By Jim Newell Review Editor Another year over and a new about to begin. And 2020 has been a year like no other in recent memory. This week, The Lake Orion Review begins its look back at some of the news and business stories, sports and school highlights and events that helped shape the Orion […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Setting goals is easy, it’s achieving them that is the difficult part. But for one Lake Orion family, a six-year-long quest to earn their black belts in karate together has finally come to an end on Dec. 12. The Williams family is a blended family of five: father and mother […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer During the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education meeting on Dec. 16, Superintendent Ben Kirby provided board members with his list of goals, the first step in the district’s superintendent evaluation. The district’s superintendent evaluation process is done in a series of steps that take place throughout the school […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor An Oxford Township woman was arrested after allegedly attempting to choke her ex-boyfriend, and for damaging his home and his new girlfriend’s car on Christmas Eve. The 22-year-old woman has also been arraigned in district court on domestic violence and home invasion charges, reports from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office […]
The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education approved two new course requests during their Dec. 16 regular meeting. The two courses brought to the board by Lake Orion High School Television Production Workshop teacher Roger Smith were Sports Broadcasting 1 and 2. “We have the athletic games already, we have the equipment, we have […]
During the Dec. 16 meeting of Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Heidi Mercer announced the district’s partnership with the Orion Twp. Public Library: Think Link. This partnership has been a longstanding one that is typically brought to the board each year. This year, however, due to current […]
What is the Village of Lake Orion missing? How should village land be zoned and developed in the future? Village officials and their planners hope to get feedback on these questions, and more, after publishing the results of their 2020 Master Plan survey online. Village officials want to hear from village and township residents, the […]
The Dec. 16 regular meeting of the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education saw the final meeting for Trustees Nate Butki and Mary Jo Burchart. Butki was elected to the board in 2016 and Burchart was brought in to replace previous board Secretary Dana Mermell in early August of this year. Newly-elected members Susan […]
Orion Twp. is continuing with its 12 weeks of Snowcation with the Duct Tape Sled Challenge during week 4, beginning on Jan. 4. Once a sled is complete, submit pictures to jhayes@oriontownship.org for judging. Judging will take place the week of Jan. 4. Prizes will be awarded to the sled that is the most creative. […]
According to Oakland County government, in the last 30 days, there were 126 recent cases in the 48359 ZIP code, 131 new cases in the 48360 ZIP code and 153 new cases in the 48362 area. Total numbers by ZIP code: 48359: 424 total cases, eight deaths. (Population of 9,634) 48360: 483 total cases, six […]