School administrators recommend closing Webber Elementary

Superintendent lists several options to ‘right-size’ district By Jim Newell Review Staff Writer The Lake Orion school district has known for some time it would need to take steps to cut costs and realign the district to fit the expected student population, and on Sept. 28 the administration executive team recommended closing Webber Elementary as […]

LO Village Human Rights Ordinance takes effect Oct. 5

By Georgia Thelen Review Staff Writer The Human Rights Campaign Ordinance the Lake Orion Village Council passed at its Sept. 26 meeting takes effect on Oct. 5. The village meeting and ordinance itself left several questions unanswered for residents, including who will handle these complaints, who will investigate and who will decide if a crime […]

Baldwin Road improvement project moving forward

Online survey available for residents’ input By Jim Newell Review Staff Writer The Baldwin Road reconstruction project is still slated to begin next spring, but Orion Township is asking for input to help decide the aesthetics of the project through a community survey. The township hosted an open house on Thursday at the Orion Center, […]

Blocked punt and touchdown spurs Lake Orion rout of Troy Athens

By Joe St. Henry Review Sports Writer An unlikely hero sparked Lake Orion’s football team last Friday, turning a close game in the rain against Troy Athens into a second-half rout, with the Dragons winning 47-14. Down by six points early in the third quarter, the Red Hawks were pinned deep in their own territory […]

Flash Mob stumps for Trump

By Jim Newell Review Staff Writer Amidst cheers and a few jeers, nearly 20 citizens turned out for the Donald Trump flash mob rally on Sept. 27, exercising their right to assemble and to stump for their favored candidate in the Nov. 8 presidential election. “I think the flash mobs are a great idea. It […]

Detroit Free Press pays littering fines

Federal case against Orion Twp. continues   By Jim Newell Review Staff Writer The attorney for the Detroit Free Press paid two $800 littering fines in district court on Thursday, but that does not end the fight, and the federal case and the $5 million lawsuit against Orion Twp. will continue. Herschel Fink, attorney for the […]

Lake Orion Village votes 4-3 in favor of passing LGBTQ Ordinance

By Georgia Thelen Review Staff Writer The Village of Lake Orion met September 26 to vote on a Human Rights Ordinance regarding basic protected rights for the LGBTQ community. The village council passed a first reading of the ordinance in August. The ordinance would provide basic human rights such as the rights included in the […]

Sippin’ a cuppa joe just got creative

Coffee drinkers might forget about their fresh brew while instead focusing on the artwork – of their table. That’s probably not what ABeanToGo owner Kirk Walker had in mind when he asked local artists to help him refurbish and decorate an old coffee table at the downtown Lake Orion coffee house on Flint Street. Seven […]

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl honors LOHS marching band members

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl presented by American Family Insurance Selection Tour visited Lake Orion High School on Sept. 26 and inducted students Emily Granzow, Sean DePalma and Gina Tress into the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band. Only 125 high school marching band members among millions in the United States. These students were chosen […]