LO Police Log

Counterfeit cash Police are investigating an upcropping of counterfeit $20 bills in Lake Orion. The most recent report of a counterfeit bill came from a business on N. Park Boulevard, according to reports. Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh says the bills are very realistic and have the ‘feel? of legitimate currency. Each bill has […]

Fire Calls

Monday, February 1, station #3 investigated strong odors of natural gas in a Brown Road business’s break room. Station #3 responded to a ‘vehicle v. tree? accident on Baldwin Road, north of Brown. Tuesday, February 2, station # 1 responded to a personal injury accident at Clarkston Road and Sherry. Station #1 responded to a […]

Brains and brawn: a deadly combination

Twelve of Lake Orion’s finest athletes will scatter to universities and colleges across the Midwest this fall. Reed Losee, Derek Schrauben, Julianne Boyle, Hailey Redd, Jessica LaBond, Alyssa Mason, Ben Walker, Kane Hayes, John Hill, Pat Fehlberg, Andy Mosier and Collin McGran signed Letters of Intent, binding them to play for universities as far away […]

Thousands flock to job fair

With temperatures hovering in the mid 20s, thousands of bundled up residents waited an hour ? or more ? to get inside a job fair held in Orion Township’s UAW hall. Nearly 25 companies awaited 2,000 hopefuls at the fair, put on by UAW Local 5960, Orion Area Chamber of Commerce, Orion Township and Hired […]

Two more years of construction?

A construction project slated for completion in one phase over one year may now be pushed into two phase to be completed in 2012. Terry Winter, a partner in Orion Pointe LLC, approached the village council during the public comment portion of their Jan. 25 meeting, asking to change Orion Pointe’s planned unit development (PUD). […]

Downtown authority hits Main Street home run

Last year, the Downtown Development Authority’s effort at National Main Street accreditation was a ‘swing and a miss.? This year, it hit a homerun, earning approval in all 10 criterion, accreditation and praise from Main Street evaluators. Main Street is a national program focused on revitalizing historic communities. Lake Orion’s DDA participates in conjunction with […]

Icers on a cold streak

The Dragon hockey team headed to Farmington Hills, Jan. 20, tying 3-3 in league play, but lost 4-3 in overtime. In an away game, Saturday, Jan. 23, the team suffering a serious loss to Rochester United, 9-1. Dragons returned home to play Farmington Hills, Jan. 28. Though the game was closer than against Rochester, the […]

Sex slave suspects to stand trial

Leon Jeffrey Setty, 54, and Frank Brian Bennett, 47, both longtime residents of Lake Orion, will stand trial for multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct. The pair were arraigned Nov. 11, 2009 after they allegedly beat and raped a 52-year-old Orion Township woman held captive in their home for nearly two months. Preliminary examinations, heard […]

What a bunch of turkeys

Casey VanDerGraaf says he was surprised when he got a call from the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) last fall. Now a freshman at Lake Orion High School, VanDerGraaf had submitted a turkey hunting patch design for extra credit in science class nearly a year ago, and then promptly forgot about it. But NWTF hadn’t […]

Lady Dragons shoot to improve 2-4 league record

With nine games left in the regular season, girls? basketball Head Coach Steve Roberts says his team is looking to turn their record around. Lady Dragons have an 8-4 overall record, but are at a meager 2-4 record in Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red play, as of Jan. 25. ‘As with any team, you always […]

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