Santa Claus paid a special visit to Clarkston residents on Saturday as a special guest at the annual Holiday Lights Parade. The event, put on by Team RUSH Robotics, took place on Mainstreet in ...

INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Despite being in the throes of winter, one local mother isn’t letting the cold keep her from working toward her goal to raise awareness on the dangers of too much sun exposure.

Mary Evelyn Smith; entered life on December 9, 1934 in Tampa, Florida to Clyde and Willie Fletcher; entered eternal life on December 3, 2025 at the age of 90; formerly of Clarkston. Preceded in death ...

The Clarkston Boys Basketball team opened the season on Tuesday. They head to Rochester Adams this Thursday. Freshman play at 4 p.m., JV at 5:30 p.m., varsity follows. Freshman hosts Ferndale on ...

At the Nov. 24 Clarkston city council meeting, City Manager Jonathan Smith announced that Miller Road was now open. In September of this year, the city council approved a resolution to add a concrete ...

INDEPENDENCE TWP. — With the holidays in full swing, sometimes everyone needs a little reminder of what we can all achieve when we work together to help people in need. This is exactly what one local ...

INDEPENDENCE TWP. — The Clarkston Community Schools “Be the Light” program recently launched the “Be the Light Freedge,” a 24/7 community refrigerator, freezer and pantry designed to reduce food waste ...

INDEPENDENCE TWP. — During its meeting on Nov. 18, the Independence Township Board of Trustees heard a presentation on the township’s program year 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding ...

I have lived in the Clarkson/ Independence Township for most of my life and I frequently go downtown Clarkston to visit some of the establishments, but as I’ve gotten older, I require a handicap pass ...

INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Last week Clarkston Junior High School held its Veterans Day celebration honoring special guest Jake Beno. Beno is a 2004 Clarkston High School graduate and veteran who served in ...

What if I told you that a local heating and cooling company has increased their sales every year they’ve advertised in our newspapers or that a local theater company knows when our newspaper featuring ...

Earnest Richard Dunn was born July 25, 1937, on his family farm in Alger, Michigan, to Willard and Mary Dunn. He was the youngest of seven children. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first ...