By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Schools (LOCS) received good news this month upon the release of the M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress) results this past August. M-STEP was made the official standardized test distributed to grades three to eight throughout the state in 2014, replacing the then 44-year-old MEAP (Michigan […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Orion Township has agreed to sell the last piece of the Brown Road puzzle, a lot at 313 Brown Road that the township acquired as part of the Brown Road redevelopment project. The township board voted unanimously to sell the property to Pulte Homes for development. An early conceptual design […]
Join the Oakland County Sheriffs for national coffee with cop day on Wednesday, Oct 3 at any of the 12 participating locations around Oakland County. Oakland County residents are encouraged to come by and enjoy a cup of coffee with their local law enforcement. National coffee with a cop day was created three years ago as […]
Orion Twp. to celebrate the camp’s 100th anniversary By Jim Newell Review Editor Construction on a new “Dream Playground” at Camp Agawam is Oct. 6 and Orion Township organizers still need about 150 volunteers to help with the build and with a host of activities planned for the day. Event Coordinator Jenny Bhatti said she […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer As you may well know already, on Nov. 6 Lake Orion residents will cast their votes on a $160 million bond proposal for Lake Orion Community Schools. The proposal has been in the works for some time now and has been a big topic of conversation at past board meetings. […]
The Lake Orion-Oxford Michigan Abolitionist Project (MAP) group meets the second Thursday of every month at The Oxford Public Library. Visit the group’s website at www.michiganabolitionistproject.org to check for meeting times and locations. By Shelby Tankersley Oxford Leader Staff Writer “Human trafficking is something we’ve never been without in the United States. We even fought […]
The man who fired a gun inside a home and created a stand-off with Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies last week now faces felony charges. On Sept. 19, the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office authorized a four-count criminal complaint against Nicholas Austin Harrell, according to an official update from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. • Count #1: […]
By: Megan Kelley Review Writer The beginning of the school year always brings a mixture of new and old that makes every year different. This school year, on top of the usual influx of freshmen, Lake Orion High School introduced three new Associate Principals, not only to the building, but to the district. After a […]
Steven Covey said: “There are three constants in life – change, choice and principles.” We are constantly in Lake Orion being asked to spend more money on our schools. We simply cannot afford this large of a bond. Right now, we are not getting answers on where the Sinking Fund money is being spent. In […]
The reason I volunteer is so that this community’s students can have the best education and school experience possible, my kids included! I found myself complaining about how things were and I decided to become involved and see if I could make a difference or help make things better. I soon found out that the […]