The Dragon on the Lake festival returned this past weekend, bringing back several much-loved community events for the first time since 2019. The Birney Directive team won the coveted Dragon Trophy, winning the Dragon Boat Races for the third time in four years. Actually, it’s a three-peat for the Birney Team because the races were […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Olivia West Long was a standout athlete and student at Lake Orion High School, traits she continued when she went to Michigan State University in the fall of 2019. On Friday, Aug. 27, Long died at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing from injuries suffered in a car accident the day before. […]
A man and a woman were arrested for driving under the influence and felonious assault with a vehicle, respectively, on Saturday night. Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies went to the area of Bluebird Hill and Canary Hill off of Brown Road, west of M-24, at 10:56 p.m. Aug. 28 after receiving a call about an attempted […]
According to Oakland County government, in the last 30 days there were 34 recent cases in the 48359 ZIP code, 55 new cases in the 48360 ZIP code and 52 new cases in the 48362 area. Total numbers by ZIP code: 48359: 943 total cases, 13 deaths. (Population of 9,634) 48360: 1,112 total cases, 15 […]
The LOPD responded to 127 calls from Aug. 23-29, 2021 • Felony Arrests: 0 • Misdemeanor Arrests: 4 • Traffic Accidents: 4 Beware: thieves continue to target catalytic converters Lake Orion police are investigating after an employee at a S. Broadway Street business reported at 8:41 a.m. Aug. 26 that a delivery truck had the […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Sports Contributor Football games are won in the trenches and Lake Orion’s offensive and defensive lines dominated Utica Eisenhower in the Dragons’ 33-7 opening game win last Friday. Lake Orion rushed for 345 yards and four touchdowns, with multiple running backs contributing to the effort. Sophomore Billy Roberson led the […]
Twelve Marines and a Navy Corpsman died at the Kabul Airport because our nation’s top leadership – from the president to his entire top leadership team – failed them. “The buck stops with me,” President Joe Biden read from a teleprompter at his recent press conference. Then he blamed everyone else for his blunders. He […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion High School’s boys tennis team had their first home game on Thursday, falling to Northville High School 8-0. This is the boy’s first loss of the season after defeating Avondale High School on Aug. 20. Despite the difficult loss, the Dragons are hard at work and feeling good […]
Golling car show fundraiser to benefit Miracle League Field Baseball, classic cars, a warm Saturday morning and kids – lots of kids playing America’s pastime, grinning as they round the bases and head for home. The Miracle League of North Oakland hosts a special exhibition game at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Miracle Field […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Sports Contributor Things will look a little different when Lake Orion takes the field for its opening game of the 2021 football season against Utica Eisenhower on August 26. The players and coaches will not be wearing masks and fans will be back in the stands after last year’s pandemic-shortened […]