COATS FOR THE COLD – The Lake Orion Knights of Columbus Father Thomas R. Carey Council 4764 donated 24 good winter coats on Friday to help a joint coat drive effort between groups in the Oxford and Orion communities. The Knights made the donation at Northern Wholesale Flooring in Orion Township, one of three drop […]
* Wildcat Remembrance starts Monday By Don Rush OXFORD — Next week will be a week of many emotions in Oxford as the community reflects back on the tragic loss of life on Nov. 30, 2021. A mass shooting at Oxford High School took the lives of four beloved students, Tate Myre, Hana St. Juliana, […]
LAKE ORION — The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), in partnership with Orion Township, is hosting a public information meeting on Nov. 29 to discuss the planned 2023 construction of a roundabout at the Orion Road/Stoney Creek Road/Conklin Road intersection. The meeting will be from 4:30 – 7 p.m. at Blanche Sims Elementary School, […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — With the fall sports season coming to an end and winter sports picking up, Lake Orion High School’s Athletic Director Chris Bell provided an overview of the fall sports season to the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education during their meeting on Nov. 9. In recent […]
Local candidate election results By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — The Nov. 8, 2022 general election saw high voter turnout in Orion Township and with that new members were elected to the Lake Orion Village Council and the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education. Orion voters also renewed the Orion Township Parks […]
Still no village council president, pres. pro-tem By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Village Council had its first meeting since the Nov. 8 midterm election on Monday, welcoming two new councilmembers, Nancy Mosier and Carl Cyrowski, and swearing in the other two top vote getters Theresa Rutt and Ken Van […]
2022 student count down 18 students from last year’s count By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — During their meeting on Nov. 9, the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education received the district’s annual enrollment presentation from Rick Arnett, the district’s Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. Each year, Arnett provides the board with […]
Five-year parks and rec. master plan up next By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — Orion Township voters overwhelmingly passed a millage renewal request for Orion Township Parks & Recreation, approving a five-year tax levy to support ongoing parks maintenance and development. Voters approved the millage renewal by 11,686 votes in favor to 7,555 […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. – Orion Township Treasurer Donni Steele has been in township government for 10 years but in January she will be cutting her current term short and moving on to the Michigan State legislature. Steele narrowly defeated Democrat Shadia Martini of Bloomfield Township, claiming victory by slightly more than […]
ORION TWP. – A soon-to-be former employee at a local coffee shop was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit and possession of meth, according to an incident report from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s deputies went to Lava Mountain Coffee Shop, 1472 S Lapeer Rd., at 12:09 p.m. Nov. 3 for […]