Mayor Pro Temp David Savage did not file a petition to appear on the ballot for the three seats open on the Clarkston City Council this November. With the filing date passed August 2, Dan Colombo, Corian Johnston, James Brueck and Walter Gamble, Jr. filed for the election. Savage cited personal reasons revolving around his […]
A youth group from Clarkston United Methodist Church spent nearly a week in Jamaica, New York, gaining insight into the world of the needy. During the week of July 10, 53 high school students and nine adults worked at many job sites with the ultimate goal of spreading their love of Jesus Christ and his […]
A local Boy Scout attending the National Jamboree shook President George W. Bush’s hand creating a memory of a lifetime. Dustin Haury, 13, of Boy Scout Troop 192 out of Davisburg, said he was one of two boys selected from his subcamp to sit in the front row and meet President Bush before he addressed […]
Nothing captures the imagination quite like a shiny new sports car shredding the interstate on a sunny summer day. And few cars capture the public’s imagination like the Dodge Viper. Necks craned and swiveled in the 90s enviously trying to catch a glimpse. Springfield Township resident Bob Hubbach was a major designing force behind Viper […]
Never in his wildest dreams did former Clarkston resident Shawn Smith imagine he could make a living as an independent Christian performing artist. But that’s just what he did ? and his talents were on full display during a special concert sponsored by Christ the Shepherd Church at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in […]
Living to be 105 seems like a difficult feat to accomplish today. Imagine living over 140 years ago and fighting in the Revolutionary War, yet still living beyond 100 years. That’s exactly what Solomon Davis, who’s buried in Springfield Township, did. The Michigan Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Springfield Historical […]
BY JAMES MARTINEZ Clarkston News Staff Writer After eluding charges for over 15 years, an inmate already serving time in Carson City Prison for criminal sexual conduct was convicted on July 29 of murdering a former Clarkston woman. A jury in Mecosta County Circuit Court found Mark David Bailey, 36, guilty of the first degree […]
Those suffering life-threatening injuries in Springfield Township can now be transported to emergency facilities by the fire department when no other options exist. The Springfield Township Board approved protocol to allow emergency transport of seriously injured people under certain conditions. According to the final decision, emergency transport is allowed under the following conditions: ‘No transport […]
The Clarkston Police Department got a little thinner recently. Officer Robert Barnes, a part-time officer since July of 2003 and an unpaid reserve in 2002, recently accepted a full-time job in Keego Harbor. He expressed regret about having to move on. ‘I really like Clarkston. It’s a nice place with nice people. It’s a shame. […]
The Springfield Township Board gave their support to eliminating, rather than upgrading a water treatment plant operated by Oakland County. There were two options discussed at the Aug. 11 meeting for the Softwater Lake Treatment plant located next to I-75 on the southeastern corner of Softwater Lake. One was the eventual upgrade of the plant […]