An 81 year old resident on South Washington Street in Lake Orion was allegedly assaulted by her son in a incident that took place on June 17 at 10:15 p.m. Her son, James Smith, 47, is currently in Oakland County Jail, held on a $75,000 cash bond. Village police were sent to the residence after […]
A man, who was living in the Rustic Cabins on South Broadway, drowned in the waters of Lake Orion on June 12. William ‘Bill? Duffy, 53, was pronounced dead at Pontiac Hospital at 4:27 p.m. The 911 call came into Lake Orion’s Police Dispatch office at 3:35 p.m. According to LO Police Chief Jerry Narsh, […]
It took a jury 45 minutes last week to find Michael Vance guilty of sexually assaulting an eight year girl. The trial was June 7-10 before Judge Fred Mester in Oakland County Circuit Court. Last November, the 36 year old Pewamo man was arrested on seven charges of first degree criminal sexual conduct and three […]
Bits and pieces…. Forgive me if I didn’t pick your fish. For the first time ever, someone thought I would be a good person to judge the Orion Art Center’s annual fish painting contest. It’s my guess OAC couldn’t find any one else to do it. I’ve got plenty of experience judging young writers. For […]
Another one bites the dust…la, la, la. I hope you all will be hearing that old song a lot in the next couple of weeks. I swore at 10 p.m. on Sunday night I wouldn’t stay up to watch all of the Pistons? game. Midnight’s a bad time to go to bed when you have […]
I’m sharing something with you that I read recently. All throughout history men have appeared to have the upper hand in dictating how the world has been run. But in actual fact, it seems it’s been more about compromise with the fairer sex. Women let men think they are the boss and it seems to […]
With more rain expected this week, the rising waters of Lake Orion may cause problems with some lakefront owners. Lake Orion DPW Director John Ranville told village council members at Monday night’s meeting that the village no longer has any control over the lake level due to the record amount of rain experienced in this […]
I remember a time when you could watch all the reality you could ever want on the Discovery or History TV channels. And the shows always had an ending. Now the reality craze has moved to mainstream channels and our lives will never be the same. I remember a time as a stay-at-home mom, when […]
It’s not that Vicki Vanderheyden has a problem with Webber Elementary School, she just wants her cognitive impaired daughter Katie to stay at Stadium Elementary. She protested the move of special needs kids next fall to Webber at a Lake Orion School Board meeting on May 12. She claims the performing arts program at Stadium […]
It’s taken months, but a former Lake Orion School District employee finally received some answers about a proposed career center satellite office in the CERC building. Gloria Smith, who was the district’s career coordinator, made an appearance at a school board meeting in April. She questioned why a Job Link Career Center satellite office still […]