‘Building Together as One’ By Jim Newell Review Editor Orion Township is strong and continues to flourish, with new business and infrastructure development, community involvement and, most importantly, the resilience of its residents in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. That was the message Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett presented during the 2021 State of […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer A chapter may have ended but the book is still very much open after the Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors approved their 2021 budget, effectively denying Orion Township of their fire millage reimbursement request, for now. The motion passed 7-2 during the May 11 DDA board meeting with Orion […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The 20th annual Flower & Art Fair is returning to the streets of downtown Lake Orion from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. In years prior, Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority had hosted the event. This year, the Flower & […]
Sheriff’s deputies investigated after a video surfaced on social media allegedly showing a student with a gun in one of the rooms at Lake Orion High School. Deputies went to Lake Orion High School at 1:27 p.m. may 10 to assist the School Resource Deputy (SRO) on an initial report of a student having a […]
Veterans from VFW Post 334 will host a Memorial Day ceremony beginning at noon May 31 at the Orion Veterans Memorial, 532 S Broadway St. Orion Veterans Memorial Boardmember JoAnn Van Tassel notes that the time of the ceremony, which typically begins at 1 p.m. or later, is earlier this year. The Orion Veterans Memorial […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Village Council voted 6-0 to appoint Brad Mathisen to the council to fill the seat left vacant after former Councilmember Ray Hammond resigned. The appointment came during a special meeting on May 5, in which the council also interviewed two other candidates who had submitted applications for […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor One of the largest events in Lake Orion, a true community event brings people to the Village of Lake Orion for family fun while raising funds to support the Lake Orion Lions Club programs is back on this year. The Lake Orion Village Council voted 6-0 during its virtual meeting […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer After a challenging year for high school athletics, Lake Orion High School held their final athlete signing day of the year on April 28 where 17 student-athletes signed letters of intent to play college athletics. “We’ve had a very successful year when we look at the number of kids that […]
The Michigan Department of Transportation has closed one of the two southbound lanes on M-24, leaving one lane open between Atwater and Goldengate streets. The shift occurred on May 10 and is expected to remain in place for the next two weeks. MDOT is working on extending the center left-turn lanes, improving the pavement surface, […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County began its preservation overlay, or simple resurfacing, program on May 11. More than 62 miles of roads throughout the county will be resurfaced during the project, at a cost of nearly $88 million. One of the roads expected to be resurfaced is Heights Road in Lake Orion from M-24 […]