HOLLY — Step back in time to the Victorian era for the 52nd annual Holly Dickens Festival in downtown Holly. The festival, inspired by Charles Dickens and his most-famous novella “A Christmas Carol,” ...

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 ...

Preschoolers at St. Trinity Lutheran Church get a sneak preview of the church’s holiday train layout. The model trains will be open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Sundays starting Nov. 30 ...

My boys are discovering their sense of humor. Picture, if you will, driving on a main road toward a small downtown area. The radio is on and the the next song begins with a few notes then Bing Cosby ...

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 ...

Patricia A. “Patty” Rohn; of Clarkston; born January 22, 1950, in Kingston, MI to James and Marie McNiel; passed away November 8, 2025, at the age of 75. Mother of Christina (Chadd) Hiller and Melissa ...

OXFORD — The Clarkston Girls Swim and Dive team finished the regular season as OAA Blue League Champions after competing in the league meet at Oxford High School on Nov. 5-7. The Wolves had three ...

OXFORD — Clarkston Varsity Volleyball finished the season after a tough battle against Oxford in the MHSAA Division 1 Girls Volleyball District 29 Final on Nov. 6, losing to the Wildcats 3-2. “They ...

I’ve lived here over 25 years and attended many township board meetings for many years. What I experienced was a group of individuals that had an end result in mind but went through the motions to ...

INDEPENDENCE TWP. — On Nov. 6, a small section of Independence Oaks County Park was added as a Network Forest to the country’s Old-Growth Forest Network and became Michigan’s 24th old-growth forest ...

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 ...