Police standoff with suspected suicidal man ends peacefully

By Jim Newell Review Editor Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were on the scene of a tense situation in southern Orion Township on Monday where they were in a standoff with a man barricaded inside a home. Deputies responded to a home in the 1000 block of Silverbell Road between Lapeer and Squirrel roads Monday around […]

LOPD launches new patrol boat for marine responses on Lake Orion

LOPD launches new patrol boat for marine responses on Lake Orion

By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Police Department has a new police boat and with the addition of the resource to its arsenal, will be able to provide quick response to island residents and lake users on Lake Orion in the event of a situation. The Lake Orion marine patrol was active as […]

Village requests share of twp. parks and rec. millage funds; twp. declines

By Jim Newell Review Editor The Village of Lake Orion council sent a formal letter of request to Orion Township officials asking for a share of the recent voter-approved township parks and recreation millage funds. They also attended the township’s meeting last week to make the request in person. Township board members, however, did not […]

Waste Not, Want Not: Lake Orion schools get new water bottle filling stations throughout the district

By Megan Kelley Review Writer It’s all about reduce, reuse and recycle. Today, minimizing our carbon footprint has never been so easy and because of that, it is something Oakland County is looking to work toward. In May of this year, the Oakland County board had allocated more than $500,000 to be used for purchasing […]

Dragons stun Highlanders to grab first victory of season

Dragons stun Highlanders to grab first victory of season

By Joe St. Henry Review Sports Contributor It had been a while since Lake Orion’s football team claimed a signature win against a top team, but the Dragons ended that streak on Friday night, coming from behind in an exciting finish to beat the previously undefeated Rochester Adams Highlanders, 28-24. The back-and-forth battle was decided […]

Garret Hoffman is Lake Orion’s ‘Real Men Wear Pink’ ambassador

By Jim Newell Review Editor Real Men…dye their beards pink. At least they do to support their mothers, sisters, wives, daughters, friends and colleagues who have, or may be, affected by breast cancer. Garrett Hoffman is an ambassador for Oakland County’s Real Men Wear Pink, part of the American Cancer Society’s programs to raise awareness […]