Last week’s soaring temperatures and pea soup-like humidity made walking across Clarkston somewhat unpleasant for Kim and Starr Light. But, they laced up their shoes and hit the pavement every afternoon, anyway. Both are determined to be fit and ready come Sept. 28, when they will join thousands of other men and women in the […]
BY LAURA COLVIN Clarkston News Staff Writer With three candidates running for three open seats on the Clarkston City Council, some members say they hope others will step up to make the race interesting. ‘I always want to encourage people to run for office,? said Kristy Ottman, who was reelected to her second term in […]
Nearly two months after Clarkston reclaimed its midnight police shift, the city’s top cop says things are going well. ‘Some of the numbers are up, so unfortunately it looks like crime’s up,? interim Police Chief Jim Thompson told Clarkston City Council members as he presented statistics at an Aug 13 meeting. ‘Over the weekend, nine […]
A new trail at Bay Court Park offers walkers a break from hot summer sun and a chance to connect with nature as it meanders beneath a canopy of trees in the park’s wooded area. With a finished length of 1,325 feet, the trail first took shape as Clarkston High School sophomore Eric Lichtenberg began […]
Do you have an eye for detail, ability to think creatively, and courage to speak your mind, even when others may disagree? Consider a run for city council. You don’t need training as a rocket scientist, but you do need common sense and the ability to listen as much as you talk. Most of all, […]
Somebody’s knockin? at the door; somebody’s ringin? the bell. Paul McCartney likely wasn’t singing about magazine solicitors, and around Independence Township and Clarkston, the last thing most residents want to do is ‘open the door and let ’em in.? But as unwelcome as door-to-door salespeople seem to be, they continue knocking on doors and ringing […]
Candidates for Clarkston City Council will run unopposed in the November election unless one or more write-in hopefuls join the race in coming months. Nominating petitions for three seats were due at city offices’signed by at least 20 registered voters’Tues., Aug 7. Only three petitions arrived by the cutoff time, said Clarkston City Manager Art […]
Connecting to the online world will get a little easier for patrons of the Springfield Township library once a highly-anticipated project to give the library wireless internet access becomes reality over the next several weeks. ‘We’ve been working on this project for several months now,? said Cathy Forst, Springfield Township Library director. ‘We’ve had lots […]
BY LAURA COLVIN Clarkston News Staff Writer Officials seemed ready to reconsider proposed rezoning in Springfield Township after about 150 residents objected to plans they said were vague, unnecessary, and would ultimately result in lost income and decreased property values. The rezoning was proposed after a review of the township’s master plan revealed several zoning […]
Every once in a while, on a farm atop a hill in Springfield Township, a bit of llama drama erupts. The girls, all eight, got outside the fence once and went on a sightseeing adventure down Tindall Road. The seven boys’especially two not neutered’squabble at times. But it’s usually nothing to worry about, say David […]