A 36-year-old Macomb County man being pulled in a tube was run over by a pontoon boat on Lake Orion on July 2. The accident occurred about 2:45 p.m., according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Marine Division. The man was riding in a tube that was being pulled by a speedboat, and accidentally fell […]
A 25-year-old Clarkston man is in critical condition, paralyzed from the neck down, after he dove off a boat and into a sand bar in about three feet of water on Lake Orion on June 27. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Marine Division said the incident occurred at about 4 a.m., and that alcohol was […]
Dave Hicks and his family are enjoying new siding and a new porch on their Lake Orion home, and they said it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of Michigan’s lead abatement program. Hicks, an Oxford native, said he first learned about the program, which has been around since 1996, from a co-worker in […]
Although he first started running ‘under the cover of darkness’as a bid to get back in shape, former Lake Orion resident Tom Thornton never imagined that just three years later he would be competing in ‘ultra- marathons.? An ultra-marathon is any race over the standard 26.2 mile marathon distance. Thornton, who recently relocated to the […]
It’s only been several weeks since Neil Medchill graduated from Lake Orion High School, but he’s already well on his way to achieving his dream of playing Major League baseball. Medchill, an Oxford resident, was drafted by the L.A. Angels in round 30 of the MLB draft on June 8. The draft began on June […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating what appears to be the suicide of a 19-year-old Oxford woman in Friendship Park, located in Orion Township at the corner of Clarkston and Baldwin Roads. According to an OCSD report, deputies were called to the scene on June 26, after the woman’s parents said they found her […]
Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Lieutenant Bruce Naile, commander of the Orion Township Substation, was recently recognized for 35 years of service with the OCSD. On June 9, Naile was surprised with a special tribute from state representative James Marleau, presented at Orion Township Hall by Thadd Gormas of Marleau’s office. The tribute presentation was kept […]
The Gingellville Community Center and Orion Township will face off in court this year over a property tax dispute. Over a year ago, township assessor John Attwell levied property taxes against the center, located on Waldon Road in Orion Township, who says its a non-profit organization and are exempt from paying those taxes. The two […]
The Orion Township Board has agreed to contribute up to $11,650 to help the Orion Historical Society (OHS) to identify qualifying historic district properties in Lake Orion, and get them approved for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The properties the township board was asked to help with are located in the Village […]
Brandon Township resident Tim Thome drives to Southfield daily for work, but he somehow still always manages to make time to spend with his eight children, and his wife of 20 years, Judy. The Thome family has attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lake Orion for the past five years, and Tim said raising his […]