Hall side estimated to close for four months By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — A truck crashed through the west side of American Legion Walter Fraser Post 108 in Oxford on Dec. 28, leaving one person dead. The truck’s driver had a seizure, hit a car at the intersection of Drahner Road and […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD TWP. — Oxford High School students Tristan Krajcarski, Sarah Gibbons, Amelia Brown, Kathryn Dupras and Sierra Musial are raising funds for a therapy dog for Georgia Apalachee High School shooting survivors, according to a press release from Monday. The efforts are part of an International Baccalaureate project created […]
He’s really not a mean one, that Mr. Grinch. In fact, his heart had grown three sizes and he was quite merry during the “Breakfast with the Grinch” parties organized by the Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department on Dec. 14. Kids got to have their photos taken with the Grinch, enjoy a pancake breakfast, […]
Scholarship in memory of former McLaren Oakland Chief Nurse PONTIAC — McLaren Oakland has awarded partial scholarships to four Oakland County Community College nursing students as they continue their education towards their nursing degree. The four Oakland County Students are Lyric Bonner, Tore Bond, Vivian Kendall and Christina Rais. The Dr. Calandra Green Memorial Scholarship […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com OXFORD TWP. — There were children and toys and a lot of joy for the boys and girls who were given the promise of a wonderful Christmas during the Shop with a Hero event at Meijer on Dec. 4. And while the heroes weren’t clad in a red and […]
A 61-year-old Orion Township man died earlier today from injuries sustained in a house fire, according to a news release from the Orion Township Fire Department. Orion Township Fire Department personnel were sent to a home on the 2400 block of Indianwood Road at approximately 5:30 a.m. Firefighters were told a resident of the home was trapped […]
Last day is Dec. 18 By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — The Orion Center Library Branch in the Orion Center, 1335 Joslyn Rd., will be closing its doors permanently to patrons on Dec. 18, according to a news release from Marketing Librarian Paige Greer. Programs that were previously held in the Orion […]
The Lake Orion Village Council voted unanimously to provide more detailed meeting minutes during its regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 9. Meetings will now “capture the gist of discussion comments for each agenda topic, the gist of public comments and the gist of councilmen comments for each meeting,” according to Council Member George Dandalides’ motion. […]
The Lake Orion Village Council adopted their 2025 meeting schedule and discussed changing council meeting start times during the council’s regular meeting on Monday. Village council will continue to meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 21 E. Church St. as listed in the meeting’s agenda, […]
The holiday season may be the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year” but Orion Lighted Parade in downtown Lake Orion on Saturday was the was certainly the most rockin’ holiday event, bringing thousands of spectators to the village to see one of Michigan’s largest lighted parades. The Orion Area Parade Group hosted the “A Storybook […]