Deputies search for vehicle vandal(s)

Authorities at the Oakland County Sheriff’s Addison substation are still searching for information on the person or persons who vandalized two deputies? personal vehicles on Wednesday, June 15. Upon returning to the station after patrol around 2 a.m., deputies Rami Abi Adal and Brad Ostrander noticed a 50-gallon trash can lying in the parking lot. […]

Pogue’s way

There were 245 girls on the line at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn on Nov. 7 for the start of the High School Cross Country State Championships. From the starting gun to the end of the 3.1 mile course, 244 of the state’s top female cross country runners followed one runner’Goodrich senior Taylor Pogue. The […]

School board approves $35 million budget

A $35 million balanced budget for the 2005-06 school year was unanimously approved June 14 by the Oxford Board of Education. The 2005-06 general fund budget lists expenses totalling $35,073,711 and revenues equaling $37,753,990. Revenues include $4,996,000 from local sources (property taxes, interest income, etc.); $26,138,742 is from state sources (primarily per student monies and […]

Keeping Alex’s stand open

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! That’s what 8-year-old Alexandra Scott of Pennsylvania did, and the ice-cold lemonade benefits more than the thirsty. Alexandra started a successful nationwide fundraising campaign called Alex’s Lemonade Stand to benefit childhood cancer research. After being diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 1997, Alex, then 4, decided to sell lemonade for […]

Independence Library hosts reading club

Summer is here and school is done for the season. With plenty of free time, kids can travel to the Independence Township Library’s Summer Reading Club. The club ? ‘Dragon, Dreams & Daring Deeds?? is for children entering kindergarten through fifth grade. On June 16, Independence Library held the annual registration kick off, where attendees […]

It’s so hard to say good-bye

I walked through the doors of The Clarkston News on Oct. 26 as a girl fresh out of college. The mentality I carried in the beginning of my career was typical ? I assumed I could handle everything and that I knew it all. Well, that thinking only got me so far. If I didn’t […]

Mural passes the summer time

North Sashabaw Elementary recently invited some very gifted students to create a mural. During the summer vacation, a group of third and fourth graders gathered in the school’s art room to leave a lasting impression ? a mural inspired by themselves. ‘I had some ideas, but then so did the kids,? said North Sashabaw Elementary […]

Brothers busted

Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two Oxford Township brothers who are suspected in numerous chainsaw and motorboat thefts across southern Lapeer and northern Oakland counties. According to Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Det. Jason Louwaert, Lawrence Carlson, 23, and Philip Carlson, 25, were taken into custody after being charged with breaking and entering and larceny Oct. […]

Students expelled for controlled substances

The Oxford Board of Education voted unanimously to expel two Oxford High School students after they were found in possession of controlled substances while on school property, according to police reports. The students were found to be in violation of the school’s sale and solicitation or distribution of drugs rule. According to Oxford High School […]

There’s a new ‘Chief’ in town

The search for the Addison Township Fire Chief has finally reached its conclusion. The Addison Township Board of Trustees voted 6-0 in favor of appointing interim Fire Chief Jerry Morawski to become Addison Township’s full-time fire chief on Monday, Nov. 16. Morawski was sworn in immediately after the board voted. Addison has been without a […]