First major capital improvements to the system in half a century By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — Improvements to the village’s sewer system are on their way after village council authorized publishing a notice of intent to issue revenue bonds and to reimburse the village for the proceeds of the bonds during […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — The Orion Township Board of Trustees denied a rezoning request from a developer that would have allowed apartment buildings and townhouses on vacant land near St. Joseph Catholic School and church. The unanimous decision to deny the Villages of Orion apartments rezoning request and amendment to […]
OXFORD TWP. — A 66-year-old Orion Township motorcyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon when the motorcycle he was riding struck a car that pulled in front of him on N. Lapeer Road (M-24) near Oakwood Road in Oxford Township not far from the Oakland-Lapeer county line. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Jimmie Allen […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — An Orion Township woman was arrested and arraigned on felonious assault charges after pulling a handgun on her boyfriend during an argument, according to an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office incident report. Deputies responded to a residence on the 200 block of Songbrook Lane at 10:31 p.m. […]
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 […]