By Megan Kelley Review Writer As Lake Orion Community Schools prepares for the start of another school year, things look far different than years before. Aside from the guidelines set forth by both the district and state that have drastically changed how schooling will occur, LOCS is also welcoming a new superintendent, Ben Kirby. The […]
Village, school board races set By Jim Newell Review Editor The primary election on Aug. 4 held few surprises locally, with all the incumbent candidates who ran moving on to the Nov. 3 general election. In Orion Township, only the race for township trustee on the Republican ticket was contested. Village of Lake Orion Village […]
Orion Township launched its new online garbage notification tool, ReCollect, to make it even easier for residents to stay connected and informed about the township’s waste and recycling collection program with Green for Life Environmental, USA (GFL). ReCollect was paid for using remaining grant dollars from the recycling partnership. Residents are able to access the […]
It seems the metaphorical dust has begun to settle around Lake Orion and we can finally begin to see the damage coronavirus has had on businesses, clubs and other entities throughout the area. One club that was not exempt was the Lake Orion Lion’s club. Each year, the Lion’s Club hosts the Jubilee in downtown […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor They waved American flags and brandished their signs like shields in defense of law enforcement. Between 50-70 people showed up to the Back the Blue Pro-Police rally on Saturday, with protestors standing along M-24 at the Lake Orion Plaza, cheering as passing vehicles honked their horns and gave thumbs up […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer During the early summer months, Lake Orion Community Schools held out hope that at some point this summer they would be able to hold an in-person graduation ceremony for the 2020 graduating class. While many things have been up in the air, LOCS was able to pull off a graduation […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Village Council will hold a public hearing on developing a proposed medical and recreational marijuana ordinance and the council and administrators want residents’ input. The public hearing is at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10 during the council’s regular meeting. That meeting will be in-person in council chambers at […]
According to Oakland County government, there have been 35 new cases (down six overall from last week) of COVID-19 in the Orion area in the past 30 days, as of Monday afternoon. There were 14 new cases (down six from last week) in the 48359 ZIP code, 12 cases (up three from last week) in […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer During their July 22 meeting, Lake Orion Community School’s presented their return to school plan for the fall. In last week’s issue of The Lake Orion Review we covered LOCS’s in-person learning option. The second option for student’s, this coming school year, is a fully online virtual learning option. Virtual […]
The Lake Orion Community School’s Board of Education met on Monday for a special meeting to fill the vacant trustee position. The board interviewed four candidates before unanimously selecting Mary Jo Burchart. The board was tasked with filling in the vacant seat when Secretary Dana Mermell left the board on July 16 just weeks after […]