Members of the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, young and old, should feel a new energy this fall as the church welcomes two new staff members. David Hottel and Dina Edwards, both having worked with Father Don Duford in the past, hope their talents add to the worship experience. Hottel, hired as Minister of Music, […]
Work is well underway in Independence Township on Consumers Energy’s West Oakland Pipeline. The 23.4-mile pipeline runs locally through Independence and Springfield townships. Phase I began in Independence this past May. ‘We formed an agreement with Liberty Golf Course that work on the pipeline there will wait until after the golf season,? said Debra Dodd, […]
The Michigan Arson Prevention Committee is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest or conviction in a car arson. Early in the morning of July 30, officers from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Independence Township substation responded to a vehicle fire call at a Sashabaw Road residence. According to the police report, the […]
Mayor Pro Temp David Savage did not file a petition to appear on the ballot for the three seats open on the Clarkston City Council this November. With the filing date passed August 2, Dan Colombo, Corian Johnston, James Brueck and Walter Gamble, Jr. filed for the election. Savage cited personal reasons revolving around his […]
15 YEARS AGO (1990) ? Thumbs up for library, 2,010 say yes to millage: A giant hurdle was cleared Tuesday, Aug. 7, when more than 2,000 Independence Township voters approved a three-quarter mill levy for four years to operate the upcoming library expansion. According to township officials, 2,010 voted yes, while 1,612 voted no. The […]
Independence Township July 30: Four golf carts stolen from Burlington Golf Cart Rental on Maybee Road. All four were eventually recovered, but damaged. August 1: 39-year-old Clarkston woman reported fraudulent charges totaling $3,577.96 on her credit card after returning from vacation. 48-year-old Clarkston man arrested for operating while intoxicated July 30 reported several pieces of […]
Northbound I-75 near Clarkston Road was shutdown for approximately 30 minutes so the freeway could be cleaned. According to police reports, the driver of a Ford Excursion pulling a trailer full of boxed tile lost control at the curve near Clarkston Road causing the vehicle and trailer to flip and spill tile over the freeway.
A 42-year-old Clarkston woman died at 6:58 a.m. on August 7 at Genesys Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained during a vehicle/pedestrian crash that occurred earlier that morning on Peninsula Court. The accident occurred at approximately 12:47 a.m. when a 40-year-old Independence Township man was backing out of the garage of the residence the couple […]
With less then a month before the 2005-06 school year, construction in the Clarkston School district is right on schedule and well within the budget. Bruce Beamer, Director of Business Services, said 70 percent of construction is complete and the bills paid. Beamer said the original voter approved bond of $83,735,000 increased to $85,266,310 due […]
In the village of Davisburg stands a stately old building. Inside the building is an oddly unique machine that creates slender delicate taper candles. Once, the buidling was home to a special cat. The shop is the premise for a childrens book by author Barbara Johns of Clarkston, who is hosting two book signings in […]