Through life experiences Angela Avery found her passion later in life. Avery, a Clarkston graduate, opened The Counseling Studio in downtown in March. Offering therapy sessions for people of all ages Avery smiled and explained, ‘I am an eclectic counselor.” She uses a variety of approaches to help treat clients facing life issues. Her variety […]
kston News Staff Writer With warmer weather will soon come renewed growth by invasive species. Not if Oakland Phragmites and Invasive Species Task Force(OPIS) has anything to say about it. “Invasive species like phragmites lower property values and has negative effects on the environment and wildlife,” said OPIS President Linda Walsh Lapinski. Phragmites, a reed […]
The site of a proposed deli and coffee shop has yet to be cleared of contamination from years of leaking underground gasoline tanks. Terri Golla, a geologist with Michigan Department of Environmental Quality in charge of the case, said the owner of the property, Larry Trepek of GL Investments, has not complied with MDEQ orders […]
Clarkston’s newest grocery store Neiman’s Family Market will proudly accept the 2014 Community Beautification and Preservation award. Neiman’s Family Market is family owned and operated. According to the proclamation the Neiman family has a strong belief in working, living and supporting the communities they are involved in. Before opening the new store July 2013, the […]
When the weigh station on I-75 is open, Oakland County Sheriff Deputy Jason Koeteles knows he is in for a busy day.Koeteles works in Independence Township patrolling the streets for truckers who may be breaking the law.“If the weigh station is open and they are driving through the township because they are avoiding the weigh […]
Part 1 of a series on prescription drug abuse Joe used to be happy, until a few years ago when everything in his life changed after a friend handed him a pill. Joe (not his real name) is a Clarkston-area lawyer, a white collar worker, not the kind of person you would think of as […]
On Aug. 5, voters will decide if the Clarkston-Independence library stays open or closes. When voters take to the polls they will vote on a requested 1.25 millage which breaks down to $1.25 per $1,000 of taxable value of their property in both Independence Township and the City of Clarkston. The millage will also finalize […]
A planning commission hearing to discuss zoning change of 148 N. Main was postponed again. The meeting to discuss the property was scheduled, but postponed on two separate occasions and is now scheduled for Monday, May 19 at 7 p.m. at Clarkston City Hall. The planning commission meeting is to include discussions on two conditional […]
About 130 young teenagers filled downtown Clarkston last week on a mission to save the Earth.“Unless someone like you cares a whole lot, nothing is going to get better, it’s not,” a quote by Dr. Seuss, along with sketched artwork of a bird holding a flower over the Earth symbolized April Kosin’s eighth grade science […]
Cory Johnston wants an apology, but deletion of city records and inappropriate and incomplete responses to Freedom of Information Act requests are among the issues Johnston’s attorney has encountered when dealing with city of Clarkston officials. It has been about three months since Clarkston City Manager Carol Eberhardt sent an email to The Clarkston News […]