An officer of the four-legged variety is joining the Oakland County Sheriff’s Independence Township substation. Boomer, a 14-month old German Shepherd, joins officer Lonnie Mullins to create the new canine unit set to patrol the township following their graduation from the Oakland Police Academy at the end of June. The duo will work midnights, but […]
An inspiration ? that’s how people view 13-year-old Chanae who lives with her adopted parents Jim and Carolann Reed in Springfield Township. Chanae suffered third degree burns over approximately 85 percent of her head and face as an infant. Despite undergoing yearly reconstructive surgery with her 33rd scheduled for this summer, Chanae remains upbeat, having […]
Six of the Clarkston area’s unique gardens will be on display during the upcoming Clarkston Garden Walk cosponsored by the Clarkston Farm and Garden Club and the Clarkston Community Education Center. The walk will run from noon ? 4 p.m., including lunch from noon ? 1 p.m. at the Clarkston Community Education Center at 6558 […]
The 2006 FLW National Tour ended with a splash for pro bass fisherman and Independence Township resident Scott Dobson. Fishing on Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, New York, in the sixth and final FLW Tour event of the season, Dobson took sixth place in qualifying for the 2007 tour. According to the FLW Web site, he […]
Not all members of the Clarkston City Council are pleased with the 2006-2007 budget ? meaning there might be some heated meetings and possible amendments in the near future. The budget passed 5 -2 at the June 26 meeting. Council Members Cory Johnston and Kristy Ottman voted no, while the remaining council okayed the budget […]
I’ve decided to move on. When it’s your time to go, it’s your time to go. Don’t worry, I’ll still be around the Union occasionally and other local hangouts as I intend to stay in the area for the immediate future. Here a few parting observations. ? There’s hope for politicians. Yes, that’s true. I […]
When 7-year-old Jake Hodges rides along in a car with his grandmother past his neighbor’s house on Avalon, he usually waves at the friendly gentleman. On June 26 around 2:12 p.m.on their way to Depot Park, Jake spotted his 72-year-old neighbor lying on the ground after he fall from a ladder. ‘I was like Nanna, […]
Every year Jerry McIlrath and his son Patrick find their favorite spot near the 11th hole at the Buick Open in Grand Blanc. What started out as a father spending time exploring his son’s passion for golf, has resulted in a Clarkston grad becoming a published poet. Patrick, 17, who just graduated, put his excitement […]
Prosecution and defense lawyers rested arguments Friday and jury deliberation began in the trial of Lance Allen Schmidt, 21, and Joseph Wells Stapleton, 20. The defendants, charged with the second-degree murder of Peter Richard, await their fate as separate juries deliberate. The case stems from the 2002 assault of Richard in a McDonald’s parking lot. […]
The call came into Deputy Keith Overby of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department: an 11-year-old reportedly pointing a shotgun at neighbors. Arriving on the scene, Overby encountered the mother who alerted him her son was 10, not 11. Overby stood across from the gun-totting child in a standoff few could fathom. The child ran and […]