Orion Township has agreed to pay the Village of Lake Orion 10 percent of whatever the township ends up spending to clean up debris left from the ice storm a month ago. The village will be doing its own clean-up using the Village of Lake Orion Department of Public Works, which also acts as the […]
Voters in Orion Township, Lake Orion and Oakland Township will go to the polls on May 13 to vote for the candidates they would like to see in a special election to elect a new county commissioner for the third district. Voters will choose between five Republican and four Democratic candidates in the primary election: […]
The inaugural class of the Lake Orion First Baptist School will soon be winding down their first year in the church’s new education building. The church constructed the building, added on to the already existing one, on Scripps Road. Former Kenya missionary Daniel Huffstutler was recruited from the Chicago area to serve as church administrator, […]
She said she might like to become a teacher or an engineer, but for now Lake Orion High School freshman Nicole Fortin’s field of expertise is office programs. Fortin, a member of LOHS’ newly-formed Business Professionals of America Club, placed second in the regional on Jan. 10 at Baker College in Flint, and seventh in […]
There’s a chance that residents could enjoy Green’s Park on Lake Orion in the village year-round rather than just during the summer months. The Lake Orion Village Council was asked to establish hours and fees for the park, which the village parks and recreation committee recommended having open from the Friday before Memorial Day (May […]
Parking at Civic Center Park should about double once an improvement project underway there is complete. The Orion Township Board of Trustees on May 19 authorized parks and recreation director Rock Blanchard to accept a bid from Oakland Excavating to begin phases I and II of a larger project at the park, located on Joslyn […]
Orion Township hopes to finish picking up ice storm debris from curbsides by this Saturday, according to Orion Township Buildings and Grounds Director Reenae Tulip. Tulip presented a report on the status of the clean-up to the Orion Township trustees on May 19, saying that if the two companies hired by the township worked through […]
There’s a new bug in town, and this one means business. Michigan State University Extension Program Coordinator for Oakland County Martha Ferguson said it is “entirely possible” that Emerald Ash Borers could wipe out the entire population of ash trees in the county within the next three years. The Michigan State University Extension Program is […]
A 6-2 loss to Farmington Hills Harrison on May 16 made the week bittersweet for the Lake Orion High School Varsity Baseball Team as they went 2-1 in play from May 12-16. On May 13 the Dragons blew by Rochester Adams 11-2, with Jim Couretas as the winning pitcher for Lake Orion. Couretas pitched five […]
After a tough start to the week with a loss to Troy High School on May 13, the Lake Orion High School Varsity Girls Soccer Team was able to bounce back with a shutout over Rochester Adams on May 15. Playing at Lake Orion High School against Troy, the Dragons lost 5-0. Lindsay Luch guarded […]