Although Independence Township Trustee Neil Wallace feels like the board has accomplished a lot, he’d like to see it do more. That’s why he’ll be on the primary ballot for supervisor on Aug. 7. Wallace came to Independence Township in 1976 and has worked as an attorney in Clarkston since 1981. He is most proud […]
Patrick Kittle is running for a full-time position, but he doesn’t want the $80,000/year with the health care perks. Instead, he’s willing to be Independence Township supervisor as a contract employee with just a salary. Kittle wants the township to save the money because ‘I’m not doing this to become a professional politician.? Instead, he’s […]
Gardeners young and old rose early on a showery Saturday morning, wearing garden gloves and rubber boots. They were coming to Clarkston Farm and Garden Club’s Plant Exchange 2012 at the corner of Washington and Main to exchange perennials. Green thumbs examined the pots of strawberries, lilies, black-eyed susans, irises, daisies, and hostas primed for […]
After reading about the Poppy Sale deficit in last week’s Clarkston News, ‘Poppy drive hit by sales rules,? American Legion Post 63 Commander Keith Marbutt said he has received a lot of positive support. In particular, the Harvey Rice Foundation covered the entire estimated loss of $2,500, after volunteers were unable to collect donations for […]
Tim Heming of Clarkston gathered over 300 signatures to ban horizontal hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Michigan. ‘The prime reason I’m concerned about this is my three grandchildren. I don’t want to leave them something they have to clean up,? said Heming, who has been learning about oil and gas drilling while studying sustainable architecture at […]
When Independence Township Board brought a revised open-burn ordinance up for first reading, June 5, residents pushed back. According to the revised version, fires can only be five feet in diameter. That’s not enough for residents Mary Brower and Warren Nessbit, who live in rural areas, who said they use controlled burns to clear brush, […]
Republican Terry Fortuna has a vision for Independence Township, so he’s running for supervisor in the Aug. 7 primary election. Fortuna currently works under contract with the 6th Judicial Circuit Court and is a police officer in Lake Angelus. He was formerly a special agent for the Drug Enforcement Agency and was elected as a […]
Are childhood vaccines and drug therapy the cause of some chronic illnesses like autism and ADHD? Mary Tocco, who serves on the World Association for Vaccine Education board of directors, and local pharmacist and Indpendence Township resident Frank Granett think so. ‘It is our moral and ethical obligation to seek out more appropriate, innovative methods […]
For the past 10 years, many have hoped 160 Holcomb Road would be a home again. That may soon happen, according to the homeowner’s niece. ‘My goal within the next two months is to get [the house] empty and sell it,? said Alita Hall, who has been in Clarkston since April. So far, Hall has […]
Notice a few extra bumps on M-15 lately? They’re traffic counters placed by Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). Information gleaned by those wires wrapped in rubber will be used to design a project currently scheduled for 2019. Project plans won’t be laid out until after the counters have gathered data for about two weeks, but […]