By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer From big projects to little projects, the Lake Orion village council is grabbing 2015 by the horns. Not only will council be hard at work this year implementing nine community goals, for the first time ever they have established a community wide mission, vision and?’core values to help guide […]
A water main break closed Heights Rd. near Lakeview St. for 12 hours Monday, spewing almost two feet deep of water into a nearby valley before it was repaired. The break even caused one basement to flood, Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Jeremy Richert said, who received the call at 5:52 a.m. that morning. […]
Lakeville Elementary had a beauty queen visit the school last week to take part in its annual ‘Fun Run? fund-raiser. Kelly Oles, a 2006 Oxford High graduate who won the title of Miss Tip of the Mitt 2010 in Cheboygan Sept. 19, was there in her crown and sash to cheer the kids on as […]
The quick reasoning of a homeowner and the timely response of Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies thwarted a 44-year-old Waterford man who was allegedly breaking into a home on W. Oakwood Rd. in Oxford Twp. According to police reports, the owner came home and saw an unfamiliar van was parked behind her house and noticed that […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer According to one prospective Orion Township developer, ‘senior living? is a catch phrase term that his company is trying to reprogram. ‘As an industry we are really trying to get away from some of the ‘older terms? like institution, clinical, facility, these are really outdated terms,? Stefan Stration said […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Following in her father’s creative footsteps, 11-year-old Waldon Middle School student Kennedy Keller published her first book,’Allie the Annoying Elephant, with a strong message. ‘Allie learns that it’s okay to be different and that you shouldn’t change who you are for others. There is no point in doing that […]
Leader Editor C.J. Carnacchio traveled to Mobile, Alabama over the weekend to accept an award in the National Newspaper Association’s Best of Newspaper in Education (NIE) Contest. The Leader was one of only three winners nationwide in the General Excellence category and received an honorable mention. Judges had this to say about the Leader’s entry […]
Monday, September 28 – Suspicious people were reported on Thronehill. They were wearing dark clothing and carrying what appeared to be solicitation material but not going to any houses. It turns out they were from Hansons and had no permit They were sent on their way. *Some cars were blocking the roadway on Hovey and […]
Oxford High School’s Boys Varsity Basketball team went 1-1 on the court last week. The week began with a battle of the Wildcats as the Oxford took on the Plymouth Wildcats. Oxford was down by four with two minutes left until battling back in order to get the 56-52 win, according to Head Coach Stephan […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Although it wasn’t officially announced until just a week ago, some Orion Township residents have been texting 911, and it was working. On January 26 the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department officially made text-to-911 available to cell phones with data texting plans, giving Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile customers another […]