By Jim Newell Review Editor The Village of Lake Orion is getting more than $300,000 from the federal government for coronavirus pandemic relief, and those funds will likely be used for infrastructure projects within the village. Lake Orion was awarded $333,788 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF). The […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Few things are better on a chilly fall day than a warm bowl of homemade soup. This, of course, is something husband and wife duo Karen and Todd Messer, owners of Professor Soups, already know very well. Professor Soups opened its doors earlier this year after Karen, who had been […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education met for a regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 13 where, as has become a semi-regular occurrence, they were joined by district Data Specialist Missy Butki who presented the fall 2021-2022 student achievement data. Butki has presented student achievement data roughly three times […]
A man who was on FaceTime with a woman during a traffic stop — then resisted Orion Township deputies’ instructions — has been arraigned in district court. The woman who was on FaceTime with the man showed up at the scene and began interfering with the investigation and was also arrested and arraigned, according to […]
The Lake Orion Village Council will hold a public hearing to get public input on a proposal to redevelop the former Lake Orion High School, also known as the Ehman Center, during the council’s regular meeting on Monday. The public hearing for the mixed-use planned unit development (PUD) preliminary plan is at 7:30 p.m. in […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Schools staff and board members celebrated the completion of the new building addition and other bond-related construction last Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour. Staff members from Webber, including Principal Jennifer Goethals along with district administrators, board members, GMB architects and others who worked on the […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Governor Gretchen Whitmer toured American Battery Solutions’ Lake Orion Innovation Center on Monday, seeing firsthand the new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility. American Battery Solutions (ABS) is tripling the size of its facility, expanding from 40,000 square feet to 115,000 square feet. The innovation center will create more than 100 good-paying […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 12 and heard two parking-related presentations. First, Sheryl Collier and Rob Matthews from Municipal Parking Services discussed “safety sticks”, then Michael Jones from DG Energy and James Vogt from Eco-Green Energy gave their presentation […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Over the past several months, West Construction has moved forward in the process of getting approval for their plan to convert the Ehman Center into apartments and an event space. Current plans include two developments: the Lofts at West Village and the Flats at West Village. The Lofts at West […]