Shortly after gravel roads in the area finished their spring thaw and the subsequent pothole season began, the state legislature passed Public Act 85, which could in some cases raise the speed limit for these roadways. The measure, House Bill 5240, passed unanimously in both the Senate (36-0) and the House of Representatives (107-0) in […]
A Highland Township couple was arraigned on three counts of armed robbery from a July 28 bank heist at the Comerica Bank inside the Kroger store at 6625 Dixie Highway in Independence Township. Michael Wade Carter, 43, and Aretha Deanna Carter, 31, were arraigned in 52-2 District Court by Magistrate Thomas Raguso on Aug.1. They […]
United States Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, was in Clarkston on Aug. 4 speaking to constituents about local issues. Rogers and his committee were on a bus trip traveling through his district and made their stop at the Independence Township offices on Main Street after visiting the Village of Lake Orion. The first issue brought to […]
Small pests are causing large problems for some trees in the area and residents are being encouraged to help stop them. The Emerald Ash Borer is a dark metallic green color and only one-half inch long and one-sixteenth of an inch wide. The creature belongs to a group of insects called metallic wood-boring beetles, according […]
Army Staff Sgt. Caine Johnson returned home from Germany on July 25 to a grand ‘welcome home’party with family. Johnson, a 1991 graduate of Waterford Kettering High School, is living in Clarkston for the first time. ‘We’ll be here for a while,? Johnson said. Johnson is home with his family ? wife Tonya and children, […]
Clarkston graduate Keith Voorheis was a member of the Alaska Adventure PAC tour, which completed a tour of Alaska along a 12-day, 1,300-mile trip that started in Anchorage, Alaska on July 9. ‘It was absolutely beautiful,? said Voorheis, a 2006 graduate of Clarkston High School. He added getting use to the sun lighting the sky […]
This might be the first week since I began at this fine newspaper that I have not come across a common problem facing both Springfield and Independence townships residents. This isn’t something that can be put on a ballot, but it can be argued. I am talking about larcenies from vehicles without force. Every week […]
There’s a new herd of smiling faces at the OATS (Offering Alternative Therapy with Smiles) center. The OATS of Clarkston has a new board of directors and new executive director ? long-time volunteer and Citizen of the Year Sandy Maberry. The new board of directors was appointed this past spring, but is still taking shape […]
Longtime Clarkston area resident, businessman and former Detroit Lion Robert Miller passed away on Aug. 7 at the age of 76. Miller, father of three and step-father of three, leaves behind his children and wife of 32 years, Delphine. The Millers were introduced through mutual friends and married in 1974. The couple moved to the […]
The City of Clarkston recently acquired a tool aimed at reducing speeds on local roads ? speed gauge trailers. A speed gauge trailer posts drivers? speeds in plain view while at the same time posting the speed limit. The equipment is nothing new for most drivers, but a useful resource for the police. Police Chief […]