One 10-year-old child was seriously injured in an accident that occurred Sept. 10 at 6:40 p.m. at the Atwater/M-24 intersection in the Village of Lake Orion. A preliminary investigation of the accident backed up traffic on M-24 until after 10 p.m. The accident involved a minivan with two adults and three children inside and a […]
No plane traveling for my friends and I this year over the Labor Day weekend. After missing our flight out of Flint when we flew to Denver last year, we figured we would be better off driving to Tennessee. Of course, who would have thought we would be on the road during the highest gas […]
For the first time ever, voters in the Village of Lake Orion are going to the polls in September. Five candidates are on the Sept. 13 ballot vying to fill four village council seats. Incumbents Bill Siver and John Ranville hope to return for another term. Newcomers seeking a spot on the council are Julie […]
It was a nice day in June when Keith Pascoe and his wife Patty visited Children’s Park in the Village of Lake Orion. While pushing his granddaughter on the swings, Keith was dragged to the ground and knocked unconscious by a mentally ill man who had once lived in a home in the village. Chad […]
Homeowner Donald Ruff recently asked village council members if they have any plans to pave his street, Cass. The council told him they needed to find out if the street was public or private. Lake Orion Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel at the Aug. 22 council meeting indicated Cass should be considered a public road. […]
If Glenn Stokes has his way, area fireworks fans will be seeing all of next year’s holiday show shot off from two barges. Stokes is responsible for the annual Fourth of July firework’s display. He told Lake Orion Village Council members on Aug. 8, he’s trying to get another barge for the event. This year […]
This is what we people who perch on the waters of Lake Orion live for — a hot summer. At least most of us do. I’m sure there are a few lake people who crank up their air conditioning and hide behind their windows watching the boats go by. For me, it’s been a summer […]
My policy on writing letters to the editor won’t allow me to print the following letter on the letters page. The writer didn’t give me his name and a phone number. As a reminder, I’ll print letters using name withheld if requested to do so, but I still have to have a name for possible […]
This is what we people who perch on the waters of Lake Orion live for — a hot summer. At least most of us do. I’m sure there are a few lake people who crank up their air conditioning and hide behind their windows watching the boats go by. For me, it’s been a summer […]
Beware. Village officials are increasing efforts to make sure violations in property maintenance are taken care of. According to Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh, two ordinance officers are on patrol seven days a week. One works 30 hours during the week; the other patrols 10 hours on the weekend. The village is divided into […]