Orion Twp., county officials to mark Baldwin Road project completion

Orion Twp., county officials to mark Baldwin Road project completion

Community invited to Playful Dragon ribbon cutting May 4 Orion Township and Oakland County officials will mark the completion of the Baldwin Road widening and reconstruction development during a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 4. Orion Township government announced the ribbon cutting on Tuesday morning. Officials from Orion Township government, the Road Commission for Oakland […]

Orion library to host Fandom Fest

Celebrate anime, video games, comics, costumes and more at the Orion Township Public Library on May 1 for Fandom Fest. Throughout the day, the library will have fun, fandom related take-and-make crafts available for free to patrons. “We will have a variety of geeky take-and-make crafts for all ages as well as a virtual cosplay […]

Celebrate Children’s Book Week at Orion Twp. Library

Children’s Book Week, the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country, began over 100 years ago in 1919. The campaign, which is currently run by the Children’s Book Council, takes place May 3 to 9 and will feature fun events throughout the week. “This year we will have a fun and exciting reading challenge available […]

LO resident and business owner featured at International Main Street Conference

Joan Sheridan, Lake Orion resident and owner of Heritage Spinning and Weaving in downtown Lake Orion, was recently featured as a model of best business marketing practices at Main Street America’s Main Street Now 2021 conference. The virtual conference, which was held April 12-14 for thousands of viewers from around the world, including small business […]

Public Safety — April 28, 2021

The OCSO Orion Twp. Substation responded to 329 calls from April 19-25, 2021 • Felony Arrests: 1 • Misdemeanor Arrests: 2 • Traffic Accidents: 8 Thief brazenly steals kayak – but is caught on camera A 32-year-old Orion Township woman called authorities after someone stole her kayak from her property. Sheriff’s deputies went to Cardinal […]

COVID-19 Update — April 28, 2021

According to Oakland County government, in the last 30 days there were 172 recent cases in the 48359 ZIP code, 239 new cases in the 48360 ZIP code and 317 new cases in the 48362 area. Total numbers by ZIP code: 48359: 796 total cases, nine deaths. (Population of 9,634) 48360: 961 total cases, six […]

LOHS Senior of the Week — Lily Woityra

Parents: Cory and Debbie Woityra Grade: 12 GPA: 4.15 Favorite subject(s): English Extracurricular activities: Theater and Forensics (Prose) Hobbies/Interests: Community and professional theater, painting, babysitting and thrifting. Plans after graduation: Pursue a BFA in Acting at either Oakland University or SCAD. Lily is proudest of: Getting through high school! Lily makes a contribution by: I perform […]

Birney and Barnett try to ‘bully’ the Lake Orion DDA

I read the story about the DDA and the tax capture that (Orion Twp. Trustee) Brian Birney and (Supervisor Chris) Barnett want to take to use for the township and some supposed updated fire equipment. (“Emotions run highat DDA mtg. over fire millage reimbursement request,” Lake Orion Review, April 21, 2021, page 1) The township […]