Lady cagers fall to Clarkston 54-37 in district semifinals

The lady Dragons gave their all during their final game of the season against the Clarkston Wolves during the district semifinals on March 4. In their second meeting with the Wolves, the ladies fell victim again losing the to OAA Red team 54-37. Freshman Madeline Ebbert led the Dragons in scoring with 11 points, junior […]

Dragon icers end season with loss to Brother Rice 9-1

The Lake Orion High School varsity hockey team headed to the Oak Park Ice Arena to take on Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice in the Regional finals. The boys had a hard time getting off of the ground as the impressive Brother Rice team scored goal after goal eventually reaching the “mercy” limit and ending the […]

County Health Division confirms rabies in skunk in Lake Orion

LAKE ORION, Mich. – The Oakland County Health Division in Pontiac reported today of a confirmed case of rabies in a skunk in Lake Orion. While human exposure to the skunk is unlikely, the Health Division strongly urges residents to avoid stray, wild and dead animals to protect themselves against rabies. “Rabies is a fatal disease […]

Harold Rossman sworn in as new Lake Orion police chief

Harold Rossman sworn in as new Lake Orion police chief

Sgt. Todd Stanfield promoted to lieutenant By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Village Council voted unanimously to appoint Acting Police Chief Harold Rossman as the permanent chief of police during its meeting on Feb. 24. The council also unanimously approved promoting Sgt. Todd Stanfield to lieutenant. Rossman has been serving as acting police […]

Polar Plunge raises $35K for Special Olympics athletes in Oakland County

Polar Plunge raises $35K for Special Olympics athletes in Oakland County

By Jim Newell Review Editor It was frigid but cheerful Saturday when more than 90 people took Leap Day to heart and plunged into a frosty pool on Feb. 29. And everyone was smiling, mostly, because they were ‘Freezin’ for a Reason’, a tagline of the Special Olympics Polar Plunge event in the municipal lot […]

Orion Twp. Fire Admin. offices open at Gregory Road station

The Orion Township Fire Administration office is open to the public. The fire department administrative offices had been inside Orion Township Hall on Joslyn Road, but contractors recently finished an addition at Station 3, 3365 Gregory Rd., to house the administration offices. Out front, prominently featured is the original iron triangle used at the fire […]

Orion firefighters take part in Fight for Air Climb

Orion Township firefighters participated in the American Lung Association’s 2020 Fight for Air Climb on March 1 in downtown Detroit. Participants from the Orion Twp. Fire Department included: Eric Florence, Chris Hagan, Brian Hearns, Jon Jones, Anthony Shaffer, Derek Welch and Josh Johnson. Out of 115 total teams that participated, Orion placed in the top […]

Orion Twp. firefighters participate in regional mutual aid exercise

Orion Township firefighters joined other Oakland County fire departments Feb. 12 in a Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Engine Strike Team Exercise. The purpose of the exercise, which included fire departments from 16 counties throughout Michigan, was to simulate critical tasks as well as resource deployment through Michigan’s mutual aid system. The exercise […]

Orion Votes — 2020 Presidential Primary Election on Tues.

The 2020 Presidential Primary Election is Tuesday and Orion voters will have the chance to cast ballots in either the Democratic or Republican Party primary for a candidate for president. While there will be 15 candidates listed for the Democratic Party, only five candidates actually remain in the race as of March 3, before the […]