An attorney representing 52-2 District Judge Dana Fortinberry said Monday he will file a response to a May 10 Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission complaint ‘within a week to 10 days.? Tom Cranmer would comment on little else in reference to the complaint, filed last week in connection with a July 2004 letter from Fortinberry concerning […]
Agreeing to work out long term details later, the Clarkston City Council last week agreed to promote Police Officer Jim Thompson to full-time status. With the exception of full-time Chief Ernest Combs, the city police department has operated with part-time officers. Three officers have left the force in the past several months, leaving seven to […]
Formal charges were pending on Monday against two men caught at the scene of an apparent burglary attempt at the Dairy Dream as Sashabaw and Maybee roads. After being dispatched for a possible vandalism incident at about 2:25 a.m. on Monday, deputies found a 19-year-old Clarkston man near the restaurant. A deputy found a ‘missed […]
A 42-year-old Clarkston man drove, ran and swam in an attempt to elude police from several agencies on May 11. The suspect then refused to cooperate when deputies pulled him ashore, according to Oakland County Sheriff reports, requiring three hits with a taser before he was placed in handcuffs. The suspect’s actions were to avoid […]
The Springfield Township Board has asked three volunteers to attend lake improvement board meetings before being considered for official appointment to one of those boards. The May 9 board meeting was the appointed time for trustees to consider candidates for the second township representative to the lake improvement boards for Big, Susin and Dixie lakes. […]
On July 1, sewer rates will go up in the City of the Village of Clarkston. The city council on May 9 voted to increase the charge to $53 per quarter for each ‘residential equivalency unit.? The current rate is $51.50, and the council essentially voted only to pass along the $1.47 increase recently levied […]
Harry and Nancy Knitter live such an active life in the Clarkston community, they figured they might as well appear in front of the camera, too. The couple are among the ‘stars? of a new video, ‘In Their Own Words,? a documentary focusing on people in Michigan affected by Parkinson’s disease. The 25-minute video debuted […]
In the wake of a fiery fatal crash on I-75, the Michigan Department of Transportation has announced plans to install guardrails in the median south of M-15. ‘We are going to fill in that gap,? said MDOT spokesman Rob Morosi. ‘We have every intention of completing it by this fall.? Local public safety officials last […]
Stray animals may be a fact of life, but many may not know that wild animals also roam in residential neighborhoods of Independence Township. Linda Bistersky believes. She and her husband saw what they believe to be a young coyote running through yards near Eastlawn and Chickadee on April 28. ‘It looked like a dog, […]
The FBI and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an armed robbery at the Standard Federal Bank branch on M-15 on April 26. The gunman escaped with more than $9,000 cash, according to sheriff reports, after waving a semi-automatic pistol at bank tellers. No one was injured in the incident. Witnesses said the suspect, […]