When the sunshine is bright and the skies are blue, even the nicest classroom in the world can feel like a prison cell to a student yearning for some fresh air. Fortunately, the students at Clear Lake Elementary have a liberator in the form of Boy Scout Brandon Bunker, a member of Oxford Troop 366. […]
It certainly didn’t take the Oxford school district very long to find a new athletic director to replace the retiring Pat Ball. Last week, Michael D. Watson was hired to oversee the district’s high school and middle school sports programs beginning Aug. 1. He will earn $89,337 per year plus benefits. ‘Oxford’s proven to be […]
Have you ever considered adoption? The Polly Ann Trailway Management Council (PATMC) is looking for hard-working groups of people to adopt and maintain half-mile sections of the non-motorized pedestrian path between Lakeville Elementary in Oxford and Bordman Road in Addison Township. ‘The trail is 14 miles long and we are having a difficult time keeping […]
A 23-year-old Oxford Village man will be spending 12? years in federal prison following his conviction on charges of transportation of child pornography in interstate commerce. On June 17, Matthew Mercer-Kinser was sentenced in Federal District Court to 151 months in federal prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty […]
For Will Rex-Weaver, the popular slogan, ‘think globally, act locally? isn’t just a bumper sticker, it’s a way of life. ‘My main goal is to leave a better world behind for my kids,? said the 43-year-old Oxford resident. ‘It’s real clear, unless we change some of our practices, the world’s not going to be in […]
Summer vegetables conjure up fond memories for most people ? the heady aroma, the fresh taste, the crisp crunch, the flavorful juices dribbling down your chin. Is there anything better? Probably not. All those delightful summer veggies you know and love will be arriving in downtown Oxford on Saturday, Aug. 1 when Van Houtte Farm […]
Put some air in the ol? tires, oil up those chains and make sure your spandex bike shorts still fit because the 11th Annual Rural Pearl of a Ride returns to the Polly Ann Trail on Saturday, July 25. Bicyclists are invited to ride one of three well-marked routes ? 15, 30 or 48 miles […]
Not all local history is written on yellowed pages or preserved in black-and-white photographs. Some of it is stitched together by hand in colorful and imaginative patterns. From now through the end of August, the Northeast Oakland Historical Museum has about 16 quilts on display, including ones from the late 1800s. ‘It’s really beautiful stuff,? […]
Anyone who’s read my column regularly over the last 10 years knows I haven’t been a fan of the Oxford Village Council. Previous councils have made some tremendously bad decisions. Here are some low-lights: n Wasted more than $25,000 pushing for cityhood only to have voters reject it. n Wasted $3,000 on 250 baseball hats […]
Sixty-four seventh-graders at Oxford Middle School received medals for their achievements in the subject of mathematics during the 2008-09 school year. In order to receive medal, a student had to have scored 100 percent on eight 2-minute drills, which tested students addition, subtraction, division and multiplication skills along with their knowledge of formulas, symbols, algebraic […]