Attorney Thomas J. Ryan will represent the Village of Oxford in its quest to become a city. Council Dec. 23 voted 4-0 to retain the Sylvan Lake attorney as “special counsel for the purpose of providing professional legal services in an effort to incorporate as a city the Village of Oxford.” Under the terms of […]
Only in Smalltown USA can the boy who opened his very first savings account at the local bank grow up to be bank president. ‘This is something I’ve worked towards and I appreciate the opportunity. I’m very excited,? said Jeff Davidson, referring to his recent appointment as president and chief executive officer of Oxford Bank. […]
WANTED – Oxford Township residents with common sense, who care about the future of their community and desire involvement in their local government. No previous experience or qualifications necessary. Applicants are currently being sought for openings on the Oxford Township Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals. Supervisor Bill Dunn stressed that there are no […]
An accidental fire brought Oxford firefighters to the Lake Villa Manufactured Home Park on Lakeville Road Friday, Jan. 2. Fire personnel were dispatched to 236 Parker Lake Blvd. at 11:02 a.m. to extinguish a blaze that began in a kitchen garbage can, according to Fire Lt. Terry Roeher. It appears an active cigarette butt was […]
Former Oxford Police Chief Gary Ford pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge of willful neglect of duty in Oakland County Circuit Court Monday morning before Judge Patrick J. Brennan. Ford will be sentenced on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. and could face up to one year in the Oakland County Jail. In exchange […]
“I don’t necessarily like the old contract, but I like the new contract even less.” So said Oxford Township Trustee Jerry Dywasuk referring to a revised contract for village dispatch services presented to the township board at its special meeting on Dec. 30. Township officials rejected the new contract, disapproving of its revised language. In […]
Township officials Dec. 30 voted to allow the Oxford Preparedness Task Force to apply to the Federal Communications Commission for an emergency radio frequency on behalf of the township. If granted, the FCC license would cost the township approximately $400, officials said. The separate frequency would be used during emergency situations to enhance communication between […]
Oxford’s public access cable station, commonly known as Channel 19, got a New Year’s bonus from the Oxford Township Board of Trustees. At a special meeting Dec. 30, township officials voted 3-1 voted to “pay any future franchise fees from the cable company (Charter Communications, Inc.) directly to the Oxford Area Cable Communications Commission beginning […]
When two or more candidates run against each other for a government position, it’s called an election. When an incumbent official runs unopposed for his position, it’s called a formality. The first is a healthy process whereby the system of representative government renews, refreshes and perpetuates itself. The second does nothing to strengthen representative government. […]
Last week the Rivest family, of Addison Township, suffered a tragedy few of us can relate to or even imagine. An explosion and subsequent fire robbed the family of their world. Mike Rivest, 43, a father and husband, is gone. Twenty-month-old Gage, a son and brother, is gone. The family home is gone. All their […]