Community leaders are working to meet residents’ needs during pandemic

By Jim Newell Review Editor With Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issuing a stay-at-home order on Monday, Orion Township officials are continuing to find ways to help Orion residents. Supervisor Chris Barnett started the Orion COVID-19 Response Team – comprised of area government, school, church, charitable, service and community organization leaders – for that purpose, to meet […]

LOHS alumni proves that paying off student debt doesn’t have to be a drag

LOHS alumni proves that paying off student debt doesn’t have to be a drag

By Megan Kelley Review Writer Nearly 3,000 miles away in the remote city of Bettles, Alaska, 2013 Lake Orion High School graduate Tye Krukowski spends his days maintaining trails, taking care of sled dogs and transporting tourists to see the northern lights. Tye did what most teens do once graduating from high school; he started […]

NOCC works to provide support to students and residents during shutdowns

By Megan Kelley Review Writer As schools and businesses face statewide shutdowns and residents are forced to socially distance and self-quarantine to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, many are scrambling to maintain healthy habits and strong mental health. The North Oakland Community Coalition is working to provide resources to local […]

Lake Orion Community Schools superintendent search suspended

Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education President Jim Weidman announced on the district’s website that the search process for a new superintendent is suspended indefinitely. In a letter to the community, Weidman said the search was suspended because of the COVID-19 outbreak, which would prevent the board from conducting the process as it had […]

Make yourself count by filling out the 2020 Census

This month, residents will be asked to fill out the 2020 Census in order to count the population in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands) Households will have the ability to fill out […]

Twp, village, school board cancel all meetings during state shutdown

Orion Township, the Village of Lake Orion and Lake Orion Community Schools have canceled all scheduled meetings for the month of March during the statewide stay-at-home order from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The meeting schedules for the Village and Township are expected to be reassessed after April 13. Online: oriontownship.org, lakeorion.org, lakeorionschools.org. The Lake Orion Review […]

Public Safety

The OCSO Orion Twp. Substation responded to 351 calls from March 16-23, 2020 • Felony Arrests: 1 • Misdemeanor Arrests: 3 • Accidents: 9 First responders save elderly man after an attempted suicide Deputies, the Orion Township Fire Department and STAR EMS responded to a 911 call at the Villa at Silverbell Estates for an […]

Life’s About to Change, but we will recover

A title given to me as we painted the rear of our Goodrich location cafe. Never in a million years did I ever imagine why this slogan came to me until now. Our God is so good! No matter what circumstance surrounds us we will make it through these times and give ALL the glory […]