Capt. Brandon Thomsen received the Fireman of the Year Award from the Orion Community Fire Protection District at its annual party in Orion.
This week the Orion Gazette features Jim Kessinger as the Public Safety Person of the Week.
Cambridge American Legion Post 417 honored Josh Verscheure as the Henry County Sheriff's Deputy of the Year.
More and more often, vandals are causing damage to Orion’s Central and Love parks. But village officials are fighting back. One trustee and the park superintendent have repaired a damaged bench and returned it to Love Park.
The Henry County Board has approved a county budget that avoids layoffs in the sheriff’s office.
The Orion fire station may be expanded in the spring, with enough additional room to host receptions and other community events. What do Orion officials think?
On Tuesday, Oct. 11, during National Fire Prevention Week, firefighters helped second graders aim fire hoses at a tree on the playground east of C.R. Hanna Elementary School, Orion.
Traffic on I-74 and IL 82 through Andover and Lynn Center has returned to normal, the Henry County Sheriff's Department reports.
Drivers are asked to avoid using I-74 or IL 81 through the Andover and Lynn Center area this morning, Friday, Oct. 14, according to a press release from the Henry County Sheriff's Department. Motorists should use Route 150, Osco Road, Route 6 or Route 17 to go through the area, the press release said.
The Orion Fire Protection District is planning to expand the fire station.
As the village prepares for the most important of the year, Orion Fall Festival, vandals again damaged the historic band shell that is the heart of the festival, according to Village Trustee Steve Newman. “The Board of Trustees wants Orion residents to know these acts will not be tolerated,” Newman said. “Planning has already begun to find a reasonable solution to ensure this never happens again.”
A K-9 unit might be in the works for the Henry County Sheriff’s Department.
Sheriff Jim Padilla spoke to the Henry County Board on Tuesday, June 14, about the possibility of obtaining a dog.
Orion trustees have voted 4-2 to continue having the Henry County Sheriff’s Department provide police coverage here. Trustees Roger Peterson, Robert “Deano” O’Leary, Steve Newman and Mel Drucker voted in favor of a motion to continue the contract with the county. Voting against the motion were Dale Stiles and Jamie Lawson.
The George Mille Saw Mill caught fire early Thursday morning, June 30, in rural Galva. Fire departments on the scene included Cambridge, Galva, Osco and Andover, Bishop Hill, Kewanee and Atkinson.
Vandals damaging restrooms and the bandshell in Central Park will be prosecuted, Orion village president Jim Cooper said at the village board meeting on Monday, June 6.
Orion trustees are considering a proposal to establish a police department. Trustee Dale Stiles has proposed hiring a police chief and a full-time officer to cover two shifts. Part-time officers would fill some shifts, providing the same coverage Orion now has. His proposal would cost about $41,000 less than the village pays the Henry County Sheriff’s Department for three full-time officers.
ORION—A winter storm hit Orion Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 1 and 2. The 17-1/2-inch snow was accompanied by high winds, which created blizzard warnings from noon on Tuesday through noon on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Orion schools had snow days from Tuesday through Thursday, the first snow days of 2010-11.
CAMBRIDGE—With a handshake from county clerk Barb Link, Jim Findley of Kewanee took his place on the Henry County Board Tuesday, Jan. 11. Sheriff Jim Padilla introduced his staff.
ORION—Orion firefighters and ambulance crews were toned out at 4:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, for a basement fire in the Mike and Dottie Woerhle home on Hillcrest Road, rural Orion.
