GRAND BLANC, MI – Dort Financial Credit Union announced plans recently to open a new branch at 831 Brown Road in Orion Township in 2023. The location will be Dort Financial’s 11th branch. The new branch will be full service, providing Dort Financial’s wide range of consumer savings, loan and investment services, as well as […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor LAKE ORION — A grassroots petition effort to put repealing the ordinance that funds the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority before voters is moving forward and now goes to the county board of canvassers for review. The Lake Orion Village Council voted 5-1 during its meeting on Monday to receive […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education and administrators have spent the last year creating a new strategic plan to help guide the district forward over the next five years. Since approving the strategic plan at the April 27 meeting, district officials have been working to reach […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor LAKE ORION — The Dragon on the Lake festival is one of the signature events in the Orion area and the biggest festival in the village. And when the four-day event returns on Thursday, organizers say guests will see DOTL returning to its pre-pandemic glory. The festival will feature its […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — As summer comes to a close, Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority is gearing up for the upcoming holiday season. With roughly six downtown events that will take place throughout October, November and December, the DDA Board of Directors are making the final selection on a number of […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — A man who allegedly killed a co-worker at the GM Orion Assembly Plant on Aug. 11 could face life in prison if convicted. Astrit Gjon Bushi, 48, is accused in the beating death of Gregory Lanier Robertson, 49, a resident of Pontiac, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer LAKE ORION — It has been a contentious few months for the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority as some residents have made efforts to add wording to the November ballot to eliminate the DDA tax capture. Residents began circulating petitions around the village collecting signatures for the measure. “Shall the […]
Organizers could try for a future election By Jim Newell Review Editor LAKE ORION — A grassroots effort to get a proposal on the Nov. 8 general election ballot to repeal the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority’s funding source likely will not happen after petition circulators failed to get enough valid signatures. Lake Orion resident […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer Lake Orion— Some changes are coming to Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority’s Board of Directors meetings with the board approving changes to their 2023 regular meeting schedule and an addition of a public comment policy. First, the board discussed and approved the changing of their regular meetings from the second […]
By Don Rush Managing Editor In the sweltering heat of last Wednesday afternoon, members of the community gathered behind the Oxford Free Methodist Church for a good old-fashioned ribbon cutting. Hosted by both the Oxford and Orion chambers commerce, the ribbon cutting was for Love INC’s (Love In the Name of Christ) Clothes Closet. Love […]