On the evening of July 6, a complainant on S. Broadway called LOPD to notify them of two men shouting profanities in the area of the Rustic Cabins. The brief investigation would lead to the arrest of Kandy Jones of Pontiac for a third offense of operating while intoxicated. Officers were dispatched to the location […]
Rest assured fans of Leo’s Coney Island – the restaurant is not being torn down. Rather, because of the high demand shown by Orion residents, Leo’s owners are redesigning the building, giving it a new facade, interior and around 1,000 extra square footage. Bob Zafarana, the man in charge of overseeing the renovations said Stassinopoulos’s, […]
The Lake Orion fireworks show may have been slain initially by Mother Nature, but it returned better and bigger. While the crowd was a good deal smaller and sparser, an impressive number of attendees made the repeat trek to Green’s Park to see the pyrotechnics. Photo by Gabriel Ouzounian
Oxford resident Patricia Osborn was arraigned on charges of breaking and entering on July 11. Osborn, 46, is charged with stealing from an E. Jackson Street home with the knowledge the homeowner was absent. In the afternoon of June 24, the Lake Orion Police Department’s Ordinance Officer Tim Reetz contacted officer Todd Stanfield to notify […]
The debate over the legitimacy of an Eagle Valley expansion has again been called into question. Since it came out in public this past May that the township signed off on allowing the landfill to expand, area residents have been concernd the appoval was rushed and reeks of something other than above the board politics. […]
July is over half way done and the thought of school is looming in many a students mind. Yet alongside scholastic endeavors comes the return of school sports and Lake Orion High School is beginning their seasons even fresher with the introduction of four new coaches. Starting with Boys? Varsity Basketball, Freshman Coach Tom Risi […]
As of Monday’s Village Council meeting, the 51 N. Brewing Company has jumped its first hurdle on the path to opening. The motion to allow the company’s owner to seek a brewer’s license, wine-makers license and entertainment license was previously denied to owner Don Eindhart at the meeting on June 27. One reason for the […]
Law enforcement officials in the Lake Orion area are cracking down on breaking and enterings — even being alert to stop possible wrong doings before they happen. According to reports this week, Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a Lapeer Road gas station after the business? alarm triggered. Upon arrival, deputies saw the glass […]
Conklin Drive was the site of a fiery scene the evening of July 20, when a vacant home in the 700 block caught fire. A neighbor reported the fire. Authorities arrived at 6:21 p.m., to find smoke pouring out the home, but no flames could be seen. The fire was contained mainly to the lower […]
Following a very successful season, Pat Cherry has retired from his post as head of the Lake Orion High School Varsity Hockey Team. The vacant spot did not remain open long. Nick Field, former JV Hockey Coach, has taken the reigns, ice-Dragons, bringing with him his coaching staff. He found out about the vacancy in […]