Sixty-seven people turned out to give their thoughts on M-24 traffic flow, and hear from those in charge of an ongoing access management study, during a presentation by the Michigan Department of Transportation at Orion Township Hall last week. The public hearing took place on Sept. 21, and included MDOT officials, as well as project […]
A truck that was stolen from Orion Township was recovered on Sept. 19, a few hours after it had been taken from a home on Hopefield. Orion Township resident Ryan Payne, 30, was arraigned on Sept. 21 with unlawful driving away of an automobile late last week, a felony that carries a maximum of five […]
Though most history classes that address the Constitution of the United States don’t take place until the high school level, students at Carpenter Elementary School got a sneak peek on Sept. 15. Students in the older grades at the school participated in Constitution Day, prior to holding their own school elections. Ken Mogill, a Lake […]
Participants in this year’s Lake Orion High School Homecoming Parade are sure to get a ‘hero’s? welcome when they march through downtown Lake Orion on Oct. 6. That’s because this year’s ‘Superheroes? theme is sure to please parade goers of all ages. But the parade, scheduled for 4:30 p.m., or roughly two-and-a-half hours before the […]
After a handful of budgeting sessions, the Orion Township Board of Trustees still could not approve its 2007 budget at the Sept. 18 meeting. The board set 2006 millage rates, the subject of a brief public hearing that took place during the regularly scheduled meeting. However, they voted 4-3 against approving the proposed budget. ‘The […]
Two Orion Township fires caused different levels of damage last week, but fortunately no one was hurt in either fire, according to Orion Fire Department Marshal Bob Smith The first fire, which occurred after 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 21, on Waldon Road, was started by an exterior plug outlet. The fire resulted in minor damage […]
For the West Bloomfield football program, spotting Lake Orion an early lead was one of the ‘Wurst? things they could do. But the Dragons? first touchdown was just a sign of Moore things to come. Receivers David Wurst and Cole Moore each caught two touchdown passes as LO raced out to a 28-0 lead and […]
Sixty-seven people turned out to give their thoughts on M-24 traffic flow, and hear from those in charge of an ongoing access management study, during a presentation by the Michigan Department of Transportation at Orion Township Hall last week. The public hearing took place on Sept. 21, and included MDOT officials, as well as project […]
Studying–It’s a word that most students would like to never hear again. Unfortunately, it’s a necessary evil in order to do things like graduate from high school and college, and get that dream job. But studying, and studying successfully, are two noticeably different things, and can sometimes mean the difference between getting an A+ or […]
With Michigan’s gubernatorial election less than two months away, candidates Jennifer Granholm, the incumbent Democrat, and Republican challenger Dick DeVos have kicked their campaign into high gear. The DeVos campaign made a stop in Orion Township last week, when he was the featured speaker at the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce Luncheon on Sept. 12 […]