With prom and summer vacations just around the corner, law enforcement officials nationwide strive to make sure establishments with liquor licenses don’t sell to minors. Not everyone gets the message, though. Two stores in Springfield Township sold alcohol to a minor during a liquor inspection conducted by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department substation on May […]
Many things can be purchased for $65. Motorists could fill up a tank of gas, take that special someone out to a nice dinner or pay a fine for not wearing a seat belt. Drivers should keep this in mind as the statewide ‘Buckle Up or Pay Up, Click It or Ticket? safety belt enforcement […]
Moving through busy intersections is going to be much easier and safer for Independence Township emergency vehicles in the coming years. On May 16, the Independence Township board voted unanimously to authorize the Road Commission for Oakland County to install and maintain signal preemption devices on traffic signals within the township. Clerk Shelagh VanderVeen and […]
Shortly after their arraignment following an alleged car theft, two men escaped from a holding cell at 52-2 District Court on May 19. After they escaped, the two suspects stole another car and were arrested a second time. Maurice Derrick Ledbetter, 34, of Detroit, and Gregory Lanier Bryant, 35, of Pontiac were arraigned over the […]
He was already inside, with his oversized eyes and spring-packed legs. I was waiting for him to make that croaking sound you hear from the woods on the southern border of the house. I saw him jump. With a quick flip of the hand I grabbed him from the air and tossed him out the […]
In what Detective Darren Ofiara of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department called ‘disheartening,? police caught five stores in Independence Township selling alcohol to minors. The five stores were busted during a liquor sting operation conducted from the Independence Township substation on May 19. ‘The stores are going to have to push more employee training and […]
‘George Patton,? swing dancers and World War II aircraft stormed Clarkston Junior High School on May 16. The school hosted a United States Services Organization Night with a World War II era theme, helping students learn about history in a hands-on atmosphere. Students earned extra credit in their social studies classes by visiting the activities […]
Members of the First Congregational Church in Clarkston remembered the past and said ‘Hello? to the future as they celebrated their 175th anniversary. While the actual anniversary was Feb. 6, the church celebrated on May 21 following their regular 10 a.m. service. The program starting around noon, included videos of personal interviews, church activities from […]
Since Mt. Zion purchased the building at the corner of Maybee and Sashabaw roads in 1996, teens have had a safe, educational environment to hang out after school. On May 28, the Clarkston Christian Association building closed its doors as Mt. Zion is selling the structure. ‘Someone has offered to purchase the building and the […]
If feeling young is supposed to fade with age, the Clarkston Melody Makers don’t act how they are supposed to. The local band made up of at least six area residents continues to play tunes from the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and beyond at the Carriage House once a week, as well as play an occasional […]