The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department currently has a man in custody for the string of CVS Pharmacy robberies that occurred over this past year – including the Feb. 7 robbery of the Oxford Township CVS Pharmacy in the Oxford Mills strip-mall. Elgin Richard Marion, 31, of Detroit, was arrested after attempting to rob a CVS […]
Right at the beginning of Clarkston’s search for a new superintendent, and some signs are less than encouraging. Reporter Wendi Reardon sent an e-mail to school board members asking about the timeline for the search, and what they want in a superintendent. These aren’t difficult questions. I, for one, would look for a slavish devotion […]
Dear Editor, When citizens approve a millage for the police department, it is generally for the purpose of maintaining or increasing police protection. I must add that Clarkston is Main Street and the police have done a good job of regulating traffic on Main Street. For Clarkston, the police controls crime and traffic but they […]
The standing-room-only crowd at Oxford’s homecoming football game Friday night was treated to a different Wildcat approach in its 31-14 victory over Brandon. Instead of Oxford’s typical punishing ground attack, the Wildcats flew over the Blackhawks, with quarterback Kyle Rowley tossing a career-best four touchdown passes and Eddie Summers booting a school-record 50-yard field goal. […]
Oxford High School’s cross country teams are continuing to have a great season – both the men and ladies recently returned as winners after traveling to Holly for a tri-meet against the Broncos and Lapeer West on Sept. 17. The Lady Cats toppled West in overall placing, but lost the top spots to Holly. Placing […]
15 years ago – 1995 ‘City hires police chief? Clarkston hired Paul Ormiston, a city resident and police officer for Auburn Hills, as its new chief. He took over for Robert DeVore. City Council reviewed 34-37 applications for the post. ‘CHS junior wins Journalism Olympics? D’Anne Witkowski won a gold medal and $2,000 scholarshipfor winning […]
Jedi training, battling aliens from another dimension kept for Clarkston Elementary students busy at their field day on June 4.
By Mike Stechschulte Junior – Oxford High School On Sept. 18, in what turned out to be a bizarre and strange soccer game, the Wildcats lost to the Pontiac Notre Dame Prep Fighting Irish by 4-2. In the first half, the Wildcats had good control of the ball with senior Jimmy Henry opening the scoring […]
The Lady Wildcats had a rough week on the court facing what is hopefully only a temporary losing streak. On Sept. 18, Oxford lost to Fenton by a wide 43-36. Leading shooter was Ally Zonsius with 11 points. She was followed closely by Denise Spratley, who went four for six on the line, and Mykala […]
Clarkston Area Chamber hosts its 23rd Annual Golf Classic, Monday, June 28, 2010 at Fountains Golf & Banquet, 6060 Maybee Road in Independence Township The scramble-format event shotgun starts at 8:30 a.m. Registration includes 18 holes of golf, continental breakfast, lunch on the turn and strolling dinner following golf. The 2010 Golf Classic’s Guest of […]