Clarkston Community School’s Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock has several goals this school year, and administrators like K-5 Literacy Director Phyllis Ness are working on curriculum and tools to accomplish those goals. One of Rock’s goals is to have 75 percent of third graders able to read high frequency words. Ness explained one method to teach […]
With the end of the year comes open enrollment season for health insurance. Five years since Obamacare was created, insurance websites created by state and federal governments are getting easier to navigate and consumers are becoming more informed about choices, said Dave Smith, State Farm insurance agent in Clarkston. But the process is still complicated. […]
Options are limited for Maple Drive residents suffering from water contaminated by gasoline, officials say. Christine Robinson’s family has dealt with the issue for over a year. They cannot drink water from the tap, give it to their pets, cook with it, nor use it for showers. Every 20 days, the Michigan Department of Environmental […]
Options are limited for Maple Drive residents suffering from water contaminated by gasoline, officials say. Christine Robinson’s family has dealt with the issue for over a year. They cannot drink water from the tap, give it to their pets, cook with it, nor use it for showers. Every 20 days, the Michigan Department of Environmental […]
The Robinson family’s water supply at their Maple Drive home in Independence Township has been contaminated with gasoline for the past year. And, they’re not alone. According to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Clarkston area has dozens of ‘open,? unaddressed contamination cases at local gas stations and businesses, ‘Whoever owned the tank […]
Santa, I have found this land is no longer my land or your land. Instead, this land is owned by gas and oil companies, making huge money while polluting communities. I believe it is worse than we know. People, possibly you, are unknowingly drinking contaminated water caused by environmental polluters as our ‘leaders? make laws […]
District officials received results from the 2014-15 MSTEP state-required test, implemented on students in various grades. This is the first year the test, which replaced MEAP testing, was implemented. Students in grades 3-8 and also grade 11 were tested in language arts and math. Students in grades 4, 7, and 11 were tested in science, […]
After unseasonably warm weather for Christmas, winter returned with an ice storm, Monday. The Clarkston area was under a Winter Weather Advisory in the afternoon starting about 1:30 p.m., with state offices closing early. About half an inch of freezing rain and sleet fell, and winds whipped throughout the night, with gusts of up to […]
Delays in the beginning stages caused a delay in delivery of the 2015/16 Independence Township Winter and Spring Recreation Guide. The guide is available now, and can be viewed at www.itpr.org. Registration forms are available online also, but online registration is limited. Parks, Seniors and Recreation Coordinator Tim McNiel said the guide will be available […]
Clarkston Community School officials are looking for residents’ opinions on buildings, traffic flow, safety, and other issues, so they’re conducting an online survey. ‘A strong and vibrant school system is important to community unity and success,? said Deputy Superintendent Shawn Ryan. A facilities evaluation of school property and facilities is underway, Ryan said. ‘In this […]