Barnett demands retraction, public apology, identity of accuser By Jim Newell Review Editor The Village of Lake Orion is no longer trying to remove Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett from the Lake Orion Downtown Development Board of Directors. However, Barnett and township attorney Dan Kelly say Barnett wants a hearing to set the record straight. […]
The Lake Orion Lions Club held their annual Jubilee this weekend with fun rides, games and snacks for families and children of all ages. While the weather was uncertian for a good chunk of time, the Jubilee prevailed as guests roamed the streets of downtown Lake Orion enjoying the return of the summertime fair. Lake […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer During the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education’s regular meeting on June 23, district Data Specialist Missy Butki presented end of the year student achievement data. Butki has joined the board several times in the past year providing insight on what was being referred to as a “COVID Slide” […]
Lake Orion Community Credit Union in Lake Orion is part of the group of credit Unions that will now go under the name Michigan United Credit Union. The name change takes effect July 1. Over the past two years, Birmingham Bloomfield Credit Union has joined forces with Metro North Credit Union and Lakes Community Credit […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will suspend most road construction projects at 3 p.m. Friday, July 2, for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Work will resume after 6 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6. “The Road Commission wants to ensure that its roads are as free of obstructions as possible during this period […]
Orion Twp. Hall, 2525 Joslyn Rd., and Lake Orion Village Hall, 21 E. Church St., and government offices will be closed on July 5 in observance of the Fourth of July. The Orion Twp. Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for July 5 has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. July 6 at the Orion Center, 1335 […]
Oakland County Sheriff’s marine deputies will be out in force on county lakes – including Lake Orion – for the Fourth of July holiday weekend as part of Operation Dry Water, a national awareness and enforcement campaign to reduce alcohol and drug-related accidents and fatalities on the water. Oakland County has long been a popular […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Village of Lake Orion is trying to remove Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett from the Lake Orion Downtown Development Board of Directors over what the village claims is a conflict of interest. At the April 13 meeting, Barnett and township Trustee Brian Birney requested that the DDA board refund […]
The Lake Orion Lions Club is sponsoring the 76th annual “Light up the Night” flare night on July 3 and lake residents can purchase flares now for the event. Local lake residents will light thousands of 30-minute red safety road flares around the shoreline of Lake Orion and surrounding lakes at 10 p.m., said Rick […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Ehman Center may be coming under new ownership soon after a Pontiac-based investment group expressed interest in the property and presented a plan for adaptive re-use of the building to Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority board during its regular meeting on June 8. The night before, on June 7, […]