From The Clarkston News

Independence Township March 1: Operating while intoxicated arrest at Maybee and Sashabaw roads. An 18-year-old Clarkston man registered a blood alcohol level of 0.169 percent. March 2: Retail fraud at the Shell gasoline station on M-15 and Bluegrass Drive. A man requested a carton of cigarettes, grabbed them from the counter and ran out without […]

Worker suffers head injury

A 27-year-old Grand Blanc woman was taken to Genesys Regional Medical Center after being impaled in the head with industrial wire at her Independence Township workplace. According to Oakland County Sheriff reports, deputies and paramedics responded on March 3 to Premarc Corporation on White Lake Road. The woman was conscious at the scene, despite having […]

Cagers ready for new season

Soon fans will again fill Clarkston High School gym as the basketball teams hit the court. The Lady Wolves host their home opener on Friday night against Davison, beginning with the JV team at 5:30 p.m. The varsity team starts at 7 p.m. and they are ready to pick up from the success from last […]

Infant’s tragic death ruled an accident

By Richard Zowie Leader Staff Writer Tragedy struck Oxford Township’s Lake Villa Manufactured Home Community this past weekend when a six-week-old infant died after her mother rolled over onto her while sleeping, authorities say. Detective Kevin McNally of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department’s Oxford Substation said the death of Caraline Rose Barney was ruled an […]

State legislators to address chambers

The Oxford and Lake Orion chambers of commerce will hold a joint membership luncheon Aug. 7 at 12 noon at Independence Village of Waterstone. Guest speakers will be Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop (District 12) and State Representative Jim Marleau (District 46). Lunch will be provided by Independence Village. For more information call (248) 628-0410.

Crime Watch — The Citizen

The following is public information from official documents, including written statements, handwritten eyewitness accounts, court recordings and press releases from the The Genesee County Sheriff’s Department Atlas Township, Oakland County Sheriff’s Department substation, Brandon Township, and the Michigan State Police post in Groveland Township. License to jail On March 3, a Brandon deputy made a […]

Fashion show seeks advertisers

The Oxford Women’s Club is accepting advertising for their annual Fashion Show Program, which will be held October 8 at the Boulder Pointe Conference Center. Displays from local artists and retailers will be open from 5-7:45 p.m. and after the show until 10 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the OWC scholarship program. Deadline for ads is […]

Lions camp to host golf outing

Lions Bear Lake Camp will be holding its Third Annual Golf Outing August 9, 2008 at the Devil’s Ridge Golf Club in Oxford. The fund-raising event will benefit children who are blind and visually-impaired at the summer camp. The golf scramble begins with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Senior and women teams are welcome. […]

Briefs

Film festival seeks entrants ADDISON TOWNSHIP ? Kingsbury Country Day School’s Film Festival 2013 is the second annual short film and video competition open to all students in fifth through eighth-grades. Students are invited to produce and submit an original video up to 2 minutes long (including credits) based on the theme ‘Integrity.? The contest […]

Labodie Park Day offers free family fun Aug. 16

By Richard Zowie Leader Staff Writer Kids love to have fun, and they’re bound to have lots of it at the Third Annual Labodie Park Day Aug. 16 at the Addison Township Hall. The park is open to the public and the free events that day will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Among […]