A woman wearing a ski mask successfully robbed the Burger King restaurant on Dixie Highway near Maybee Road on Dec. 21, escaping with a total of $892 in cash, according to Oakland County Sheriff reports. The suspect entered the restaurant at about 7 a.m., ordering employees to the back of the store. Although she neither […]
Improve your basketball skills with Varsity Boys Coach Dan Fife and his coaching staff at Fife Fundamentals Basketball Camp. The camp will be July 7-10 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at the high school gym. Enrollment is open to boys entering 4th-6th grade. The cost is $140. Forms can be picked up at the athletic office. […]
County deputies had to kick in a rear windshield to rescue passengers covered in snow after their vehicle rolled over on northbound I-75 north of Sashabaw Road. The incident occurred at about 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 24. Deputies found the car on its roof about 75 feet off the roadway with two passengers inside. One […]
Oxford is situated in a county riddled with lakes, rivers, swamps and streams. A mecca for outdoor winter activities. Yet in many cases, under the feet of the anxious winter-warrior lies thin ice. Oxford Fire Chief Jack LeRoy said now is not the time to test that new snow mobile, ice shanty, or even the […]
SYNOPSIS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE AUGUST 21, 2012 A. A Regular Budget Meeting of the Charter Township of Independence Board was called to order at 7:04 PM at the Independence Township Hall. B. The Pledge of Allegiance was given. C. ROLL CALL: Present: Carson, Lohmeier, Pallotta, Rosso, Wallace Absent: […]
Compiled from reports by Oxford Village Police, Oakland County sheriff Deputies, Oxford and Addison Township fire departments. Friday, December 17 Suspicious circumstances on South Washington. Saturday, December 18 Family trouble on West Burdick. Property damage to a vehicle at the Post Office after a patron backed into another vehicle. Sunday, December 19 Property damage to […]
CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF CLARKSTON Artemus M. Pappas Village Hall 375 Depot Road CLARKSTON MI 48346 SUMMARY MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 23, 2012 Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Luginski followed by the pledge of allegiance. Roll Present: Mayor Luginski, Bisio, Haven, Sabol, Hunter and Roth Absent: Hargis Others Present […]
Dear Editor, For the past several months a group of individuals have met to devise a slate of potential Independence Township Board members as well as township supervisor, clerk and treasurer. They have put this group together in an effort to defeat the current Township Board in this fall’s election. They want to stem growth, […]
The Clarkston area community has been the home of many fascinating people for years and years – but exactly where do some of them go? Who do they become? What do they do? Recently, The Clarkston News asked the question ‘Where are they now?? The staff here received many suggestions and responses for where to […]
Dr. Stephen E. Hershey, an Independence Township orthodontist, was elected to the American Association of Orthodontist Foundation (AAOF) Board of Directors representing the Great Lakes Association of Orthodontists. The AAOF is a charitable arm of the American Association of Orthodontists. Its mission is to raise endowment funds used to support research awards and teaching fellowships […]