Lozano’s sentencing adjourned

Sentencing for Road Commission for Oakland County Board Chairman Rudy Lozano was adjourned March 8 when prosecutors requested he undergo a presentencing alcohol investigation. Lozano is scheduled to appear again in 52-2 District Court on March 27 at 3 p.m. following an evaluation with the court’s probation department at 1:30 p.m the same day. ‘They […]

At Ease

The neighbor’s donkey and horse were looking at me with eyes that said ‘How could you?? I wanted to shout, ‘What am I supposed to do during March Madness or when the Tigers start playing ball?? But I didn’t. You see, my girlfriend moved into a new house recently with a TV that had two […]

Plane crashes on I-75 median

For a brief moment on March 7, I-75 became a runway as an airplane crash landed in the median near East Holly Road in Springfield Township. At approximately 4:20 p.m., the privately owned single-engine Piper aircraft was forced to land following engine problems. The 45-year old pilot and a 37-year-old passenger, both from Coldwater, Ohio […]

Two businesses robbed in Independence

Two Independence Township businesses were robbed last week by separate armed suspects who escaped with just over $350 and left no one physically harmed. The first robbery took place on March 10 around 4:34 p.m. An unknown man entered Candice’s Flowers on Sashabaw Road near Maybee Road as an employee worked in a greenhouse room […]

Home intruder sentenced

A man who entered a Clarkston home and attacked a woman in December plead no contest to one count of second degree home invasion on Feb. 16. Rogelio Lopez Medina, 18, was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 76 days served in 6th Circuit Court before Judge Steven Andrews. He was also […]

Increased sewage rates on horizon in Clarkston

Residents of the City of the Village of Clarkston should expect a significant increase in sanitary sewer rates over the next three years. At their March 14 meeting, the city council received a memo from Independence Township DPW Director Linda Richardson outlining a preliminary updated sewer agreement. The update would increase the amount city residents […]

CHS grad to display work in Baltimore

College students often come home to raid the refrigerator and their parents? wallets. When Elizabeth Forbes returned to Independence Township a few weekends ago, she left with childhood toys and trinkets to use in her master’s thesis. Forbes, a 1999 Clarkston High School graduate, is one of 16 students graduating this year in the Master […]

Florida man sees father in paper

Former Clarkston resident Rich Klein, who now lives in Florida, received a big surprise recently when he stumbled upon a very familiar face in The Clarkston News. Klein saw the Feb. 22 edition while working at the post office in Zephyrhills, Florida. Curious about his old hometown, Klein flipped through the paper. On the cover […]

City Council committee reports back on library

Discussion concerning use of the Independence Township library continued at the Clarkston city council meeting on March 14, as the library committee presented their findings to the rest of the council. The seven-page document from the newly formed library committee ? consisting of Council Members Cory Johnston, Kristy Ottman and Steve Wylie ? was provided […]

Finding just the right balance

Coaching cycling, teaching tai chi and fitting cyclists at his bike shop are all part of Jeff Noftz’s week. Noftz, the co-owner of Kinetic Systems bicycle shop in downtown Clarkston, keeps a tight but flexible schedule sharing the activities he loves with others. Currently on Monday nights, Noftz teaches tai chi at the Independence Library […]

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