a new ordinance officer arrived in April to begin cleaning house. Greg Kazmeirski, who works 10-12 hours per week identifying and addressing ordinance violations, was hired when the township board acknowledged an ongoing problem. ‘He’s doing a very thorough and […]
About 300 athletes came from across Michigan’and several other states’to swim, bike and run through Clarkston during Sunday’s annual Craig Greenfield Memorial Tri and Du. The event, now in its fifth year, was created by Corey Greenfield in remembrance of her brother Craig, a 1986 Clarkston High School graduate who lost his battle with non-Hodgkin’s […]
Springfield Township voters pushed supervisor candidate Mike Trout and Clerk candidate Laura Moreau both to landslide victories in Tuesday’s primary election. Trout came in with 1,454’or 58.82 percent’of votes cast for three candidates in the supervisor’s race, while Moreau netted 1,120’or 46.43 percent’of votes among five candidates for clerk. Incumbent Treasurer Jamie Dubre was returned […]
Of three candidates opposing incumbent 52-2 District Court Judge Dana Fortinberry for the bench, only one proved to be a real challenge. When votes from all 51 precincts were tallied, 34-year-old Joe Fabrizio came out on top, claiming 6,205, or 38.01 percent, of the 16,324 votes cast. Fortinberry, who was first elected in 2002, netted […]
Second in a two-part series looking at the challenges facing Davisburg as business owners try to breathe new life into the downtown area Melissa Beznitz said she knows how newer business people feel as they tackle long-standing problems and work to bring customers to downtown Davisburg. As co-owner of the Candle Factory, Beznitz was once […]
Congratulations! You’ve been invited to take part in our quick and easy 9 questions survey. In return we will credit $99.99 to your account – Just for your time! That was part of the email a number of local residents received recently from what appeared to be Clarkston State Bank. Only it wasn’t. It was […]
Springfield Township voters pushed supervisor candidate Mike Trout and Clerk candidate Laura Moreau both to landslide victories in Tuesday’s primary election. Trout came in with 1,454’or 58.82 percent’of votes cast for three candidates in the supervisor’s race, while Moreau netted 1,120’or 46.43 percent’of votes among five candidates for clerk. Incumbent Treasurer Jamie Dubre was returned […]
Of three candidates challenging incumbent 52-2 District Court Judge Dana Fortinberry for the bench, only one proved to be a real challenge. When votes from all 51 precincts were tallied, 34-year-old Joe Fabrizio came out on top, claiming 6,205, or 38.01 percent, of the 16,324 votes cast. Fortinberry, who was first elected in 2002, netted […]