By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools (LOCS) Board of Education approved bid awards for part three of the Blanche Sims Elementary project as well as some district-wide project change orders. The board voted 6-0 to approve both requests at its July 20 board meeting. Blanche Sims bid award […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — The Aug. 2 Primary Election is coming up and voters in Orion Township and the Village of Lake Orion have options on casting their ballots, including on Saturday. Orion Township Clerk Penny Shults and her staff will host an absent voter day from 7 a.m. – 3 […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — A new donation will go toward assisting individuals and families in the Oxford community with ongoing mental health needs. The Lake Orion Lions Club donated $6,900 to the North Oakland Strong non-profit on July 13. Jim Leach of the Lake Orion Lions Club reached out to the […]
LAKE ORION – The Village of Lake Orion is changing its administration office hours to a four day work week. Village Hall will now be open from 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and closed on Fridays, effective Aug. 1. Village administration made the request citing it as “an effort to provide better […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor, and Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion’s and Oxford’s DDAs have proven they are stronger working together to support their communities, and now the two are hoping that that strength will help support another downtown historic community recently ravaged by fire. The Lake Orion and Village of Oxford Downtown Development […]
Lake Orion Community Schools announced last week the new principals for Lake Orion High School and Scripps Middle School. At LOHS, Dr. Dan Haas will be taking over the role of principal. Haas takes over the position, which was left vacant by previous principal Steve Hawley, who cited medical issues as his reason for departing. […]
Oakland County Elections Division to count Orion Twp. absentee ballots By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — Just ahead of the Aug. 2 Primary Election, the Orion Township Board of Trustees is assuring residents that the integrity of Orion Township’s elections is of the highest priority. Township officials also defended the board’s decision to […]
Board receives parking deck design and engineering bids By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority board met July 12 with an agenda that included two items that further progressed the board’s plan to construct a parking deck in the downtown. In February, the board voted on which priorities to […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community School’s Board of Education presented the results of their mid-year superintendent evaluation, giving Superintendent Ben Kirby a “highly effective” rating after the 2021-22 school year. Kirby was hired by the board in July of 2020. “The Lake Orion Board of Education has conducted […]
During their final meeting of the 2021-22 school year on June 22, the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education approved another technology bid award, this time for device carts at the elementary schools. “To support the district’s no-homework policy for elementary students, the district intends to store and charge the student devices overnight and […]