Public Safety — Feb. 9, 2022

The OCSO Orion Twp. Substation responded to 279 calls from Jan. 31 – Feb. 6, 2022 • Felony Arrests: 0 • Misdemeanor Arrests: 2 • Traffic Accidents: 17 Posh bandits steal clothes, makeup Deputies are looking for two women who stole makeup and clothing from a local retail store on Wednesday. Deputies went to Kohl’s, […]

Stadium Drive and Scripps bid awards approved by LOCS

The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education met on Jan. 26, where the board approved a bid award for the Stadium Drive Elementary phase 2 site renovations and Scripps Middle School building and site improvements bid package 2. “For Stadium Drive, it’s really the site work that’s going to go on there that’s been […]

This open house wasn’t so open after all

Orion Township’s recent grand opening (the new Orion Township Municipal Complex) celebration on Tuesday, February 1st, wasn’t so grand for three Lake Orion and Oakland Township women hoping to find residents interested in becoming poll workers. With signs and clipboards in hand, volunteers Sandra Kiesel, Tammy O’Dea and Jami Bauer-Locricchio received a chilly reception from […]

Make those calls to friends and family!

Regular readers know that I like to be upbeat and humorous and maybe a bit quirky. Having said that, permit me to drift away a bit from that profile and become a bit macabre. And I think this may be a situation that many of you also experience. At our age of 78, Mary and […]

Your greatest love…

Let the Valentine’s Day celebrations begin! The actual holiday is Monday, which gives us the weekend to celebrate those we love, or really enjoy having in our lives. Even though the gifts are displayed in all the stores, it’s not all about cards, candy or flowers. It has a higher vibration than that. It’s about […]

COVID-19 Update — Feb. 9, 2022

In the last 30 days there were 405 recent cases in the 48359 ZIP code, 503 new cases in the 48360 ZIP code and 502 new cases in the 48362 area. Total numbers by ZIP code: 48359: 2,045 total cases, 19 deaths. (Population of 9,634) 48360: 2,563 total cases, 21 deaths. (Population of 12,055) 48362: […]

Scripps Middle School thespians to perform comedic spoof, MmmBeth

Scripps Middle School thespians to perform comedic spoof,  MmmBeth

Scripps Middle School thespians will present MmmBeth, a one act comedy by Allison Williams, next Tuesday and Wednesday. The play, a spoof of the Shakespeare tragedy MacBeth, begins at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 and Feb. 16 in the cafeteria at Scripps Middle School, Lake Orion High School thespians Elijah Vernagus and Maggie Bayley are directing […]

Lake Orion grapplers split dual meet, take 3rd in Madison Individual Invite

Lake Orion grapplers split dual meet, take 3rd in Madison Individual Invite

The Lake Orion High School wrestling team traveled to Livonia Franklin High School on Feb. 2 where the Dragons took on both Livonia Franklin and Novi, splitting the two meets 42-21 and 51-24 respectively. Several Lake Orion wrestlers were undefeated in the meet including Chad Parker, Ryder Smith, Micah Wellbaum, Jacob Corless and Edwin Morris. […]

Dragons top OAA White, 10-4 overall

Dragons top OAA White, 10-4 overall

The Lake Orion boys’ varsity basketball team earned their seventh consecutive win and remain undefeated in OAA White play with a 46-37 league victory over the Troy Colts at home on Feb. 1. The game, which was tied 15-15 at the half, was a defensive battle from beginning to end. Lake Orion outscored Troy 31-22 […]