County Commissioner Michael J. Gingell (R-Lake Orion) has secured $8,900 in funds for the Village of Lake Orion through the county’s Local Road Improvement Road Program (LRIP). Oakland County Board of Commissioners Community Senior Liaison Sarah Moreau made the announcement via a news release on Tuesday. On July 23, the Board of Commissioners adopted a […]
The Fall 2020 football season has been reinstated today by the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association announced on Thursday. The announcement came after Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order 176 lifted restrictions that previously did not allow the sport to be played. Whitmer’s executive order also allows for an immediate start of […]
Last month, Cub Scout Pack 233 spent their Saturday afternoon working on a service project to benefit Village of Lake Orion Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. Earlier in the year, the committee had listed the painting/staining of the wooden bridge to Meeks Park from the Orion Art Center as one of their maintenance items. With […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer In the upcoming Nov. 3 general election, nine residents of Orion Township will go head to head in a race for one of the four open seats. While there are four seats up for grabs, there are also two candidates running for re-election: Vice President Birgit McQuiston and Trustee Scott […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Ah, the freedom that comes when the training wheels are removed from a kid’s bike and he or she races down the street, all smiles, as fast as their little legs can pump the pedals. The joy. The freedom of the ride. Holy Spokes of Orion continued its commitment to […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer With the start of another school year on the horizon, Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education met for their final meeting before the start of school on Sept. 8. During their last meeting on Aug. 26, the board unanimously voted to begin the school year in a fully remote […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance, John Fitzgerald updated the board on the status of the district’s finances. Earlier in the summer, Fitzgerald informed the board that the district was anticipating a $600 cut in per-pupil funding. It is now anticipated that the per-pupil funding cut will only be $175 […]
It was such a surprising success the first time around this summer that now the Sons of the American Legion Squadron #233 are continuing their cornhole league this fall. They Sons also want to expand the league from 12 to 16 teams, which will play at 3 p.m. every Saturday from Sept. 12 – Oct. […]
According to Oakland County government, there have been 94 new cases (up 18 overall from last week) of COVID-19 in the Orion area in the past 30 days, as of Monday afternoon. There were 22 new cases (the up 15 from last week) in the 48359 ZIP code, 29 new cases (up 16 from last […]
This week, we asked our followers “Do you support recreational and/or medical marijuana dispensaries in the Village of Lake Orion?“ We had 44 people respond to the poll, with 25 people responding “Yes, both”; 5 people favored medical dispensaries only; and 14 selecting “No, neither.”