Voters headed to the polls on Nov. 7 will determine a number of races in the area. District 3 Oakland County Commissioner, 46th District State Representative, U.S. Congress Representatives for the 8th and 9th Districts and the seat for 12th District State Senate are all up for grabs. In the race for District 3 Oakland […]
Lake Orion’s performance of ‘Facing Rage? was good enough for third place at Ford Field last Saturday, giving the marching band its best-ever finish at the Michigan Competing Band Association’s state championships. The band competed in flight I, against the state’s top ten bands in that flight. The LOHS score of 82.60 was over three […]
Oakland County Parks and the Orion Oaks Dog Park Friends are rounding up volunteers to help remove invasive Oriental bittersweet from Orion Oaks Dog Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 5. ‘We are kicking off a long-term series to combat bittersweet within the park,? said Brittany Bird, GIS tech and natural resources […]
City of the Village of Clarkston Manager Carol Eberhardt says she is done with The Clarkston News. Eberhardt’s email, in part, states: ?…I have stopped reading the paper…Several people called, as well as stopped in the office voicing concern about his (Cory Johnston’s) mental state after his last letter. In my opinion he has crossed […]
A leaky 12-inch water main on White Lake Road near Andersonville Road will cost Independence Township more than $35,000. First reported on Jan. 8, the Independence Township Department of Public Works had to call a contractor to repair the leaking main because it required larger equipment than the department had. DPW Director Linda Richardson said […]
The Lake Orion football squad did its best impression of their cross country counterparts last Friday night, running up and down the Dragon Stadium field en route to a 40-0 first round playoff win over Waterford Mott. Mott had no answer for the Dragon ground game, giving up over 300 total rushing yards to Lake […]
The Lake Orion Girls Basketball team have prided themselves on their good passing attack all year long. Unfortunately for the Dragons, they started passing around the flu bug last week, and their Oakland Activities Association Division III title hopes took a big hit in the process. Playing without starter and leading scorer Bethany Watterworth, the […]
Independence Township Board of Trustees approved almost doubling sewer rates for local mobile homes residents. The Clintonvilla Mobile Home Park rate increase will be applied to 180 units of both single and double wide homes. In Independence Woods, the new rate will affect double wide units only. Township Treasurer Paul Brown said there are many […]
Over 60 portraits by artists from across the state were featured in the Orion Art Center’s Michigan Portrait Show. But only one work had what it takes to be the people’s choice. Don Oakley, of Oxford, who earned an honorable mention for ‘Crunch Time,? a small oil painting on linen, was also awarded the ‘People’s […]
Each November for the past 16 years, Caruso Chiropractic has held a food drive in celebration of its November 26th anniversary date. The annual canned food drive benefits Orion/Oxford FISH and this year’s food drive will be held from Nov. 6-11. The food drive is intended to not only benefit the individuals that FISH assists, […]