Around Town

FISH fundraiser John and Stephanie Kroell of Lake Orion, pictured with their twins, Ryan and Tyler, as well as 8-year-old Troy, will host a fundraiser for Orion/Oxford FISH Wednesday, April 14, from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. at Times Square Restaurant, 500 N. Lapeer Road in the Kroger Plaza. Enjoy a meal, support the local community?15 percent […]

LO Police Log

Cop kicker Kristie Mae Owen, a 20-year-old village resident, was arrested after allegedly assaulting a Lake Orion police officer, two ambulance drivers and a relative, Tuesday, March 16, around 1 a.m. Officers responded to Owen’s residence on Hauxwell after receiving several calls from neighbors who reported she was ‘out of control, breaking things and screaming.? […]

Gone, but not forgotten

Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery in Oxford Village held its annual Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday. A total of 109 evergreen wreaths were placed on the graves of veterans. A small group of local scouts, veterans and citizens gathered to pay their respects. The purpose of Wreaths Across America is to ‘remember the fallen, honor those that […]

Christmas fun at Leonard

Leonard Elementary students and their families spent Friday evening making crafty Christmas gifts and eating pizza in the school gym. They were briefly interrupted by a visit from Santa Claus, who made a special trip to Leonard all the way from the North Pole.

Deputy Reports

Enough for smoke and stogies An employee at a gas station in the 700 block of Lapeer reported a 4-door Chevy Cobalt with an Ohio license plate pumped $25.99 in gas March 15 and drove off without paying. The employee also said the passenger purchased a pack of cigarettes and two Swisher Sweet cigars with […]

Fire Calls

Monday, March 15, station #1 responded to a multiple vehicle accident, resulting in injuries, on northbound M-24 near Scripps road, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, stations #3 and 4 investigated natural gas odors on W. Clarkston Road around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 21, station #3 responded to a burn violation complaint on Forest Spring […]

Shop with a Hero

Sixty deserving children got to go shopping for Christmas gifts with local police officers and firefighters Dec. 10 at the Oxford Meijer as part of the annual ‘Shop with a Hero? event. Participating agencies included the Oxford, Addison, Orion and Brandon fire departments along with Oxford Village Police and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

Boys swim win first dual

In their first home OAA Blue dual meet of the season, the Oxford Varsity Boy swimmers took 11 first place finishes out of 12 events against Hazel Park High School winning 142-29. ‘We had some very exciting races and it was great to get the jitters out against a team like Hazel Park,? said Head […]

Lady Dragons make history with back-to-back district titles

Steve Robert’s prediction came true. Earlier this season, the girls? basketball head coach said games were going to be close ? within a 10-point margin ? and his team’s record would be prove of a successful season. And he was right. ‘The team had the competitive spirit and the desire to win, not letting a […]

Up-and-coming wrestlers pin their spot on the mat

March 13, Lake Orion High School hosted the second Middle School Wrestling Oakland County Championship, with 21 schools participating. Clarkston junior high took first with 240 points, Waterford Pierce middle school ended up in second with 220 and Pontiac Middle School took third with 195.5. Though Lake Orion middle school teams didn’t place in the […]