Twenty-six years ago Beth Morrison did some volunteer work as a Central Michigan University undergraduate at a newly opened domestic violence shelter in Mt. Pleasant. ‘I was really taken aback by the injustice of it all,? said the 45-year-old Oxford resident. ‘It was a real eye-opening experience.? That experience led Morrison, who was raised in […]
Winds gusting around 50 miles per hour blew through the Oxford area Sunday downing trees and power lines, leaving many residents without electricity. A peak wind gust of 53 mph was recorded at the National Weather Service’s forecast office in White Lake Township while Pontiac recorded a 49 mph gust at 11:49 a.m. A 55 […]
When disasters strike, most people are content to send money or donate goods, but not Robert Godkin. The 71-year-old Addison resident spent eight days last month in Biloxi, Mississippi aiding victims and cleaning up the mess left by Hurricane Katrina. ‘I wanted to do something up close and personal as opposed to sending a check,? […]
‘Not only are we at risk from India, we’re at risk from Indiana.’Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos, 50, believes Michigan has to become a more competitive and attractive place to do business in order to compete in the global market and against other states around the country. ‘There needs to be a very clear, unified […]
When 358 people sign a document calling for their government to take a particular action, they have a right to know exactly why their petition has been denied. To wit, the Oxford Village Council should immediately remove the attorney/client privilege surrounding the legal opinion from cityhood attorney Thomas Ryan which prompted council Oct. 25 to […]
Whether we want it or not, the Polly Ann Trail bridge over M-24 is coming. Constructed of steel, concrete and our money, the bridge will forever be a visible and constant reminder that we pay way too much in taxes to Washington D.C. It will remind me of how Orion officials (who didn’t want a […]
One of the Village of Oxford’s busiest and most congested intersections will soon be controlled by traffic signals as opposed to stop signs. Workers from the Imlay City-based Metro Electrical last week began installing eight traffic signals at the intersection of E. Burdick St./Lakeville Rd. and Glaspie St. Each side of the four-way intersection now […]
There’s a brand new truck in Oxford Village’s DPW fleet ? a 2005 International 7400 dump truck. The truck features a stainless steel dump box and stainless steel salt-spreader, both with a four-to-six-yard capacity, and a 36-inch high snow plow on the front plus a 10-foot wide underbelly plow. DPW Superintendent Don Brantley said the […]
A 21-year-old Goodrich man was on his way to work Monday morning, but never made it there because he got arrested for drunken driving instead. Driver Nathan Lee Wallace caused a two-vehicle crash on M-24, just north of Oakdell Road, around 7 a.m., according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report. Wallace was northbound on M-24 […]
While most kids were pretend-racing their Matchbox and Hot Wheels toy cars around little plastic tracks, 11-year-old Kevin Feeney was nurturing his addiction to acceleration by tearing up a real speedway in Waterford with his quarter midget racer. Three decades later, the now 40-year-old Oxford resident is still competing and burning rubber only in a […]