For today’s high school students, World War II is something they learn about in history class. But for Oxford High School’s Class of 1945, the war against the Axis powers fell under the category of current events. On Saturday night, 13 members of that class gathered for an intimate reunion at the Knights of Columbus […]
The U.S. House of Representatives vote last week to get tough with China in terms of its unfair trading practices was met with mixed reactions by some local manufacturers. ‘It’s a tiny step in the right direction,? said Bob Warnke, owner and president of Warnke Tool (3287 Metamora Rd.) in Oxford Township. ‘The penalty for […]
As I stood on the west side of N. Oxford Road Friday waiting to photograph the Homecoming Parade, I witnessed something that really upset me. I saw about 10 or 12 children playing atop a massive pile of rock and dirt. And I saw their parents allowing them to do it. It bothered me for […]
Residents in and around the Lake Villa Mobile Home Community on Lakeville Rd. in Oxford Twp. are being advised by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department to be on the lookout for a man who allegedly chased three young girls on their way to Oxford Middle School Thursday, Oct. 7. The suspect was described as wearing […]
A 25-year-old Addison man accused of violently shaking his 22-month-old stepdaughter to the point where she suffered a traumatic brain injury is in custody after police say he confessed to the crime. David James Short was arraigned Thursday, Sept. 23 in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court on charges of first-degree child abuse (a 15-year felony) […]
A 20-year-old Grosse Pointe Shores man is facing multiple criminal charges for allegedly burglarizing a home in Addison Township. It took three separate shots from Taser stun guns and the powerful jaws of a police dog to finally apprehend the alleged burglar, James William-Ellis Wilson, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. Wilson was arraigned […]
Lakeville Elementary got some experience in the realm of international relations Monday as the school played host to representatives from the Mexican Consulate in Detroit. Consul of Mexico, the Hon. Vicente Sanchez Ventura, visited the school to present students with a ‘special gift? ? a collection of books, dubbed the ‘Bicentennial Library,? encompassing a wide […]
A few alterations were suggested and now Oxford Township’s proposed ordinance to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries is ready for the next step in the approval process. Last week, the township planning commission voted 6-0 to allow the draft ordinance (see highlights on Page 19) to go forward for a public hearing once the changes are […]
In schools across the nation, the sight of students standing with hands placed over their hearts, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag is a familiar one. However, on Monday, Lakeville Elementary students started a new tradition by reciting a different pledge to a utopian symbol. Gathered before the ‘peace pole,? students raised […]
It’s a little known fact, but folks wishing to raise chickens in the Village of Oxford can do so, if they fork over a lot of cash and get permission from their government. But village resident Sue McGinnis believes people should be allowed to keep chickens in their backyards without all that hassle and added […]