Okay, I normally don’t get too involved in government issues. I much prefer to sit back, observe the situation, form my opinions and then take my viewpoint to the appropriate forum (generally the election polls). However, I’m also guilty of throwing in my two cents once in a while. So here ya go – spend […]
Marcella Frost never imagined that one day she would be living the life so many others had described to her – a life of activity, excitement and travel. But now the 80-year-old Oxford resident is getting ready for her very first adventure – she is preparing to walk in the 27th Annual Flint Crim Road […]
Many people talk about having a guardian angel to watch over them. Twelve-year-old Oxford resident David Crump says he has four. Around three o’clock on July 22, David was playing water tag in the middle of Clear Lake near the high dive raft with friends Tony and Ryan Markowitz and Brendon and John Krug when […]
Since receiving notice on May 20 from auditors Plante & Moran of several steps that could help the township’s accounting operations run more smoothly, officials at Addison Township have been making a few changes. “Overall this is a good report,” said Les Pulvert, a representative with Plante & Moran, at a special board meeting on […]
Work towards a final site plan for the new T-Mobile telecommunications tower, to be located on the southeast corner of Rochester and Bordman roads, has recently hit a few snags. During a special July 15 Addison Township planning commission meeting, requested earlier in the month by representatives from T-Mobile, commissioners learned that the company has […]
Oxford Middle schooler Sarah Martinez has taken her love of running up a notch from just competing at the local level – she joined the Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) track and field division and recently competed in the Junior Olympic Games. “It was kind of hard because I didn’t know the people would be so […]
After nearly drowning outside her home in the Waterstone subdivision on May 14, 3-year-old Emily Borst is still traveling the long road to recovery – and family friends are asking for help to get her there. “It’s extremely horrible,” said Emily’s aunt Leina Johnson. “It’s so easy for an accident to happen. This one happened […]
After financially supporting land development for many years, the Addison Township Board of Trustees voted during the August 4 regular meeting to finally begin bringing the Land Development Fee Schedule (Ordinance 91) more in line with costs and what other municipalities are charging. “The township has been subsidizing development and planning for some time now,” […]
“Zarina has a smile that lights her up and completely warms your heart.” Oxford area resident Diane Best said she will miss the extremely happy and active little girl she has had the privilege of knowing for the past four weeks – and hopes there is still time during her short visit for a “summer […]
Oxford Area Community Schools has announced that the district will not be publishing this year’s bus schedules in the local newspaper or online. “We’ve had a parent request not to publish that list in the newspaper for safety reasons,” Superintendent Virginia Brennan-Kyro informed school board members during a regular meeting. She added that with the […]