By Jim Newell Review Editor Orion Township now has a friend 3,810 miles away in the City of San Borja, Peru. Alcalde Dr. Alberto Tejada Noriega, the mayor of San Borja, Peru, and his delegation of Public Health Manager Diego Venegas and Secretary General Leydith Valverde visited the township and Rochester Hills on Thursday as […]
An Orion Township teen is safe after running away from home, causing the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office to bring in its Search and Rescue Team. Sheriff’s deputies went to a home in the 1300 block of Clarkston Road at 7:55 p.m. Aug. 4 after the parents called and said their 13-year-old son ran away from […]
A 14-year-old Lapeer girl was taken to Children’s Village after running away and stealing her foster mother’s vehicle in Orion Township on Friday. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputies went to the 80 block of Indianwood Road at 12:41 p.m. Aug. 6 after the teen’s foster mother, a 28-year-old Oxford Twp. resident, reported that they had […]
A 12-year-old girl who went for a walk in Orion Township was found unharmed in Fenton but finding her required multiple search units from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies went to the 2300 block of Gemini Drive at 9:13 p.m. Aug. 6 for a report of a missing girl when the girl’s mother reported […]
A Lake Orion Review column by Editor Jim Newell In our Democratic-Republic form of government it is not only permissible to question our leaders, it is our duty as citizens. Why, village leaders, did you schedule and then cancel a public hearing to remove Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett from the Lake Orion Downtown Development […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) announced this week that Heights Road between Lapeer Road (M-24) and Pine Tree Road is expected to be closed to through traffic beginning on Aug. 16 and through Aug. 18 for work on township sewer structures in the roadway. The work involves adjusting township sanitary sewer structures and […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will present its proposed Fiscal Year 2022 budget at a public hearing Thursday, Aug. 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Auditorium, 1200 N. Telegraph in Pontiac. The public is invited to attend the hearing and offer input on the proposed budget. RCOC’s fiscal […]
The OCSO Orion Twp. Substation responded to 353 calls from Aug. 2-8, 2021 • Felony Arrests: 4 • Misdemeanor Arrests: 3 • Traffic Accidents: 13 Unknown suspect runs from the border with stolen lawn blower A 39-year-old Oxford resident reported that while working on the lawn at Taco Bell, 660 S. Lapeer Rd., someone stole […]
We are glad to be continuing the honoring of Ted by awarding the winner of the Ted Swietlik Heart of a Dragon Memorial Scholarship. We once again produced a video to announce the winner of the scholarship, although not the quality of the LOHS Broadcasting, but we are amateurs. The winner of this year’s “Ted […]
The local Boy Scouts of America named Steve Anderson and Neil Garbacik “Scoutmaster of the Year” and “Cubmaster of the Year” respectively for their work with Lake Orion youth during the 2020 to 2021 program year. In Scouting, Scoutmasters and Cubmasters are adult leaders responsible for working directly with the youth, providing direction, coaching and […]