A $4 million project to improve Sashabaw Road and the 1-75 interchange as well as the intersection of Waldon Road is a top priority for Independence Township, according to officials. Township Engineer Dick Carlisle updated the Township Board, July 9. ‘The project will include some minor improvements as well as installing turning lanes. There’s also […]
Local leaders want downtown Clarkston to join a county-wide Main Street improvement program. Clarkston leaders, Main Street Oakland County (MSOC) representatives and Springfield Township Supervisor Collin Walls attended a July 11 meeting at Clarkston City Hall on steps needed to join and what the program offers communities. MSOC aims to improve downtown areas by providing […]
Some people develop a giving spirit at a young age. Claire Kirchner, an 8-year-old student at Independence Elementary, is proving she is one of those people. Claire has created a fundraiser she calls ‘Rock it up for Lighthouse.? She has enlisted friends and plans to raise $1,000 for Lighthouse Emergency Service. ‘I love to paint […]
A single copy machine in Clarkston City Hall has cost taxpayers $14,000 so far, with no end in sight. The city rented the the copying machine, also equipped to serve as printer, fax, and scanner, for about $3,200 a year from 2009-20012. The lease agreement allows 32,000 copies a year. Last year, the city went […]
A 29-year-old Pontiac man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at the Sunoco Gas Station on Joslyn Road that took place Friday night. Lt. Bruce Naile said the man was apprehended by police in a stolen vehicle and admitted to the robbery, in addition to another heist two days earlier in Auburn […]
Doors at the Sagebrush Cantina will remain open, for now. Owner Dia Zaraga was given a Feb. 28 deadline to submit paperwork obtaining the necessary building permits to keep his restaurant open. He met the deadline, but Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel said some aspects of the submitted contract need correction. Van Tassel said it […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees granted a $55 million tax abatement requested by General Motors at their meeting last week. That $55 million is part of a potential $165.5 million investment GM is exploring for the Orion assembly plant, which opened in 1983. The board approved GM’s request for a three-year construction period (to […]
Local students will be taking an active role in preserving history, as students from all seven elementary schools are taking part in a Math-A-Thon to raise money for the Howarth School project. Township trustee Matthew Gibb, along with his mother, came up with the idea involving students as part of the fundraising efforts to restore […]
Congratulations to Oxford resident Krysten Aquilina, a junior at Northwood University in Midland, who was granted two scholarships for the 2006-07 academic year. The 20-year-old received the AON Risk Services Scholarship, which was established in 1995 to provide educational support to students majoring in a business-related curriculum. She also received the Northwood University Aftermarket Industry […]
Last Friday, Lake Orion High School’s Dragon Broadcasting Program put the final touches on their work for the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association’s upcoming awards conference. Advisor Roger Smith wasn’t expecting such a quick response. So, maybe it wasn’t a MIPA award, but his students were thrilled nonetheless, as Smith was given the title of LOHS […]