By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com OXFORD TWP. — A 66-year-old Orion Township motorcyclist was killed May 1 when the motorcycle he was riding struck a car that pulled in front of him on N. Lapeer Road (M-24) near Oakwood Road in Oxford Township. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Jimmie Allen Haggadone was […]
A free Safe Money Mindset Workshop for people ages 50 and over is coming to Clarkston and Oxford at the local American Legion halls. During the educational workshop, guests will learn the differences between wills and trusts, techniques to bypass probate, how to safeguard their estate and decode new Estate Recovery laws. The workshop will […]
The Orion Art Center is hosting the third annual Mystery Art Stroll on May 17 to kick off the annual Art & Flower Fair. The Mystery Art Stroll has become a town favorite, with attendees picking up their clue sheets at 6 p.m. at the Orion Art Center and then strolling through 10 downtown businesses, […]
Lake Orion UPS and Iron Mountain Shredding are sponsoring a shredding event to be on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kroger parking lot in front of the UPS store at 540 N. Lapeer Rd. in Lake Orion. People are invited to bring all of their shreddable paper products including […]
First major capital improvements to the system in half a century By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — Improvements to the village’s sewer system are on their way after village council authorized publishing a notice of intent to issue revenue bonds and to reimburse the village for the proceeds of the bonds during […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — The Orion Township Board of Trustees denied a rezoning request from a developer that would have allowed apartment buildings and townhouses on vacant land near St. Joseph Catholic School and church. The unanimous decision to deny the Villages of Orion apartments rezoning request and amendment to […]
OXFORD TWP. — A 66-year-old Orion Township motorcyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon when the motorcycle he was riding struck a car that pulled in front of him on N. Lapeer Road (M-24) near Oakwood Road in Oxford Township not far from the Oakland-Lapeer county line. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Jimmie Allen […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — An Orion Township woman was arrested and arraigned on felonious assault charges after pulling a handgun on her boyfriend during an argument, according to an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office incident report. Deputies responded to a residence on the 200 block of Songbrook Lane at 10:31 p.m. […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — A woman was arrested and is facing felony assault charges after trying to hit her boyfriend with her automobile, an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office incident report stated. The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office authorized a complaint for Felonious Assault with a motor vehicle, and the woman was […]
By Megan Kelley Clarkston News Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — A missing Independence Township woman was found dead on Monday after three days of searching by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. According to a post on the sheriff’s office Facebook page around 2 p.m. on Monday, authorities found the woman, who was previously identified as […]