He was arrested on Nov. 2, 2003 and now Ontario, Canada resident Steven John Waterman has finally been sentenced to prison for arranging to engage in sexual acts with a 14-year-old Orion Township boy he propositioned over the Internet. Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Detective Jeff Hamm of the Computer Crimes Unit said the case began […]
Connecting the Polly Ann and Paint Creek Trails will not be an easy task, but it’s one the Polly Ann Trail Commission has decided to accept. During a press conference on Feb. 12, the Polly Ann Trail Commission and Trail Manager Amy Murray announced three different options for connecting the two systems. The three options […]
Daniel Pasternak, 40, didn’t have a good time on Valentine’s Day. He was arrested by Lake Orion Police officers and charged with two counts of felonious assault at his arraignment on Feb. 16. The alleged assaults took place at a residence on West Flint after a 911 call to dispatch around 12:30 a.m. According to […]
The Orion Township Fire Department and Rescue, along with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, responded to a call of a man with liquid chlorine on his face on Bluebird Hill Feb. 16. According to an OCSD report, a 32-year-old Mockingbird Drive man, who works as a maintenance man at the Orion Estates Mobile Home Park […]
A man who just wanted to drive to work in a warm vehicle got a surprise on Feb. 16 after a man drove off with his truck. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to the call of a stolen vehicle on Flintridge, after a 24-year-old man had gone outside to start his 2001 Chevrolet Silverado […]
For several months now, this area has experienced a rash of counterfeit $10s and $20s showing up at area businesses. According to Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh, the $20s are the new version that came out late last year. ‘With the easy access to high quality printers and computers, even the best defenses are […]
Voters will be asked to improve a fire operating millage renewal and increase on the Aug. 4 primary election ballot. Successful approval of the renewal and increase would return the fire operating millage to a full one mill. Orion Township’s Fire Department’s current millage is .9862 of one mill. The renewal and increase would be […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees has agreed to sign a revised North Oakland County Mutual Aid Interlocal Agreement, for the use of Hazardous Materials Response Units and equipment. Trustees originally approved participation in the agreement in July 2003, and approved the revised agreement at their Feb. 17 meeting. The revisions came from fire chiefs […]
Employees at Orion Township Hall have asked the board of trustees to allow them to donate some of their accrued sick/personal time to a fellow employee. Wendy Stiller is employed in the Public Works Department, and her husband was recently hospitalized and will be there for several weeks. Employees wanted to donate their time so […]
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency is distributing free food, through the Emergency Food Assistance Program, on March 10, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the CERC building. All people who are income eligible and not registered may do so at the site by bringing social security cards, household income information and photo ID. For income eligibility requirements […]