Two Independence Township men who have already served time in jail for assault will face trial for second degree murder in connection with the same incident. Lance Allen Schmidt, 20, and Joseph Wells Stapleton, 19, were ordered to return to Oakland County Jail with no bond after a Jan. 27 preliminary examination before Circuit Judge […]
Rev. Alexander T. Stewart will be remembered not only as a faithful minister, but also as someone deeply involved in the Clarkston community. Stewart, most recently of Auburn, Ala., died on Jan. 15, 2005 at age 82. He was the founder and rector of Clarkston’s Episcopal Church of the Resurrection for 27 years, and retired […]
A Saginaw man lost his life on Jan. 28 when he failed to react in time to an I-75 traffic backup caused by an earlier crash just up the road. Gregg Killmer, 41, died after his vehicle struck the rear end of a semitrailer and rolled off northbound I-75 onto the Sashabaw Road entrance ramp, […]
A Springfield Township man already facing multiple charges of child pornography and juvenile sexual assault was arraigned last week on a charge of ‘accosting and soliciting? his 16-year-old niece. David N. Benton, 44, appeared before 52-2 District Judge Kelley Kostin on Jan. 27, drawing an additional $50,000 cash bond in addition to the $400,000 cash […]
The new Michigan election schedule has caused some confusion, despite the fact that one of the motivations behind it was to reduce voter confusion. While an editorial on that issue would be easy, this one is to remind citizens of the earlier candidate filing deadline which comes with the earlier election date. Having voted to […]
The man charged with assaulting a restaurant manager and a Clarkston police officer has changed attorneys, causing a postponement of court proceedings last week. In the same court session, however, local businessman Thomas M. Wilhelm, 45, of Lake Angelus, accepted responsibility for violation of an Independence Township ordinance. Wilhelm appeared before 52-2 District Judge Kelley […]
City and county officials are attempting to cooperate on local traffic concerns, but winter has thrown up a proverbial barricade. Technicians from the Road Commission for Oakland County kept their promise to change the timing system for the pedestrian crossings at Main and Washington streets in downtown Clarkston. The ‘fix? apparently caused other problems with […]
The counting wasn’t finished as of Monday, but organizers of ‘Tips for Tsunami? reported at least $6,500 raised from generous business owners, servers and customers. Tara Johnson, a server at the Classic Coney Island on Dixie Highway, used her day off to collect donations from approximately 15 area businesses who agreed to designate Jan. 28 […]
BY DON SCHELSKE Clarkston News Staff Writer An Independence Township businessman allegedly assaulted both a police officer and his own wife in the same evening, and now faces charges from two communities. Thomas M. Wilhelm, 45, of Lake Angelus, was arrested by the Clarkston Police Department on Jan. 15 after an incident at the Clarkston […]
Students and teachers at North Sashabaw Elementary School did not know why they had been summoned for a special assembly on Jan. 20. The surprise guest was Superintendent Al Roberts, who announced that the Michigan Department of Education had named North Sashabaw one of 32 Blue Ribbon Exemplary Schools for 2005 The annual awards (alternating […]