I’m a firm believer in two things about life. 1) Those who fail to learn from history’s mistakes are doomed to repeat them. 2) People don’t change when it comes to their basic nature. From time to time, we may change the face we present to the world in order to fool those around us. […]
Walking around Oxford’s 3rd Annual Relay for Life over the weekend you couldn’t help but encounter people whose lives have been touched by cancer. As Oxford resident Judy Johnson, 64, rounded the high school track side-by-side with her 89-year-old mother, Jenny Klinkhamer, of Arizona, you could tell they shared a bond that went deeper than […]
It looks like there will be no re-creation of the historic Oakland hotel in downtown Oxford after all. The Oxford Village Planning Commission May 15 voted 8-0 to deny extension of site plan approval for the three-story, 21,000-square-foot commercial building developer Charles Schneider had planned to construct in downtown’s northwest quadrant between the Healthy Smile […]
Since 1898 our town has been served by The Oxford Leader. More names, news, and advertising of local interest have appeared in our town’s newspaper, than in any other publication in the universe. But, did you know that same dedication to news, names and ads of the Oxford-Addison area has been put onto the World […]
The township board voted unanimously on Monday night to increase parking fines in the township by $10. Among the fines that will be effected are parking in front of a fire hydrant, parking in a posted fire lane, blocking a crosswalk, sidewalk, alley, roadway, drive, safety path or traffic, and parking over 48 hours. The […]
The township board was scheduled to discuss a consent judgement between the township and former state senator Mat Dunaskiss during the ‘Pending Business? portion of their meeting on Monday night, but postponed the item to the next meeting (June 4). The board cited not receiving any documentation from Dunaskiss or his attorney since the last […]
Monday, May 14, various items, including bicycles and a lawn mower, reported stolen from a pole barn on Indian Lake Road. Digital camera, DVD system and video camera reported stolen from a vehicle at the CERC Building on E. Scripps Road. Taillight broken on a trailer on Rustic Village. Outboard motor reported stolen from a […]
Monday, May 14, 4:21 p.m.-a vehicle fire reported on Giddings Road at the GM Orion plant. Station #2 responded. *** Tuesday, May 15, 9:00 a.m.-a carbon dioxide alarm reported on Hickory Drive. Station #3 responded. 7:50 p.m.-a caller reported a down wire across a driveway on Conklin Road. Station #1 responded. 7:57 p.m.-a down tree […]
Monday, May 14, a caller reported threats on South Lapeer Street. A caller reported juvenile trouble on West Flint Street. *** Tuesday, May 15, a caller reported a person who was under the influence of drugs or alcohol trying to fill a prescription. A smoking pipe was found behind the store. A caller reported person […]
As summer approaches, it is time to go hang out at the parks. There will be a re-opening party at Green’s Park on Saturday, May 26 from noon until 4 p.m. While school is in session, Green’s Park will open at 3 p.m. When school is not in session the park will open at 10 […]