By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education unanimously approved bid awards for ongoing bond projects during its meeting on March 22. First up, was a bid award for furniture at multiple schools. The project scope consists of furniture for art, music, administration offices and classrooms in […]
Winter Athlete of the Year – Judah Kinne (left) was named the Lake Orion High School Winter Athlete of the Year. Kinne is a captain on the wrestling team and the football team. Varsity wrestling coach Jeff Smart introduced Kinne during the school board’s March 22 meeting. Photo: Mark Snyder, LOCS director of communications and […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — A five-year-old Orion Township boy with special needs appears to have drowned in a neighbor’s pool on March 25, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said. After an extensive search, boy was found in a nearby above ground pool approximately two hours after he was last seen at […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — An Oakland Township man was arrested for felony Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) third offense after hitting a parked vehicle outside a local sports bar on March 13. An Oakland County sheriff’s deputy responded to a welfare check call at 8:27 p.m. at the Orion Sports Bar and […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — An Orion Township woman was arrested and arraigned in court after allegedly assaulting her daughter and providing alcohol to a minor, an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office incident report stated. The sheriff’s office Emergency Dispatch Center received a call from a concerned grandmother at 2:04 a.m. March 14 […]
OCSO Lt. Darren Ofiara issues warnings, offers advice to protect yourself from fraud By Jim Newell Lake Orion Review Editor OAKLAND COUNTY — Whether it’s from a phone call, text message or on a personal computer, scammers are finding new and increasingly more convincing ways to bilk people out of their hard-earned dollars. Electronic, or […]
Road commission to construct a roundabout on Orion Road By Megan Kelley Review Writer LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Village Council voted 7-0 to approve an easement request from the Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) for a section of village-owned property at the southeast corner of East Lawn Cemetery on Orion Road. The […]
DDA millage tax capture questioned By Megan Kelley Review Writer LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Village Council unanimously approved the public transportation agreement between the North Oakland County Transportation Authority (NOTA) and Oakland County at the council’s meeting on March 13 meeting According to village Manager Darwin McClary, the agreement generates approximately $2.8 million […]
The Lake Orion Village Council unanimously approved Change Order no. 3 to the village’s water main replacement project for phases one and two during their meeting on March 13. The approved change order reduced the cost of the two phases of the project by $86,813.23, bringing the total to $5,347,788.48. Before this change order, the […]
Steele hosts coffee hour on Friday to hear residents’ input State Rep. Donnie Steele (R-Orion Twp.) will have a coffee hour from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Friday in Bloomfield Hills for local district residents to share their comments, concerns and ask questions. No appointment is necessary to attend. Steele represents Michigan District 54 which includes Orion Township […]