By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion High School varsity football players are doing their part to ignite the football spark in the Orion community, going to Ignite Tavern on Saturday for a meet-and-greet evening. Guests at Ignite Tavern on Baldwin Road got to meet the players and talk about the upcoming season while […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education held their annual Truth in Budget and Taxation public hearing during their regularly scheduled meeting on June 2. There were no members of the public who wished to voice their own comments during the hearing. Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance John […]
The Lake Orion Lions Club is sponsoring the 76th annual “Light up the Night” flare night on July 3 and lake residents can purchase flares now for the event. Local lake residents will light thousands of 30-minute red safety road flares around the shoreline of Lake Orion and surrounding lakes at 10 p.m., said Rick […]
Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a suspect who impersonated a police officer and tried to get a woman to get into the back of his “patrol” car. Deputies took the report at the Orion Township Substation at 5:46 p.m. May 30, according to a sheriff’s office incident report. A 30-year-old Orion Township woman […]
Before I got involved, Nick Christi, Glen Stokes, John Ranville and several other volunteers raised the money for the fireworks shows by collecting donations from businesses and individuals, as well as fundraisers like a beer tent. The shows were usually held the last Saturday closest to the 4th of July during the Lions Club Jubilee […]
The weather is getting warmer. Trees and flowers are blooming. Mask restrictions are being lifted. Streets and sidewalks and safety paths and parks are filling with bikers and runners and campers. Boaters are launching their craft in Voorheis Lake. Downtown Lake Orion is teeming with activity and the restaurants are busy. It’s obviously time after […]
To the Editor, Every senator who protects the filibuster is guilty of protecting a Jim Crow relic that was used to block civil rights legislation for decades. There’s simply no way to get around its sinister legacy. In the 20th century, the filibuster was used to block over 200 anti-lynching bills and held up the […]
Memorial Day weekend was a good time to recognize the men and women who died in service of our country. With this thought in mind, this month is a good time for all of us to examine our thoughts more closely. Meditate on a time in our country’s history where people served and lost their […]
The OCSO Orion Twp. Substation responded to 352 calls from May 31 – June 6, 2021 • Felony Arrests: 0 • Misdemeanor Arrests: 4 • Traffic Accidents: 9 Thief keeps stealing woman’s flag Deputies went to a home on the 3300 block of Elmy Drive at 10:02 a.m. May 31 when a 26-year-old resident […]
According to Oakland County government, in the last 30 days there were 34 recent cases in the 48359 ZIP code, 24 new cases in the 48360 ZIP code and 32 new cases in the 48362 area. Total numbers by ZIP code: 48359: 896 total cases, 11 deaths. (Population of 9,634) 48360: 1,042 total cases, 14 […]