After estimated spending at over $400,000 to improve the road at Civic Center Park, Orion Township will spend another $39,000 to cap off the parking lot and roadway with a final coat of asphalt, in the event the final phases of the project are not completed in the near future. Trustees wrestled with the issue […]
The Lake Orion High School Dragon Marching Band is making it third straight appearance at the Michigan Competing Band Association state finals on Nov. 1. The band qualified by finishing in first place at the Durand Invitational on Oct. 25. Performing selections from Igor Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite,” the Dragon Marching Band received best marching, music […]
After suffering two consecutive defeats, the Lake Orion High School Varsity Football Team returned to form on Oct. 24, just in time for playoff action to begin, as they defeated the Clarkston Wolves, 21-7. The win earned the Dragons a share of second place in OAA Division I with the Wolves and the Highlanders of […]
A winning regular season is swiftly turning into a winning post-season for the Lake Orion High School Varsity Boys Soccer Team. The Dragons swept the Division I Districts, winning the championship game on Oct. 24. The team began district play against Pontiac Northern on Oct. 20, winning that game in an 11-0 shutout. Billy Weaver […]
It was a bittersweet week for the Lake Orion High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team as they recently split wins with Rochester Adams and Troy. Against Adams on Oct. 21, Lake Orion fell 60-46 to the Highlanders at Rochester. Lake Orion’s Chelsea Richards was the team’s high scorer with 12, while teammate Lindsey Randazzo pitched […]
During an emergency situation having instant access to the most reliable, up-to-date information available can mean the difference between life and death. In an effort to ensure Oxford Township and Village residents are adequately informed during any and all emergencies, officials created the “Oxford Emergency Information Hotline.” Township Supervisor Bill Dunn explained that in the […]
He authored the Declaration of Independence, served as the third president of the United States and presided over the Louisiana Purchase. So what’s next for famed Founding Father Thomas Jefferson? A little speaking engagement in Oxford, Michigan. Jefferson – as portrayed by historical re-enactor Daniel David, 45, of Dearborn Heights – is scheduled to speak […]
Tuesday, October 21 Suspicious circumstance on Woodleigh Way turned out to be a 14-year-old trying to steal a pack of cigarettes from a neighbor’s garage. Domestic assault between a mother and daughter on Aquaview Rd. A resident on Mechanic St. reported some malicious mischief when he found that an unknown individual was continually removing the […]