During these past two months the state of Minnesota has been hit hard with severe weather, forcing schools to shut their doors or modify their hours. Many people wonder what extensive planning and decision...
Following the midterm election this past November, Minnesota’s new and re-elected officials have officially begun their terms. With many debated topics on the ballot, Minnesotans will be looking to their...
Charli D’Amelio had an amazing season on the show. D’Amelio finished at the top of the scoreboard every week with the combination of her high judge scores and votes from the viewers. The top of the...
In what has been the largest demonstration in China since the 1989 Tiananmen protests, protesters have taken to the streets in response to their government's “zero-Covid” policy. The Chinese government's...
The Canadian Pacific Railway keeps the train tracks of the upper Midwest and Canada fun during the holiday season! The CP Holiday Train is a fun and festive family activity.
The Holiday Train is now...
Challenging is a word that best describes distance learning across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. For a period of about a year, the Orono School District went back and forth between having schooling...
This past year, as prices have been rising in grocery stores, gas stations and car dealerships, consumers are forced to accept the climbing prices. Global issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war...
Take a step back in time this fall to 1930s Austria with “The Sound of Music,” performed by the Orono High School Drama Department. It is a timeless, well-known musical, and the movie ranks 27th for...
In a public statement on July 24, 2022, Janet Yellen released a statement with the White House in which she insisted that the United States is not in a recession, even though the economy has seen two quarters...
Halloween is already an exciting time, and at Orono, students are giving out more than just candy. On Monday, Oct. 24, the WE Scare Hunger Food Drive began.
WE Scare Hunger is a food drive that Orono...
On Sept. 5, 2022, Liz Truss won the Conservative party leadership contest following the resignation of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
As a result of the on-going pandemic, a crumbling healthcare service,...
Early History
The story of Orono began in 1858, the same year Minnesota became a state, when the area was surveyed along with the rest of western Hennepin County. What is now Orono was split between the...
