Upon inspection, Independence Township opened what could be a financial can of worms. At the Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 19, township Department of Public Works Director Linda Richardson presented a review of sewer maintenance rates. A 25-year-old agreement cited in her report showed a disparity between the rates charged to township residents and […]
For once it was okay to just stand in the middle of the street’well maybe it was the ninth time. The annual Taste of Clarkston began to take shape on a rainy Saturday evening and took a bite out of Clarkston the following day, Sept. 24. The event helped usher in the fall with several […]
Independence Township businessman Brad McKouen isn’t a politician, but if the chance to be a lawyer presented itself, the 33-year-old wouldn’t rule it out. ‘I would seriously consider law school,? he said. But the recently named 2006 Republican of the Year does not think he would be the right person to serve in Washington D.C. […]
Clarkston is getting a new restaurant and keeping a staple establishment at the same time. Joe Vicari, president and CEO of Andiamo, a chain of Italian eateries in the Metro Detroit area, signed a purchase agreement to buy Mesquite Creek, 7228 North Main Street, in April from bankruptcy court for $1.2 million. The restaurant will […]
BY PAUL KAMPE Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston football Coach Kurt Richardson’s concerns about homecoming week distractions facing his team were laid to rest on Sept. 29, after the Wolves held another opponent scoreless. The Wolves (6-0) dominated Royal Oak (4-2) 30-0, with their passing game, one week after breaking Troy Athens with their running […]
Chemistry is something high school students learn in the classroom, but for athletes, it can also be forged on the playing field. Clarkston Wolves doubles tennis players Kate Cooley, a junior, and Alissa Crawford, a senior, have become friends over the past two years they have played together, something Cooley said is a necessary ingredient […]
Riding the momentum of an upset over No. 1 Auburn Hills Avondale two days earlier, the Clarkston Wolves girls basketball team suffered its first defeat of the season at the hands of Pontiac Northern on Sept. 28 by a score of 49-33. The Wolves, (6-1, 1-1) were stymied by a tight defense from the Huskies […]
History has a way of repeating itself, as the saying goes. Unfortunately, history does not take time off. History came back quickly for the Clarkston Wolves boys soccer team. Heading into their road game against Troy Athens (2-3-7, 1-2-6 OAA) on Sept. 27, the Wolves (9-2-2,5-2-2 OAA) battled to a 0-0 draw versus cross-town rival […]
Tim and Liz Wickersham of Wickersham Homes Incorporated in Independence Township have seen the development in the area first hand’while they were building it. The Wickershams have been building in the Clarkston area for more than a decade, 12 years to be exact, since Tim made the transition to home building from car sales. And […]
The Homecoming Royal Court celebrated with Clarkston High School players, students, family, and friends at Friday’s football game. The court paraded around the stadium in a stretch Hummer.