Re-elect Scott Taylor as LOCS school board trustee

Scott Taylor is a proven leader. He has consistently shown the ability to respectfully listen and learn while asking smart, tough questions. He has consistently shown the ability to actively reach out and include people on all sides of issues to understand different perspectives. He has consistently shown the ability to make decisions that are […]

To the Voice of the People

Regarding payroll tax: President Trump has promised to permanently eliminate payroll taxes is he is re-elected. I just thought that some people might not realize that the taxes are Social Security and Medicare. If they are eliminated, senior citizens and permanently disabled people would no longer receive these benefits. Seniors and the disabled would lose […]

Taylor, Bresett, Morris for Lake Orion Board of Education

With the greatest possible respect to the five other candidates competing for the four open positions on our Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education, I would like to publicly endorse three candidates in particular, namely Scott Taylor, Danielle Bresett and Misty Morris. Since their qualifications and responses have already been highlighted in this newspaper […]

Americans, Stay Home

Citizens in the United States have always visited other countries around the world. Some country’s feel our country’s response, or lack of response, to the pandemic was not enough. Those countries have put travel restrictions on us. We are six months into this pandemic and we are still hearing “stay home” if we can because […]

Facebook and Twitter Poll results — Poll ending Sept. 28

This week, we asked our followers “If a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available will you take it?“ We had 119 people respond to the poll on Facebook, with 61 people responding “You must think I’m crazy”; 38 people responded with “Yes, but wait and see some results first”; eight selected “I’ll be the first in line” […]

Dragons slay the Knights for their first football win of 2020

Dragons slay the Knights for their first football win of 2020

By Joe St. Henry Review Sports Contributor Lake Orion’s 2020 varsity football season finally got underway last Friday and the Dragons’ pent-up energy fueled them to a decisive 38-6 victory over Oak Park. The team’s season opener was canceled the week before due to positive COVID-19 tests in the football program. This came after its […]

Dragons and Wildcats battle to 2-2 tie on the soccer pitch

Dragons and Wildcats battle to 2-2 tie on the soccer pitch

By Jim Newell Review Editor As expected, when Lake Orion and Oxford meet up, the boys varsity soccer game was a back-and-forth, physical matchup right up until the end. And at the final whistle, the Dragons and Wildcats had played to a 2-2 draw Thursday at Lake Orion High School, the only regular season matchup […]

Dragons tennis returns for shortened season, falls to Rochester Falcons

Dragons tennis returns for shortened season, falls to Rochester Falcons

By Megan Kelley Review Writer The boys varsity tennis team is back in action this season with a shortened schedule due to COVID-19. On Thursday, the Dragons took on Rochester High School at home but ultimately succumbed to the Falcons prowess after losing eight of the nine matches. “We are three and five. We started […]

LOHS volleyball goes on winning streak

LOHS volleyball goes on winning streak

Lake Orion High School’s girls volleyball team seems to have shaken their early season slum with five wins in the past week. The ladies started off their winning streak on Sept. 22 with a big win at home against Seaholm 3-0. The Dragons were able to subdue the Maples in all three sets, keeping Seaholm […]

Lake Orion residents can take the Master Plan Survey

The Village of Lake Orion 2020 Master Land Use Plan Amendment survey is available online at lakeorion2020master plan.konveio.com/welcome. The village is amending its Master Plan and wants residents’ input. This digital workshop contains general land use questions, but also questions about specific redevelopment projects and preferences on building designs. The Review has a link to […]