A 55-year-old man who allegedly drove 70 miles for an illicit meeting with a young Independence Township teen is headed to trial. Rodger Scott Stevens, an unemployed Bay City resident, was bound over to Circuit Court after a preliminary exam before 52-2 District Court Judge Joseph Fabrizio on Monday. Investigators said Stevens was arrested April […]
Carol Evans says she’s ‘scared to death.? As president of the Springfield Township-based Smith’s Disposal, Evans recently went millions of dollars into debt so she could buy out her brother and business partner, Ken Smith, rather than join him in retirement. It was only a few months later, she said, when rumors about government sponsored […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING April 17, 2014 INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Please take notice that the Independence Township Planning Commission, Oakland County, Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of considering a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment at the Independence Township Hall Meeting Room, 6483 Waldon […]
VILLAGE OF LAKE ORION PUBLIC NOTICE SPRING LEAF PICKUP SERVICE Village residents may rake their leaves to the curb, where they will be picked up by the Village leaf vacuum. The leaf vacuum makes regular rounds of the Village to pick up leaves. Wet leaves are difficult to pick up, and brush and limbs cannot […]
Clarkston Area Lions take to local streets and storefronts, April 24-May 2, White Cane Week. The fundraiser benefits sight and hearing projects, including Leader Dogs for the Blind in Rochester, Michigan Eye Bank and Transplant Center in Ann Arbor, Lions Bear Lake Camp for Physically Challenged Youth in Lapeer. ‘Money raised during White Cane Week […]
Oakland Conservation District offers 60-gallon rain barrels for $99. Pick up is 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, June 13, Springfield Oaks County Park, 12451 Andersonville Road in Davisburg, The dark-green, covered barrels collect and store rain water, usually from a downspout of a roof gutter, for use on lawns, gardens, and in the home. Call 248-328-0594 […]
VILLAGE OF LAKE ORION VILLAGE COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE ? RECEIPT OF PUBLIC COMMENTS APPLICATION TO HOLD DDA 2014 ANNUAL FLOWER FAIR The Downtown Development Authority has submitted an application to the Lake Orion Village Council to close certain downtown Village streets for the purpose of holding the 2014 Flower Fair. The Lake Orion Village Council […]
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 79 – NOXIOUS WEEDS Under the provisions of Ordinance 79, Noxious Weeds, it shall be unlawful for the owner, agent, or occupant of any lot or lots in any subdivision in the Township where buildings have been erected on fifty percent (50%) or more of the lots […]
Get out your Blue, Gold and Camo! Filmmater Chuck Grady is looking for extras for game scenes for his film. The scenes will be shot at Lake Orion High School fieldhouse for a basketball game between Clarkston and Lake Orion. No tryouts are necessary. They are asking for people of all ages. Interested residents should […]
No amount of hoping or stimulus dollars from Washington, DC will keep our community a viable place to live and do business. If you want to save your community, we need action! Local businesses support many school projects, service groups, charity and give residents opportunities for goods, services and employment. We ask readers to send […]