Last week’s travels brought me through Pontiac, where being on WideTrack Drive makes me nervous. Not because I haven’t traveled that road before, I have, but I always become mixed up. Being from the Macomb County area I grew up driving on mile roads. Here in Oakland County it’s different. Plus, rarely having traveled in […]
Lake Orion’s varsity football season came to an end last Friday with a 34-21 non-conference loss to the Saline Hornets, one of the top teams in the state. The Dragons finished the season at 3-6 overall and 1-4 in the OAA Red division, sitting in fifth place in the division just above Southfield A&T, which […]
Year: Senior Sport: Volleyball GPA: 4.02 Parents: Melissa and Robert Macaulay Owning a 7-0 record in Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red Division play, the Lake Orion volleyball program is on the verge of capturing their first league title since 2017. One of the main reasons the team is free of losses in conference play is senior setter Jaina […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion High School’s girls varsity swim and dive team rounded out their final dual meet of the season last week in a close battle against Rochester Adams High School. Ultimately, the Dragons fell to the Highlanders 88.5 to 85.1. Though the ladies lost, the Dragons were still able to […]
The Lake Orion boys varsity soccer team lost to Oxford 2-1 in the district semifinal match on Oct. 19 at Lake Orion High School. Oxford went on to lose 5-0 to Clarkston in the district final. Lake Orion had defeated Flushing High School 6-0 in the first round of District 12 play on Oct. 14. […]
The Lake Orion Village Council will hold a public hearing to get public input on a proposal to redevelop the former Lake Orion High School, also known as the Ehman Center, during the council’s regular meeting on Monday. The public hearing for the mixed-use planned unit development (PUD) preliminary plan is at 7:30 p.m. in […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Schools staff and board members celebrated the completion of the new building addition and other bond-related construction last Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour. Staff members from Webber, including Principal Jennifer Goethals along with district administrators, board members, GMB architects and others who worked on the […]
The OCSO Orion Twp. Substation responded to 368 calls from Oct. 11-17, 2021 • Felony Arrests: 2 • Misdemeanor Arrests: 5 • Traffic Accidents: 16 Thieves steal cash from student’s wallet, detectives investigating A 16-year-old Orion Township resident went to the Orion Twp Substation at 3:55 p.m. Oct. 12 to report that his brother told […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Governor Gretchen Whitmer toured American Battery Solutions’ Lake Orion Innovation Center on Monday, seeing firsthand the new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility. American Battery Solutions (ABS) is tripling the size of its facility, expanding from 40,000 square feet to 115,000 square feet. The innovation center will create more than 100 good-paying […]