The year was 1860, the ad in a California newspaper read, Wanted. Young, skinny, wiry fellows. Not over 20. Must be expert riders. Willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred.? Thus began the unforgettable Pony Express. As one Pony Express rider started in St. Joseph, Missouri, heading west, another rider was leaving Sacramento, California, heading […]
Oxford Village DPW workers were busy again this spring and has completed planting 67 new trees in the village. Here, they are pictured planting a ‘special? tree at 55 W. Burdick Street. The Bradford family, who previously lived at the address, sponsored the tree in honor of their mother, Geraldine Bradford. Family members who made […]
Before they can prepare Oxford for the next big disaster or emergency situation, officials are busy organizing themselves in one large group. The newly-formed Oxford Preparedness Task-force (or OPT for short) held it’s first formal meeting Friday, May 9. The 20-member task force consists of representatives from the township board, village council, village administration, school […]
Oxford High School auto technology teacher Dan Balsley and his car ‘Possum? have once again won the educator’s division of the Annual High School Drag Race Event, hosted by the Milan Dragway and the Army National Guard on May 3. This is the second year in a row, and the fourth time overall, that Balsley […]
To prepare today’s young people to be tomorrow’s civic leaders, a group of Oxford High School students have been selected to participate in three summer programs designed to educate them about public service and promote good citizenship. Juniors Kate Hubbard, Holly Marshall, Emily Jacobsen and Joelle O’Steen were chosen to attend the 62nd session of […]
Thanks to construction, Mother Nature and multiple power outages, students at Oxford Middle School and Leonard Elementary will be getting to attend some extra school days at the end of this academic year. ‘Yes, we do have some make-up days,? said Karen Eckert, director of curriculum for the district, ‘unfortunately now we can no longer […]
The Northeast Oakland Historical Society cordially invites all to attend its Annual Spring Pot Luck Dinner & Program on Tuesday, May 20. The event will feature guest speaker Carol Tait on ‘The History of Favorite American Songs.? Activities begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Christ The King Church, located at 1550 W. Drahner Rd., in […]
PONTIAC ? An Oxford teen admitted responsibility in Oakland County Circuit Court Thursday for the Jan. 15 arson of a construction bus parked at the middle school. Before Judge Elizabeth Pezzetti, 16-year-old Brandon Bartley admitted responsibility to a felony arson charge. Because he pleaded as a juvenile, an admission of responsibility is the same as […]
The Addison Township planning commission voted to grant a special use permit to T-Mobile USA for a new telecommunications tower located at the southeast corner of Rochester and Bordman roads. The property is owned by Sean and Sharon Crisan. The commission allowed the permit as long as the following conditions are met: approval of a […]
At press time, a 2-year-old Oxford girl was reported to be in critical condition at Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital after nearly drowning in a lake near her home Wednesday morning. Emily Borst was found face down in the water outside her home on Fountain Crescent in the Waterstone subdivision at about 9:19 a.m. According to […]