Looking for the owner of a 1998 class ring

The owner of a 1998 Oxford High School ladies? class ring is being sought. ‘It was found at the Goodwill (store) in Flint,? said OHS secretary Karen Balsley. ‘It was found in the pocket of some clothing that was donated. I think it might have been in a coat or a sweater or something like […]

Eleven Beautification Award winners announced

The Village of Oxford is such a visually-appealing community because so many property owners take pride in the places in which they live and do business. It’s the property owners who wield paint brushes, plant flowers and spend countless hours manicuring their lawns to perfection that keep the village looking like a center spread straight […]

Smiles of the Week

Oxford Superintendent Dr. William Skilling (center) visited American Legion Post 108 on Sunday morning to present the local veterans group with a framed collage of color photographs snapped during the dedication of the new flagpole at Oxford’s football stadium on Aug. 26, 2011. The pole was dedicated to ‘all the men and women from Oxford, […]

Rat sightings

No one’s saying there’s an infestation or anything like that, but rats are being sighted in the Village of Oxford and Ordinance Officer Dan Durham would like the public’s help to find out where they are, what’s bringing them here and stop them from spreading. ‘If they believe they have a rat issue, they can […]

Addison Twp. mourns loss of its treasurer

A head for numbers and a wicked sense of humor. That’s how many folks will remember Addison Township Treasurer Dan Alberty, who passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 after a long and valiant battle with cancer He was 68 years old. ‘You could ask him math questions and he’d have the answer within seconds,? […]

Oxford Bank to be sold to Level One for $3.47M

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 […]

Coby was a true friend, fisherman

A member of Oxford High School’s Class of 2009 who was full of life and rich with friends unfortunately died by suicide Aug. 29. Coby Etherton, 21, passed away as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, according to Oakland County Sheriff’s Lt. Dan Toth, commander of the Orion Township substation. The […]

Kingsbury celebrates its 60th ‘first day of school’

For most schools around Michigan, Sept. 4 was simply the start of another school year. But for Kingsbury Country Day School in Addison Township, the date was actually a milestone. It marked the beginning of the institution’s 60th year of educational excellence and independence from the public system. ‘It’s kind of a unique place to […]

Drunken restaurant patron allegedly punches deputy

There’s only one thing that can land a person in jail quicker than drinking and driving ? drinking and punching a cop. Anthony Paul Ruiz, 27, of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania is accused of doing just that to an Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy who was passing through downtown Oxford on the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 31. […]