COVID-19 Update — May 12, 2021

According to Oakland County government, in the last 30 days there were 121 recent cases in the 48359 ZIP code, 154 new cases in the 48360 ZIP code and 187 new cases in the 48362 area. Total numbers by ZIP code: 48359: 855 total cases, 11 deaths. (Population of 9,634) 48360: 1,013 total cases, 13 […]

Orion Twp. officials celebrate the grand opening of the Playful Dragon

Orion Twp. officials celebrate the grand opening of the Playful Dragon

On May 4, Orion Township officials celebrated the opening of the Playful Dragon playscape and pocket park on the corner of Baldwin and Jordan roads with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This is the first of two planned pocket parks along the newly transformed Baldwin Road corridor. The playspace was created with the help of the Ralph […]

Local, county leaders officially open Baldwin Road project with ceremony on Tuesday

Local, county leaders officially open Baldwin Road project with ceremony on Tuesday

By Jim Newell Review Editor It has been an ongoing project four nearly four years, but the Baldwin Road widening and streetscape project is – officially – finished and open for traffic. Orion Township officials joined Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter and Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Board Chair Andrea LaLonde, RCOC Managing Director […]

2021 State of the Township

Supervisor Barnett to give his annual address on May 12 Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett will give the 2021 Orion Township State of the Township Address at 9 a.m. on May 12. Barnett will give the state of the township address — entitled “Building Together As One” — at Woodside Bible Church inside Canterbury Castle, […]

LOCS discusses 2021 summer school programs

By Megan Kelley Review Writer As the end of the school year approaches, Lake Orion Community Schools is preparing the plans for this year’s summer school program. This information was presented to the Board of Education by Kerri Anderson, Director of Curriculum at LOCS, during their April 28 regular meeting. One notable change in the […]

LOHS expected to hold graduation at DTE on June 8

By Megan Kelley Review Writer With a little over a month left of the school year for the seniors at Lake Orion High School, the topic of graduation and the format in which a commencement ceremony will be held has become an important one. Last year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, LOHS held their graduation in […]

LO Schools reviews COVID data, thought exchange findings

Superintendent of Lake Orion Community Schools, Ben Kirby gave another COVID-19 update to the LOCS school board at their April 28 meeting. While not much is changing as far as current procedure, Kirby has been proactive in the past several months in getting feedback from families and staff members. “We’re not only managing the day-to-day […]

COVID-19 Update — May 5, 2021

According to Oakland County government, in the last 30 days there were 148 recent cases in the 48359 ZIP code, 207 new cases in the 48360 ZIP code and 256 new cases in the 48362 area. Total numbers by ZIP code: 48359: 201 total cases, nine deaths. (Population of 9,634) 48360: 970 total cases, six […]

Orion Twp. Library presents May Lake Orion Storywalk

With warm weather on the horizon, get your little ones together and visit downtown Lake Orion to for a stroll and check out the Orion Township Library’s Storywalk. This month, pages of the storybook If You Give a Mouse a Cookie will be displayed in the windows of downtown businesses starting at Elizabeth’s Studio (115 […]

Orion Veterans Memorial Day 5K run/walk signup is now open

Orion Veterans Memorial Day 5K run/walk signup is now open

A new Lake Orion tradition returns this Memorial Day with the Orion Veterans 5th Annual Run/Walk on Memorial Day. This year’s event will start/finish on Anderson Street adjacent to the Children’s Park parking lot. New for 2021 is the 5-Mile Distance race, which will take participants over the Van Tassel Pedestrian Bridge and along the […]