Kids and their parents came to Sashabaw Middle School from all over the area Saturday to enjoy Easter treats, fun crafts, and a flashlight egg hunt at ‘Egg Mania,? an Independence Township Parks and Recreation event. Bunny-themed games’like bunny golf, bunny bowling, bunny basketball and bunny bucket toss’were plentiful. The Easter Bunny himself even hopped […]
Several dozen Cub Scouts from Bailey Lake Elementary gathered at the school Saturday to show off talent and skill in the annual Pinewood Derby. Awards were handed out in a number of categories, and this year’s trophies included a space to display the winning cars.
Long time residents of the Clarkston area remember Ed Hintz for his twofold 1950s role as Clarkston High School athletic director and football coach. Seems athleticism runs in the family’Hintz? granddaughter, Kayla Pedersen, is a standout on Stanford University Women’s Basketball team. Pedersen, who in 2007 was named a McDonald’s All-American, and also earned All-America […]
A rash of burglaries was at least partially solved early this week when police arrested two individuals in separate, but similar, crimes aimed at businesses in Independence and Springfield townships. Brian Douglas Sommers, 42, of Waterford was arraigned on charges of burglary and possession of burglary tools Monday in 52-2 District Court after he was […]
The Clarkston Optimist Club hopes the community will turn out for an evening of intrigue and excitement next month when the organization hosts a mysterious’yet hilarious’evening of ‘Murder ‘midst the Magnolias.? The dinner theater event, a whodunit murder mystery, is set against the backdrop of a 1973 class reunion at Magnolia High, a fictional school […]
Come late November, newly-retired Nancy Strole and her husband Wayne will climb aboard a shiny new RV and motor south to spend Thanksgiving with family in Georgia. After serving 20 years in township government’the latter 16 as Springfield Township Clerk, Strole announced this week she will not seek reelection in November. Strole was first elected […]
Impending sidewalk repairs and a sharp increase in police department operating expenses left Clarkston officials without an alternative as they dipped nearly $4,600 from the city’s rainy day fund to balance the budget mid-year. A large part of the increase granted Mon., Feb 25 by the city council stemmed from a request made by Police […]
After nearly four years as Springfield Township’s top cop, Sgt. Mark Gardner is moving on. ‘It’s just time for a change,? he said. ‘Some people look at change as a negative thing, but I embrace change. It’s a time to maybe look at yourself, learn and take on some new challenges in your life.? Gardner, […]
Nothing says Clarkston like a trip through The Clarkston News archives. The archives are informative, interesting and often provide a historical perspective on many of the issues you read about in these pages today. The archives are also a source of amusement’I’ve seen many of you sporting plaid pants, big 80s hair and even bigger […]
Blood samples collected from a stolen vehicle put a convicted felon back in jail last week as DNA testing connected a Pontiac man to a carjacking in Independence Township last fall. Eugene Edward Latimer, 44, was charged with carjacking and strong-arm robbery in the Sept. 1 incident that left a 52-year-old Independence Township woman injured […]