It was just over a week before Christmas when someone crept into the nativity display in front of Lewis E. Wint and Son Funeral Home and stole baby Jesus. They took his cradle, too. Funeral director Bill Wint said he was speechless when the theft was discovered Sun., Dec. 16. ‘I don’t know how to […]
While township roads are lined with candidate signs and campaign slogans, local officials are expecting a low voter turnout for the Aug. 3 primary election. Both Joan McCrary, Independence Township clerk, and Nancy Strole, Springfield Township clerk, are expecting low turnouts for their townships. ‘Historically the turnout has been low because people overlook or don’t […]
Defense attorneys attempted to cast doubt on second degree murder charges, but 52-2 District Judge Dana Fortinberry last week said two Independence Township men will face trial in Oakland County Circuit Court on those charges. Lance Allen Schmidt, 20, and Joseph Wells Stapleton, 19, were ordered to return to Oakland County Jail with no bond […]
Three-thousand dollars, and not a penny more. That’s how much Independence Township Board says Dick Carlisle, township planner, can spend to keep things rolling for the Sashabaw Corridor Improvement Authority. Over the past year and half, Independence Township has been working with Oakland Counties Ad Hoc sub-committee to create a feasible criteria for a CIA. […]
Officer Hagberg, Clarkston Police Department, sticks a ticket on a car for parking without a permit. Police enforce ‘permit parking only? and ‘two-hour parking? rules, so watch for the signs or park at your own risk! Photo by Trevor Keiser
The challenges of balanced growth and the future of downtown Davisburg were among items debated by candidates for the Springfield Township Board last week. Most of the hopefuls on the Aug. 3 primary ballot appeared at a Thursday, June 22 breakfast forum at the Columbiere Center sponsored by the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce. The […]
In addition to electing their government officials, Independence Township residents will be asked to approve a fire millage at the Aug. 3 primary election. If approved, the township would be authorized to levy up to 3.2 mills for a period of four years. The township has combined their regular operational millage and the Advanced Life […]
Preliminary competition for Rio Wraps’s Burrito Bowl eating contest is coming up. Clarkston-area eaters can compete at the 6325 Sashabaw Road location’s “Prelim-a-mini” at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 16. Entry is a $20 donation to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. All proceeds go to the society. Five contestants will be chosen at random to compete. The […]
Carol McCloud, known as ‘the bucket lady,? has been touring elementary schools all over the state and country, teaching 50,000 kids in 200 assemblies the importance of being a ‘bucket filler,? instead of a ‘bucket dipper.? It was Springfield Plains Elementary’s turn Dec. 18. ‘Everyone has an invisible bucket of different shapes and sizes,? said […]
A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but Candice Jones is smelling fewer roses these days. Jones is owner of Candice’s Flowers and Garden Center on Sashabaw Road, where road construction has kept customers away from several businesses this summer. ‘They don’t like it,? Jones said. ‘They like to stay away from […]