A 24-year-old Orion man died soon after falling off his bicycle and sustaining severe head injuries on Candlewick Drive on June 25. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Nicholas Aaron Cooksey was riding eastbound on Candlewick, when the accident occurred at about 7 p.m. A witness saw Cooksey raise his front wheel off the […]
Orion Township Assessor John Attwell has submitted a 14-page report to the Orion Township Board, regarding property tax exemptions. The report, requested by the board in May, was submitted at the June 19 meeting. It included three pages of responses to questions asked by Clerk Jill Bastian, regarding the various roles people and groups play […]
Campers at the Orion Art Center’s Theatre Arts Camp performed ‘Hollywood Mansion Mystery? on June 23, a play scripted by them during the week-long camp. The play starred all 16 of the campers, who also created their own props and set. The play was directed by Susan Berg, while Dorothy Sedlock served as arts director […]
Since the skin is the body’s largest organ, it’s not surprising that skin cancer is the most common cancer of all. Although melanoma is certainly not the most common type of skin cancer, it’s easily the most deadly. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), it accounts for only about four percent of skin cancer […]
Slowly but surely, it appears a forensic audit regading the investments policy for Orion Township will eventually take place. The Orion Township Board of Trustees has agreed on a request for proposals (RFP), and a subsequent time to meet and answer questions for possible bidders. But, like many things in the now year- and-a-half long […]
Oxford residents voiced their concerns at last Tuesday’s Village planning commission meeting regarding new requests made by the builder of the Centennial Commerce Center (formerly Pat’s Place) in downtown Oxford. John Gjokaj, from developer Promark Properties in Orion, is requesting adding a basement under a portion of the 14,000 sq. ft., two-story building, which would […]
By Casey Curtis Leader Staff Writer If you weren’t in Oxford this weekend’what were you thinking? Thousands of music lovers, young and old, flocked to Centennial and Scripter parks for Oxford’s Second Annual Hot Blues and BBQ Festival. The weekend of music kicked off on Friday night in Centennial Park featuring Zydeco music from Fatboy […]
For years, fans of the Lake Orion football squad have considered their program to be among the state’s best. Now the results on the field back them up. The Dragons steamrolled Dearborn Fordson, 38-0, Saturday night at Troy Athens to advance to Ford Field, where they will take on Rockford next Saturday at 1 p.m. […]
Power lines above a garage kept firefighters at bay, and left a road blocked off deep into the night on June 15. According to Orion Fire Department Chief Jeff Key, firefighters first arrived at the scene of a garage fire at 539 Joslyn Road, just west of Heights Road, around 3:30 p.m. ‘It appears to […]
Every year, Scripps Middle School finds a family to ‘adopt? for the holidays. The requests of the students they seek to help typically involve some type of trendy technology. This year, however, they got a new one: Dental work. The school raised around $1,500 to help one of their own, a Scripps eighth- grader, who […]