So much to do in so little time? The Independence Township Board of Trustees worked quickly through their new business at the February 7 regular meeting. The following items are some of the decisions made: ? The Independence Township Fire Department received permission to purchase 30 sets of new firefighting apparel ? including coats and […]
Lesson from this weekend, learned while stopping in the White Lake Inn Saturday night: everyone looks tall in a room with short ceilings. Lesson learned at recent meetings by the Springfield Township Board and Clarkston City Council: pay attention to what elected officials do now, it’ll tell you more than what you learn during campaigns. […]
15 YEARS AGO (1991) ? Barn fire, Firefighters battle blaze seven hours: Authorities are still investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a Springfield Township barn last weekend. About 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, the Springfield Township Fire Department rushed to a Scott Road homestead to combat a reported blaze. Upon arrival, they discovered […]
The Clarkston Area Optimist Club received honors at the Feb. 11 Optimist International Michigan District Meeting at Oakland Community College in Auburn Hills. The honors were based on activities during the 2004-2005 year. Gold Honor Club, Honor Club and Star Honor Club awards were presented to Clarkston Optimists Mike Page, past president; Nancy Knitter, secretary; […]
The Clarkston Rotary Club is asking for book donations, suitable for a beginning readers, to their book collection drive. As part of their literacy goal, the club is collecting books for ‘Reading Seeds,? an Oakland Literacy Council parent workshop for families at risk for literacy. The workshop teaches parents how to develop early reading skills […]
American Legion Post 63 of Clarkston is hosting a Wild Game Dinner on Feb. 25. Doors open at 5 p.m. with dinner following at 6 p.m. Planned menu items include: elk, white tail and fallow deer, catfish, walleye, lake trout, domestic deep fried turkey and samples of assorted game. The event is all you can […]
On Feb. 14, Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 21-year-old Clarkston man for the alleged assault of a Clarkston woman after finding the suspect hiding in a closet at his Mann Road residence. The suspect allegedly assaulted the 18-year-old woman at his residence during an argument resulting in injuries to her left eye and lip. […]
Independence Township February 9: Cement mixer ($3,895), stone cutter ($1,060) and scaffolding ($500) were reported missing from a work site on Blackberry Road. February 13: Seven windows smashed on a vacant house on Majestic Boulevard. The windows were smashed between 6 p.m. on Feb. 11 and 8 p.m. on Feb. 12. The damage is estimated […]
A high speed chase on I-75 between Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputies from the Independence Township substation and a suspect driving a Chevy Blazer ended when officers pinned the fleeing vehicle against a guardrail near Baldwin Road on Feb. 17. Deputies became involved in the chase at approximately 8:43 p.m. after being alerted by Grand Blanc […]
Visitors to the Independence Township Public Library will see two new faces. Rhett Grant and Andrea Spano were recently appointed as department heads, and took up their new positions starting Jan. 3. Grant, 34, took over as head of Adult Services, a position that was left open since October when Patience Beer was appointed as […]