Rescued driver from lake ends up in county jail

An unplanned swim in Lake Orion could have been deadly for Leslie Stone, 34. But instead, the Lake Orion resident is currently in Oakland County Jail, charged with two felonies. A Lake Orion police officer made a routine traffic stop on Stone on May 5 near the Moon Gate restaurant on South Broadway. According to […]

Woman arrested in delivery van theft

Thanks to an alert neighbor, a Lake Orion woman is in jail for stealing a delivery van from the Lake Orion Nursing Center on Flint Street on May 21. Siobhan Kelly, 22, was arrested in the Bunny Run area after a man reported a suspicious vehicle. She was charged with auto theft at her arraignment […]

Volunteers install Oakland playground

On a sunny Saturday, May 3, over 40 volunteers, including many from Oak Arbor Church as well as a Canadian resident, participated in the installation of Bear Creek Nature Park’s new playground. Once open, the custom-designed playground, created by Landscape Structures, will offer a variety of play options, including multiple slides, swings, rockers, a see […]

Radar equipment damaged

The power supply on a Smart Cart radar trailer was vandalized on May 22. At the time it was parked on Elizabeth Street near the Ehman Center. The equipment flashes the speed of oncoming vehicles. ‘We leased it for testing purposes,? Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh said. ‘We wanted to see if it would […]

Fire works hit boat

An investigation is continuing in an incident on Algene where a pontoon boat was damaged by fireworks. The Lake Orion Police Department responded on May 19, 9:30 p.m. to a call from someone complaining that extremely loud and powerful fireworks were being thrown into the lake. According to the police report, one of the pontoons […]

King of Kings moving on with church expansion

Despite troubling times for King of Kings Lutheran Church, with their pastor Luther Wright battling liver cancer, the church is moving forward with a planned expansion. Property trustee Jim Foss said the church has been planning to expand its 1715 S. Lapeer location for years, but put it off after Wright became ill. “Our original […]

Miller chloride hearing set for assessment roll

Anyone wishing to address the Orion Township Board of Trustees regarding a special assessment roll for chloriding Miller Road may do so at township hall on June 16. The public hearing will be held at 8 p.m. The board authorized preparation of the roll at a previous meeting. Miller will be chlorided from Conklin to […]

Reappointment to safety path committee

Barbara Shea Pote has been reappointed to a vacant term on the Orion Township Safety Path Advisory Committee, with the term expiring April 30, 2004. Pote’s term expired on April 30, 2003, and she submitted a letter of interest in serving another one-year term. The committee consists of nine positions, with two expiring in 2004 […]

Allowing use of park for Art, Autos and Architecture

The Orion Township Board of Trustees has agreed to allow Friendship Park to be used for artists’ campers and vehicles during the Art, Autos and Architecture event being held at the Scripps Mansion on July 26-27. Trustees said the park, at Clarkston and Baldwin Roads, could be used provided that all of the units housed […]

Fire department getting vehicle from Oxford

The Orion Township Fire Department will purchase a used rescue unit from the Oxford Fire Department, who recently purchased two new units. The used unit is a 1995 Ford/Horton, in excellent condition according to fire chief Jeff Key, and has less than 20,000 miles on it. The vehicle was appraised at and was authorized to […]