Third time was a charm, as the Wolves snagged the MHSAA District Championship trophy with Friday’s win. ‘We missed the last two years so it is good to be back,? smiled Dan Fife, long-time head coach for the Clarkston Varsity Boys Basketball team. ‘We knew we could do it all year,? said senior Mike ‘Phil? […]
Part 2 on Clarkston Community Schools? five year Strategic Plan addresses the first of six Focus Areas, Student Performance. Increasing student performance is a top priority for Clarkston School Board members. “Currently we are towards the top of the middle group on most standardized tests,” said board Secretary Craig Hamilton. “We should be at the […]
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The morning after Oxford Community Schools went on prime time television to showcase itself and attract new enrollment to the district, the fax machine brought good news ? new enrollments into Oxford. So far, according to superintendent Dr. William Skilling, 12 new elementary school students have enrolled in Oxford. All 12 students are ‘Schools of […]
The Detroit area–which includes Clarkston’is just 9 ? inches away from breaking a record for the all-time snowiest winter. ‘We have recorded 84.1 inches so far this winter and the record for Detroit is 93.6,? said Rich Pollman, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in White Lake. He added that it remains unclear if any […]
This is a year of business innovation in the Clarkston area, to be featured in next week’s Trends special section in The Clarkston News. Read about the latest technology in laser therapy at Michigan Center for Orthopedic Surgery, cycling with Kinetic Systems, and online banking services at Clarkston State Bank. Check out the innovative education […]
With the November 2008 election barely in his rearview mirror, Oxford Township Trustee Joe Bunting already has his sights set on winning a seat in the Michigan State House of Representatives next year. ‘Once I got into office here in Oxford, pretty much after my first board meeting, I came home and told my wife […]
The criminal case against Sereal Gravlin has ended with a plea bargain and probation, but the Addison resident and authorities continue to remain at odds over what really happened last August. On March 17, Gravlin pleaded guilty in Oakland County Circuit Court to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (a felony), while prosecutors […]
Public hearing on assessment district A hearing to hear any concerns or objections regarding a Special Assessment District will be at 7 p.m., March 18 at Independence Township Hall. Independence Township Board of Trustees approved a Special Assessment District for the Avington Park Condominium Subdivision to finance road improvements. The township received a petition from […]
15 years ago – 1999 ‘Wanted: 10 acres of good, vacant park property in Springfield Twp.? The Springfield Township board was ready to get to work on their new civic center and library. But there was a glitch in the proposed location of the property – the state was requiring a vacant parcel of 10 […]