By Jim Newell Review Editor Finding parking spots in downtown Lake Orion can be problematic, but village officials hope a new parking plan will help visitors to the business district find parking spots and create the necessary turnover in downtown lots. In 2017, the village council created a Parking Advisory Committee comprised of members from […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Plans are moving forward on the M-24 reconstruction and resurfacing project slated for 2020, with officials from the Michigan Dept. of Transportation and the engineering firm heading the project hosting a public information meeting Thursday at the Oxford Public Library. The M-24 project will extend from Goldengate Street in Orion […]
Just wanted to give everyone who comes in contact with me during December a heads up. I will be wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas! If anyone is offended by that greeting, so be it! There seems to be a segment of close-minded society who resist saying Merry Christmas and who refer to the trees […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Orion Twp. Substation has already received calls for “kids going out on the ice” and wants to remind parents, kids and the general public that ice will thin for weeks to come. With the on-set of winter activity just around the corner, now is the time for a reminder on […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Varsity wrestling team hosted their season opener at home against Dakota and Yale on Dec. 5 last week. After changing their off season routine the boys were ready for their first meet of the season hoping for a Dragon victory. The boys took on Dakota first, falling with a […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The girls varsity basketball team started their season at home against the Birmingham Seaholm Maples. “We’ll compete hard. No guarantees on any game, obviously, but I expect if we put in plenty of effort we got a good chance of winning tonight,” said head coach Bob Brydges prior to the […]
Sixty-five deserving children went shopping for Christmas gifts with police officers and firefighters at the Oxford Meijer store as part of the annual Shop with a Hero event held Dec. 6. The kids bought items for themselves along with their parents, siblings and other family members. Participating agencies included the Oxford Village Police Department, Oakland […]
Firefighters hand out newspapers to brighten Christmas for area families
By Jim Newell Review Editor Sometimes Santa doesn’t wear a red outfit with fluffy white trim. This year, as has been the case for more than a half century, the Orion Township Firefighter Goodfellows will don their full fire gear and share that mantle with Kris Kringle. From Nov. 30 – Dec. 2, the Goodfellows […]
The Lake Orion Police Department is asking the public’s help with information on the identity of a man who is suspected of committing retail fraud from the CVS Pharmacy on S. Broadway Street in Lake Orion. The man is described as about 5-feet,10-inches tall, with black hair and a moustache, and is in the mid-40’s […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Love it or hate it, the Miller/Flint/Orion roundabout is open and moving traffic through while reducing delays. And that’s what officials from the road commission, Orion Township, the Village of Lake Orion and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said was the purpose of the roundabout during an official ribbon cutting […]