If you own property or a business located in downtown Oxford’s southeast parking quadrant, you’ll want to attend a public hearing set for 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17 in the village council chambers at 22 W. Burdick St. The topic ? a proposed special assessment on 18 downtown properties to help finance the renovation and […]
I know I’m going to take some heat over this column, but that’s okay, I’m used to controversy. There’s something that’s been on my mind for the last few years and with February 2 just around the corner, it seemed like an opportune time to pen this rant. Alright, here it is in a nutshell […]
A 20-year-old man’s life ended Monday morning after a night of illegal drug use led to an apparent overdose at his grandmother’s home in Oxford Township. Warren Stanley Borsuk was found dead by his girlfriend around 9:30 a.m Monday following a night of drug use involving heroin and crack cocaine at his 78-year-old grandmother’s house […]
An agreement for snow removal on safety paths leading to Oxford Schools was secured by the township board Dec. 22, but some officials aren’t happy the school district refuses to contribute any funding. Township officials voted 6-0 to award a one-year snow removal contract to the Ortonville-based Northern Pines Lawn & Lanscaping for $400 per […]
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Move over Clark W. Griswold. You’re not the only master of exterior holiday illumination on the block. Oxford resident Robert Katanski brightens cold winter nights on Indian Knolls Drive with the 34,000 to 35,000 Christmas lights that completely cover the 40-foot pine tree on his front lawn. For 20 years, Katanski has illuminated the evergreen, […]
Some little hands from Clear Lake Elementary recently touched the hearts of American soldiers serving in Iraq and reminded them of what they’re fighting for. Second and third-graders in teacher Melissa Douglas? class recently received a photograph showing members of the U.S. Army’s 507th Medivac Company standing in front of a Blackhawk helicopter and holding […]
Councilman Dave Bailey last week spearheaded an effort to rescind the Oxford Village Council’s previous support for the proposed Polly Ann Trail pedestrian bridge over M-24, but was defeated by one vote. Bailey made a motion to rescind council’s Aug. 24 3-2 approval of the bridge’s design based two things. One, as it stands right […]
Santa Claus is bringing the Oxford Department of Public Works a new dump truck for Christmas. Last week, the Oxford Village Council approved the purchase of a 2005 Tri-County International dump truck along with snow and ice removal equipment for an amount not to exceed $102,000. DPW Superintendent Don Brantley indicated the new dump truck […]
Karl Marx must have been rolling over in his grave Monday as Clear Lake Elementary students learned about the free market system firsthand during the school’s third annual ‘Economics Fair.? For two hours, the school’s cafeteria was transformed into a bustling marketplace where fifth-grade entrepreneurs sold necklaces, candy, bookmarks, artwork, scarves, hats, bracelets, mini hockey […]