Sheriff’s deputies investigated after a video surfaced on social media allegedly showing a student with a gun in one of the rooms at Lake Orion High School. Deputies went to Lake Orion High School at 1:27 p.m. may 10 to assist the School Resource Deputy (SRO) on an initial report of a student having a […]
Veterans from VFW Post 334 will host a Memorial Day ceremony beginning at noon May 31 at the Orion Veterans Memorial, 532 S Broadway St. Orion Veterans Memorial Boardmember JoAnn Van Tassel notes that the time of the ceremony, which typically begins at 1 p.m. or later, is earlier this year. The Orion Veterans Memorial […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Village Council voted 6-0 to appoint Brad Mathisen to the council to fill the seat left vacant after former Councilmember Ray Hammond resigned. The appointment came during a special meeting on May 5, in which the council also interviewed two other candidates who had submitted applications for […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor One of the largest events in Lake Orion, a true community event brings people to the Village of Lake Orion for family fun while raising funds to support the Lake Orion Lions Club programs is back on this year. The Lake Orion Village Council voted 6-0 during its virtual meeting […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer After a challenging year for high school athletics, Lake Orion High School held their final athlete signing day of the year on April 28 where 17 student-athletes signed letters of intent to play college athletics. “We’ve had a very successful year when we look at the number of kids that […]
The Michigan Department of Transportation has closed one of the two southbound lanes on M-24, leaving one lane open between Atwater and Goldengate streets. The shift occurred on May 10 and is expected to remain in place for the next two weeks. MDOT is working on extending the center left-turn lanes, improving the pavement surface, […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County began its preservation overlay, or simple resurfacing, program on May 11. More than 62 miles of roads throughout the county will be resurfaced during the project, at a cost of nearly $88 million. One of the roads expected to be resurfaced is Heights Road in Lake Orion from M-24 […]
According to Oakland County government, in the last 30 days there were 121 recent cases in the 48359 ZIP code, 154 new cases in the 48360 ZIP code and 187 new cases in the 48362 area. Total numbers by ZIP code: 48359: 855 total cases, 11 deaths. (Population of 9,634) 48360: 1,013 total cases, 13 […]
On May 4, Orion Township officials celebrated the opening of the Playful Dragon playscape and pocket park on the corner of Baldwin and Jordan roads with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This is the first of two planned pocket parks along the newly transformed Baldwin Road corridor. The playspace was created with the help of the Ralph […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor It has been an ongoing project four nearly four years, but the Baldwin Road widening and streetscape project is – officially – finished and open for traffic. Orion Township officials joined Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter and Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Board Chair Andrea LaLonde, RCOC Managing Director […]