And the results are in… For the second year in a row, Oxford Area Community Schools? five elementaries and one middle school have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and maintained a steady overall B-average on their Michigan School Report Cards. ‘For our second annual, that’s a good thing,? said Curriculum Director Karen Eckert. ‘We’re very […]
Tuesday, August 3 Officers assisted a caregiver on Moyer St. whose charge had slipped out of a chair. 911 call for a house larceny on Oxford Rd. Suspicious vehicle seen on W. Burdick St. Transformer fire on Oxford Rd. Medical emergency on Eider Way. Medical emergency on Lakesview Blvd. Wednesday, August 4 A 21-year-old resident […]
A special joint meeting of the Oxford Township Board and Oxford Village Council will be held 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17 at Fire Station #1 to discuss placing fire operational and Advanced Life Support (ALS) millage proposals on the November 2 ballot. The meeting agenda will consist of a presentation by Fire Chief Jack LeRoy […]
Tom Toteff wants to ‘put Oxford back on the map? with his invention. The manager of the Oxford-based Tom’s Hardware created an adjustable tie down system for securing and transporting dirt bikes, motorcycles, ATVs and snowmobiles that’s simple, easy-to-use and most importantly ? it works! Dubbed ‘FASTRAC,? the system consists of four-foot pieces of metal […]
Mitch Cuckovich didn’t win a gold medal, but he did his best and impressed some people in the process. Cuckovich participated in the 2004 USA Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships held in Eugene, Orgeon July 27 through Aug. 1. The 10-year-old Oxford resident placed 14th (out of 31 runners) in the 800-meter run and […]
The hot topic for the evening at the last regular meeting of the Addison Township Board of trustees wasn’t even an agenda item – a disagreement among neighbors concerning a privately owned shooting range took center stage during the supervisor’s report and moved on into public forum. During the supervisor’s report, Twp. Supervisor Bob Koski […]
It’s cliche, but true, one vote really can make a difference. Last week, Patti Durr lost her bid for the position of Oxford Township clerk by 35 votes. Even though she won in five out of the seven voter precincts in the township, when it came down to the grand total she lost by 35 […]
10 years ago August 10, 1994 Kevin Boyd, owner of Lake Orion Rental, and with his wife, Judy, owned Parties To Go in Oxford, was found stabbed to death by his son in his Lake Orion apartment. Police search for clues. A lawsuit by Oxford Township against Line Products on Metamora Road over odor emanating […]
For months now area residents have watched with curiosity as subtle changes began to take over the old Lynn’s Hallmark building on the corner of E. Burdick and S. Washington streets. First the windows were covered over, then workers began coming and going, and, finally, new signs appeared on the outside. Well, the wait is […]
Officials from the Addison Township Board, Leonard Village Council, Addison Fire Board (left) and members of the fire department (above) performed ribbon-cutting ceremonies Aug. 5 for the community’s new Fire Station #1. The new 12,000-square-foot station is located in the southern portion of Leonard at 4026 Forest. An Advanced Life Support ambulance, engine, tanker, off-road […]