By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — A woman was arrested and is facing felony assault charges after trying to hit her boyfriend with her automobile, an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office incident report stated. The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office authorized a complaint for Felonious Assault with a motor vehicle, and the woman was […]
By Megan Kelley Clarkston News Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — A missing Independence Township woman was found dead on Monday after three days of searching by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. According to a post on the sheriff’s office Facebook page around 2 p.m. on Monday, authorities found the woman, who was previously identified as […]
Waste Management is hosting a free-disposal-day event for Orion on Saturday, June 8 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their Eagle Valley Recycling and Disposal Facility location located on 600 W Silverbell Rd. Residents must bring valid identification. Eagle Valley Recycling and Disposal accepts non-friable asbestos, auto-shredder fluff, construction and demolition debris, crushed empty […]
OAKLAND COUNTY — Residents are receiving fake phone calls threatening them with arrest for supposedly not showing up to jury service. Do not believe the calls, says Oakland County Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard. Callers have given victims false names of people supposedly representing the sheriff’s office and federal law enforcement, along with fraudulent case numbers. […]
LAKE ORION — Lake Orion Village Manager Darwin McClary informed the village council during its meeting last week that MDOT notified the village of an M-24 lane closure ending May 6, at 3 p.m. The westernmost southbound lane closed Monday due to work on utility connections, driveway curb cuts and aprons near the new Moceri […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — Three members of Lake Orion’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee were reappointed by the village council in a 6-0 vote during a meeting on April 22. Village council President Jerry Narsh was absent. The following members agreed to, and were reappointed to two-year terms that will […]
Anyone with sensitive documents, magazines, light cardboard and other materials to shred can bring them to the Kroger parking lot at 540 N. Lapeer Rd. on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by the Lake Orion UPS and Iron Mountain Shredding, the shredding event’s proceeds will benefit the K-9 Stray Rescue […]
The Orion Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Women of Inspiration luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 16 at the Addison Oaks Buhl Estate. The luncheon features three inspiring speakers, friendly and supportive comradery, networking, and lunch, said Joyce Donaldson, president and CEO of the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce. […]
Still time to file to run for village council, school board By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — The races are set for the Orion Township Board of Trustees, and the seven-member board will have at least three new members after the Nov. 5 General Election. Incumbent Trustee Michael J. Flood, Jr. is […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — The Orion community is mourning the loss of a Lake Orion High School student who died on Friday while on a field trip with the high school robotics team, Team 302. Lake Orion Community Schools Supt. Ben Kirby confirmed in a letter sent to families that […]