INDEPENDENCE TWP. — During its meeting on Feb. 3, the Independence Township Board of Trustees heard a presentation from Fire Chief David Piche, requesting approval of a proposal that would involve the ...

INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Oakland County Sheriff’s detectives are finalizing the investigation into the drowning that resulted in the death of a 4-year-old Sterling Heights girl on Jan. 30 at Deer Lake ...

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 ...

The Hailey James’ Exchange Consignment and Boutique celebrated its five-year anniversary last Wednesday during a joint ribbon cutting with the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce and Waterford Chamber ...

INDEPENDENCE TWP. — On Jan. 9, nine townships across Oakland and Macomb counties, including Independence Township, received notification from the Michigan State Police that due to insufficient ...

As holiday and New Year cards are arriving and filling our mailboxes, we’re reminded of something easy to forget in today’s world: the simple, enduring power of physical mail. Just yesterday I spoke ...

Michele Lynn Navarre, age 71 of Grosse Pointe Woods, died January 6, 2026. Beloved spouse of Deborah Kline. Loving sister of James (Susan) Navarre III, Yvonne (Mike) Ziegler, and Michael (Vicki) ...

Dennis Runyon, who served in the United States Air Force in the early 1970s, joins his third-grade granddaughter Layla Paulson at an event at Andersonville Elementary, Nov. 10. Photo: Matt Mackinder ...

After a quarter century as Millpond Bed and Breakfast innkeepers, Joan and Buck Kopietz have received lots of offers from guests around the world to repay their hospitality. With plans to sell the inn ...

INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Earlier this summer, one Clarkston family made the move from suburban life to one of adventure, taking the leap to spend the next two years with Mercy Ships in Madagascar. Mercy ...

CLARKSTON — At its meeting on Jan. 12, the Clarkston City Council held a public hearing on the 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and voted to allocate the anticipated $7,000 to both ...