Residents of Broadway, Glaspie and East Burdick streets packed the Oxford Village Council chambers April 12 to voice their strong opposition to a proposed truck route. Council March 22 voted 4-0 to send a letter to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) requesting three things ? n Large trucks traveling north on M-24 be probibited […]
Another attorney has been added to the payroll in Oxford, but Supervisor Bill Dunn insisted it’s purely ‘self-defense.? The township board last week voted 5-2 engage the services of the law firm of Foster, Swift, Collins and Smith, particularly attorney William K. Fahey, to deal with future issues arising from the village’s ongoing efforts to […]
Leonard’s old mill got three new owners last week. On April 13, Steve Bivens along with Larry and Jerry Hoffman purchased the Leonard Country Mill on East Elmwood Street from Bruce Twp. resident Edward Knight for an undisclosed amount. One of the mill’s new owners, Larry Hoffman, currently serves as a trustee on the Leonard […]
What’s that Lassie? You say the old mill in Leonard is collapsing? Work is currently underway at the Leonard Country Mill to stabilize and repair the front, upper portion of the historic structure, part of which collapsed Sunday. Located at the corner of E. Elmwood and Division streets, the grain elevator/mill was built sometime in […]
‘I still have pebbles in my eyes from walking down the street today.? Truck traffic is one of the many issues facing downtown Oxford that Nicholas P. Kalogeresis, of the National Main Street Center, came to evaluate yesterday and today (April 12 and 13). Kalogeresis is part of a four-person ‘needs assessment team? that visited […]
Density and annexation dominated the discussion April 6 as the potential developers of the Koenig Sand & Gravel property on Lakeville Road met with the Oxford Township Board, Planning Commission and a packed room of residents. ‘I’m looking at an approximate overall density of about three units per acre,? said Jack Carnahan, a representative for […]
A recent epidemic of grass and brush fires in Addison and Oxford townships has led fire chiefs in both communities to place moratoriums on all open burning until the landscape gets greener and wetter. ‘It’s treacherous out there,? said Addison Fire Chief George Spencer, who’s department has extinguished 13 grass and brush fires since March […]
The competition was fierce. The stakes were high. In the end only, only two teams emerged victorious at the Oxford Public Library’s annual ‘Battle of the Books.? Teams of sixth-graders from Oxford Middle School squared off against each other Monday night in the annual reading comphrension competition. Competitors are required to read a selection of […]
The Oxford Lions Club Thursday, April 7 presented Theresa Miner (left) and Kathlene Roberts (right) awards for heroism. On Feb. 5, 2005, the brave and quick-thinking pair of 2004 Oxford High School graduates saved the lives of two small Lake Orion children they were baby-sitting when the house suddenly caught fire. As smoke and flames […]
The Oxford Lions Club Thursday, April 7 presented Doug Marsh scholarships to Oxford High School seniors Thomas Peter (left) and Melody Bailey (right). Each received a $300 check to help further their education after graduation. Peter plans to attend the University of Michigan in the fall and study computer engineering. Bailey will attend Nashville Auto-Diesel […]