Atlas Twp.-At their May 19 meeting, the board of trustees agreed to move forward with the purchase of a vehicle for the township fire chief. Township Trustee Barry June suggested the purchase for Fire Chief Fred Forys. ‘Right now the fire chief drives his own vehicles to the scene of a fire,? he said. ‘If […]
Goodrich- On Tuesday morning the village council voted 4-0 to give the final go ahead to work on Erie Street. The Erie Street project will begin on June 16 when school is dismissed and includes milling, reservicing of about 1,200 feet of roadway, and repair to drains along the section from the culvert over Kearsley […]
For the week of May 11, the Lake Orion boys? varsity baseball team won two out of their three games. On Wednesday, May 13, the Dragons lost against their Stoney Creek opponents 18-11. This was their first loss in nine games. But this loss only caused them to work even harder. On Saturday, May 16, […]
The sky’s the limit for the Lake Orion girls? varsity team, who has moved up even higher this week on ESPN’s Fab 50 National Girls? Soccer poll. Last week, the girls reached number 32 of all girls? soccer teams in the nation. This week, the girls climbed up nine more spots to number 23. In […]
Memorial Day (Decoration Day) is by tradition a practice to honor Americans who gave their lives for their country. With all the wars our country has been involved in, that’s a whole lot of Americans to honor. I haven’t missed many Memorial Day celebrations during my 59 years of small town (Michigan) newspapering. Let me […]
While spring kinda dribbled in this year, this weekend marks America’s opening to summer. If we are lucky, the sun will be out and the temperatures will be above 50 for all our parades and Memorial Day ceremonies. A quick check to the Weather Underground website, predicts 80 degrees and a chance of rain in […]
The Lake Orion boys? varsity track and field team were just 12 and a half points out of first place at regionals on May 15. The meet was won by Holly, where it was also held. Still, the team ran well, according to Coach Stan Ford. Senior Jeremiah Hargett qualified for the state meet by […]
On Monday, May 11, the girls? varsity lacrosse team improved their record 5 and 8. The girls played against Swartz Creek on Monday and won 8-7. Ronnie Booth added two goals. Sarah Woodruff and Chelsey Booth each scored one goal. Sarah Cech had one goal and an assist. Goalie Lindsay Butterfield played agressively and saved […]
SYNOPSIS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE May 13, 2014 A. A Regular Meeting of the Charter Township of Independence Board was called to order at 7:00 PM at Independence Township Hall. B. The Pledge of Allegiance was given. C. ROLL CALL: Present: Pallotta, Brown, Aliaga, Ritchie, Schroeder Absent: Kittle, Lohmeier […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING June 12, 2014 INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION The Independence Township Planning Commission, Oakland County, Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing on: Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. At Independence Township Hall Meeting Room, 6483 Waldon Center Dr., Clarkston MI, 48347-0069, to consider the following: PC File # 2014-002 Petitioner: AT&T […]