As always Celebrate Oxford was a swell party for residents and visitors alike, but in the end, it resulted in a loss of $5,719 for the Downtown Development Authority (DDA). That’s according to the final report submitted last week to the DDA board. ‘I feel confident that we will be able to raise the necessary […]
Folks always hear a lot about the importance of giving blood or becoming an organ donor, but they rarely hear about the need for bone marrow donors. Darrell Anhel, a 2002 graduate of Oxford High School, knows about the need first-hand as he’s been called upon to donate twice in the last five years. ‘I […]
There’s nothing like those feelings of unadulterated freedom and pure joy that a child receives when running for fun. Clear Lake’s PTO tapped into that wonderful spirit last week as it conducted its annual Fun Run on Friday, Sept. 21. The kids ran lap after lap in the parking lot to earn money to make […]
Many rode bicycles. Others walked. Many came because they knew Shane Hrischuk or his family. Others because they wanted to help raise awareness and save lives. But it really doesn’t matter how they chose to participate or what motivated them to come. What matters is more than 500 people, both youth and adults, took part […]
Thank you. Those are two words that not many Vietnam veterans heard when they returned home in the 1960s and 1970s after fighting a long, costly and controversial war. But those were the words Oxford resident Norm Linto, who spent a year serving in Vietnam, repeated over and over again to the management and employees […]
There’s absolutely no reason to panic or stop drinking the water, but some coliform bacteria was detected earlier this month at two local businesses hooked up to the Oxford Township municipal water system. The reason it’s news is because the Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office (WRCO) is legally required to notify all of the […]
Thursday, Sept. 13 marked the beginning of the end of an era as it was announced that one of the oldest businesses in Oxford is in the process of being sold. Shortly after 4 p.m., it was revealed that the 128-year-old Oxford Bank has entered into a ‘definitive agreement? under which it will be acquired […]
Should police officers and firefighters who live and work in the same community be exempt from paying all property taxes? Michigan State Rep. Kurt Heise (R-Plymouth) believes they should. That’s why he introduced House Bill 5853, a one paragraph piece of legislation that would do just that. ‘The idea is that you’re given the exemption […]
It appears Oxford Township won’t be enacting a dog control ordinance after all. Last week, the township board decided to take no action regarding two proposed ordinances designed to regulate canine behavior. One dealt exclusively with dogs creating a nuisance or disturbing the peace through noises ? such as barking, yelping or howling ? that […]
Those wishing to shoot off consumer-grade fireworks in Oxford Township will have only 30 days to do so from now on as officials last week voted 5-0 to ban them for the other 335 days a year. The ordinance ? which will take effect immediately when published as a public notice in this newspaper on […]