By Jim Newell Review Editor An Orion Township woman is dead after a fire at a home on the 600 block of Alan Drive on Friday night. The Orion Township Fire Department got the call around 11:30 p.m., said Assistant Fire Chief John Pender, and found the upper floor of the home in flames when […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer After missing several days of school in the past two weeks, Lake Orion Community Schools closed again on Wednesday and Thursday due to unsafe road conditions. On Thursday, the school district cited “untreated” back roads as the main reason behind school closures, according to a post on the district’s website, […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Since passing a $160 million bond back in the November general election, the Lake Orion Community Schools district has hit the ground running to get the projects planned. District officials have been working closely with GMB Architects + Engineering to begin bond work that, after eight years, will leave no […]
By Jim Newell Lake Orion Review Editor A Lake Orion police officer who heard odd popping sounds discovered a SUV – with the rear of the vehicle in flames – driving down M-24 on Jan. 30. It also appeared to the police officer that the driver was unaware that his car was on fire. LOPD […]
Students and staff at Carpenter Elemetary were surprised to hear that they have more additional time off of school on Monday and Tuesday this week after several pipes were found to have burst. Lake Orion Community School’s Operations crew and Carpenter staff flocked to the building to find water-soaked carpet, a flooded library and large […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Twp. Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the job description and post a position availability for a Budget & Procurement Director during its meeting on Monday. The newly created, director-level position would have a salary range of $75,000-$80,000, which would be negotiable based on experience and skill, […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community School’s (LOCS) were closed four out of the five scheduled school days last week due to what was being called a “Polar Vortex” that had hit most of the midwest. Temperatures hit as low as negative 12 degrees and with the combination of wind chill, the only […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor For the township “Where Living is a Vacation” Orion Township is sure getting its money’s worth in park land. The Orion Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to spend $2 on two new parks – $1 on each “pocket park” – along Baldwin Road. During the Jan. 22 meeting, board […]
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By Jim Newell Review Editor Lake Orion administrators, council members and representatives from the Downtown Development Authority and the parking ad-hoc committee will host a meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Feb. 4 at Lockhart’s to discuss parking developments in the village. Village Manager Joe Young said Lake Orion government wants public input on the new […]