Councilman calls for new city social media policy

Clarkston City Councilman Richard Bisio called for a new policy to handle “inappropriate” and “harassing” comments on social media. At the Jan. 12 city council meeting, Bisio said a new Facebook page ‘City of Clarkston – from the City Office? could ‘turn into another forum for off-point arguments about city policy or government, which may […]

Rollicking merriment at Retro Stroll

It was party time in downtown Clarkston during the Strolling Retro Party on Saturday. Businesses welcomes visitors with shopping snacks and cocktails. Visitors enjoyed the stroll from 5-8 p.m during a drizzly evening.

Stolen silverware has sentimental value

Twice before William Short’s had something of value go missing and both times he placed an ad in The Oxford Leader hoping some good samaritan would return his property. In both cases, the 67-year-old Oxford Village resident got what he was looking for and then some, so he decided to try it a third time […]

Twp. seeks legal way to pay

A motion authorizing Oxford Township to pay 100 percent to fix all the problems in the Elk View Estates subdivision is still in place, however, officials are seeking an opinion letter from their attorney to find out how they can legally spend tax money to do this. ‘Whatever we do, we have to have something […]

Taking care of business

Cagers? defense keeps getting stronger and they showed it on the courts last week as they held Carman-Ainsworth to a mere nine points and Rochester to 25. ‘These are ordinary kids doing extraordinary things,? smiled Dan Fife, head coach of Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball. ‘I read that comment to them the other day because that’s […]

Brother wolves

Winning two back-to-back MHSAA Division 1 Football State Championships is a huge accomplishment, but for the Linton family it was even more special. Brothers Lance and Carter Linton accomplished the title wins together. ‘It means a lot,? said Lance, senior offensive lineman for Clarkston Varsity Football. ‘We worked hard together. It paid off.? ‘Growing up […]

Super cruise, super success

For classic car lovers, downtown Oxford was the place to be on Tuesday, Sept. 15 as the Septemberfest Super Cruise took over E. Burdick St. A total of 311 classic cars on display for the delight of car owners and on-lookers. A smattering of rain tried to dampen the mood , but it quickly passed. […]

My Way

If the Oxford school district would like its bond proposal to pass Nov. 3, it had better start courting voters in the Village of Leonard and Addison Township. Our neighbors to the east feel like they’ve been getting the shaft lately. First, the district foolishly moved Leonard Elementary’s wildly popular principal, Joyce Brasington, over to […]

Icers hold Stoney Creek back during overtime period for win

Junior Jagar Smith passed the puck to senior Drake Gentile during the Wolves’ overtime period against Stoney Creek last Thursday night. Gentile caught the pass and hit it into the Cougar’s net to end the game with a 3-2 win. “It was a good win for us,” said Bryan Krygier, head coach for Clarkston Varsity […]

Blue and gold spirit

Clarkston fans cheered and clapped enthusiastically as the Lady Wolves took their places on the mat at Lake Orion High School for the OAA Red No. 2 meet, Jan. 14. The Clarkston Varsity Competitive Cheer team finished in fifth place and maintained their top ten place in the state for highest average score in Division […]