Covered in kindness

Some area youth are a little warmer this winter thanks to the work of a Goodrich High School senior. Chyna Slade, 17, brightened the holiday hospital stay for some young patients by creating 40 fleece tie blankets in an effort to ease a difficult time. ‘I just did not like the thought of children being […]

Hockey night in Flint

On Dec. 30, Ben Gleason #42 of the Hamilton Bulldogs was on the ice at Perani Arena for an Ontario Hockey League game against the Flint Firebirds, with 100 of his friends and family in attendance. The Bulldogs won the game 3-2. Gleason, a Brandon Township native, was selected by the London Knights as the […]

Around Town

Dragon Dashin? The 8K Dragon Dash Rewind takes place Sunday, May 16. Start/Finish: Civic Center Park. Times: 8:30 a.m. for walkers; 9 a.m. for runners. Registration opens at 7 a.m. Register Online at activenet11.active.com/oriontwp/ or visit the township website at oriontownship.org ? ? ? St. Joseph Lenten Fish Fry, Every Friday, 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m. through […]

Police Log

Repo wreck A man on Jackson Street called police to report a repo truck had hit his mailbox while repossessing the resident’s 2005 Saab, Monday, March 22. Police say they’re classifying the incident as accidental property damage. Read the label Lake Orion police were called to a Jackson Street residence around 12:35 a.m., Tuesday, March […]

Groveland Township

Synopsis Groveland Twp. Board 12-14-2015 Call to Order & Roll Call Approved: Agenda Consent Agenda Budget Amendments Accts Payable Financial Report PRESENTATION Promotion of Brendan Fortinberry to Lieutenant NEW BUSINESS Approved PC, BZA & Broard of Review Member Appointment Approved NO HAZ Consortium 2016 Approved Traffic Improvement Assoc. Membership 2016 Approved Open Meetings Act 2016 […]

Hey Santa

Santa gets a kiss during when Santa and his live reindeer visited The Gateway in Clarkston on Saturday for a free Winter Wonderland event which asked visitors to donate to the Toys for Tots program. Photo by Andrea M. Beaudoin

Deputy Reports

Broke while he smoked A man having a smoke outside his home on Big Bend March 23 called police after hearing the sound of smashing glass and seeing a large bald male break nearby. The man told police he then saw a female in a dark colored GM SUV pull up to pick up the […]

Fire Calls

Tuesday, March 23, station #2 responded to a personal injury accident around 5 a.m. involving a vehicle that ran off M-24 near Waldron Road. Station #1 investigated an oven that wouldn’t shut off on Ridgeview Circle around 5:45 p.m. The electric oven was sparking and smoking. Friday, March 26, station #1 responded to a fire […]

Dognapper tracked to Independence Township

A husky stolen from a parking lot of a Kroger store in Bloomfield Township has been found in the 2500 block of Mann Road in Independence Township, 10:43 p.m., Dec. 15. Joseph Stephen Benson, 29, was arraigned in 48th District Court on a misdemeanor count of larceny over $200 but less than $1,000. Oakland County […]

Dozens of leaks

The Robinson family’s water supply at their Maple Drive home in Independence Township has been contaminated with gasoline for the past year. And, they’re not alone. According to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Clarkston area has dozens of ‘open,? unaddressed contamination cases at local gas stations and businesses, ‘Whoever owned the tank […]