There’s nothing inaccurate about the language on Oxford Township’s Aug. 5 primary ballot, but Clerk Curtis Wright wants to make sure voters understand exactly what they’re being asked to decide. Wright is concerned because the two ballot questions pertaining to the proposed township community center are simply titled, ‘Bond Proposal? and ‘Millage Proposal.? The headings […]
Layla, the three-legged dog featured in last week’s edition, has a home. The 2-year-old Labrador Retriever mix was adopted by the Earles family, of Oxford, following last week’s Wag, Walk & Run, a fund-raiser for the K-9 Stray Rescue League. ‘She is a wonderful dog and we are so glad she joined our family,? wrote […]
To boys, he’s the guy who teaches them how to fish, how to fix things and how to be a man. To girls, he’s the first man they fall in love with and the standard by which all others will be measured. He goes by many names ? dad, pop, papa, father ? but his […]
Clear Lake Elementary’s fifth-graders said goodbye to their school last week with Hawaiian luau. Students donned grass skirts and leis as they ate, danced and played games to celebrate the end of their elementary school careers. Good luck at the middle school, kids!
An iconic symbol of Detroit will become part of a new United States Navy ship bearing the city’s name and it’s all thanks to an Oxford company. CAM Logic will use state-of-the-art 3-D printing technology to create a model of the famous Spirit of Detroit statue for display aboard the USS Detroit (LCS-7), currently being […]
Clear Lake Elementary students took a break from their studies last week to enjoy a schoolwide carnival and some sunshine. There was a petting zoo, face-painting, snow cones, three-legged and sack races and the chance to do some fancy, cowboy-style roping. Let the summer fun begin!
Kingsbury Country Day School in Addison Township held its 58th annual Country Fair Sunday. Games, animals, face-painting and delicious food were all part of the fun as kids, parents and Kingsbury alumni celebrated the coming of summer and the end of another successful school year.
In order to meet the requirements of a new state law forcing school districts to repay borrowed money from the state quicker, Oxford taxpayers will see a 0.9-mill increase in their tax bills. Last week, the Oxford School Board voted 6-0 to increase the debt tax from the current 7 mills to 7.9 mills. Trustee […]
The latest proposal to increase Oxford Village’s water and sewer rates on Oct. 1 will be the subject of a 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 public hearing in the council chambers located at 22 W. Burdick St. Under this proposal, which replaces a previous proposal created by Mike Engels, of the nonprofit Michigan Rural Water […]
In the wake of America’s darkest hour, they served as a beacon of light and helped change the course of a war that would determine the fate of the entire world. Seventy-two years later, a courageous band of warriors, known as the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, was finally honored with a Congressional Gold Medal for the […]