Fifteen members of the Oxford Youth Wrestling Club participated in the Mid-Michigan Wrestling Association’s state finals held March 12 at Oxford High School. About 759 young grapplers from approximately 80 teams around the state participated in the finals. Of the 15 wrestlers from Oxford, six earned places in their age various groups and weight classes. […]
A lot happens in the village of Clarkston, but rarely do events capture the attention of a nationwide audience. So I experienced mild surprise when I took a call in late January from Debbie Denton, advertising sales representative for The Clarkston News, saying that a camera crew from MTV had arrived at Lorenzo’s Italian Cuisine […]
Normally I prefer to not have everything spelled out for me. Audiences do not need to be walked through every detail of a story and an overabundence of exposition can be insulting. However, the reverse can be equally disheartening, and such was the case with CVP’s lastest production of Arthur Miller’s ‘Broken Glass.? Despite some […]
A 37-year-old Orion man has been charged, after the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department discovered 15 unregistered handguns and other weapons in the man’s Barrington Circle home. Acting on a tip, OCSD detectives from the Orion Substation, working with members of the Fugitive Apprehension Team and Special Response Team, excecuted a search warrant on the man’s […]
For most high school students, memories of being on a team or in a club will be little more than just memories once they hit college or get a job in the real world. However, one team at Lake Orion High School has completely bucked that trend in recent years. The FIRST Robotics Team 302, […]
Orion Township residents came out in force to talk about the proposed Master Plan update for the M-24 corridor. The public hearing was held by the Township Planning Commission on Mar. 1. Township Zoning/Planning Administrator Beth McGuire said the hearing was one of the largest she has seen in her time with the township. McGuire […]
A one-vehicle crash in Oakland Township left a 26-year-old Oakland Township man in critical condition. The crash took place on the morning of March 2 on Stoney Creek Road, just east of Harmon Road. Due to the severity of the crash and the seriousness of the injury involved, the Oakland County Crash Reconstruction Unit was […]
A pair of top-five finishes at the state competition capped a strong season on the slopes for Lake Orion. The girls team maintained their place among the state’s elite programs, finishing in fourth place for the second year in a row. Led by a strong day from senior James Hubbard, the boys team moved back […]
The big showdown for the OAA III league title never materialized. In fact, when the final buzzer sounded at Oak Park March 3, Lake Orion had won the league by a whopping three games. The team then carried that momentum over into district play, which began this week at LOHS with yet another Dragon win. […]
The competitive cheerleading team at Lake Orion High School is heading back to the state finals. LO and Rochester were the two teams to advance from the Region 3A competition held at LOHS on March 4. The team last went to the state finals in 2003, but a restructuring of the regionals after that season […]