Phyliss proves there’s life after coma

Last week, the Leader began a story about Phyllis K. Klenk, a 66-year-old Addison resident who, as a result of a slow brain bleed, spent 1991-94 fighting to get out of a coma, then struggling to communicate with the outside world despite being locked in her own body. Phyllis and her friend, Greta Emling, a […]

Village maintains police staff despite less tax revenue

Despite the fact that property tax revenues are expected to continue decreasing, the Oxford Village Council is going to keep four full-time police officers on the payroll and on the streets at least through the end of the current fiscal year. Council last week voted 4-1 to fill a full-time officer position vacant since September […]

Cemetery honors deceased vets with wreathes

Beneath a soft blanket of snow they peacefully slumbered in Oxford’s Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery as a shivering crowd of about 60 people gathered there Saturday to lay Christmas wreaths by their graves and remember their sacrifices. ‘Today, each of us is privileged and free to come here and be the hands of Oxford,? said village […]

Twp. okays $522K to replace old fire truck

A 22-year veteran of the Oxford Fire Department is retiring next year and township officials have already got the replacement picked out. Last week, the township board authorized the department to spend $522,243 on a new Pierce pumper truck with a 1,000-gallon tank and the capability of pumping 1,500 gallons of water per minute. When […]

My Way

I wish to respond to Chris Glass? letter to the editor regarding last week’s column about my support for dissolving the Michigan State Senate. First of all, it is absolutely false that changing to a unicameral legislature would require a state constitutional convention.. All that is required is for state residents to vote on a […]

Spark plugs are a girl’s best friend

Melody Bailey isn’t your stereotypical teenage girl. Her world doesn’t revolve around shopping at the mall and the never-ending quest for popularity. Bailey’s too busy restoring her low-rider pickup truck ? she rebuilt the transmission just last month ? and dreaming of a future as a master auto mechanic. That’s why the 18-year-old Oxford High […]

Longtime Oxford teacher, golf coach Don Lovell dies at 62

A man who educated Oxford students in the classroom and on the golf course for four decades passed away over the weekend. Donald M. Lovell, of Oxford, died Saturday, May 21, 2005 at the age of 62. From September 1964 to June 2002, Lovell taught social studies, history, government and law in the Oxford school […]

Diabetes doesn’t slow chief down

Oxford Township resident George Spencer leads a pretty active life-style. As chief of the Addison Township Fire Department, the 43-year-old is on-call virtually 24 hours a day to serve his 6,000-plus residents. In his spare time, the husband and father cycles an average of 50 to 75 miles a week. Just by looking at Spencer […]

OHS Class of 2005 earns $650K in scholarships

Oxford High School held its annual Senior Honors and Awards Program on Thursday, May 19. From department and military awards to scholarships both local and national, the Class of 2005 proved itself to be hardworking, successful and a credit to the proud Wildcat tradition of excellence. Approximately $650,000 in scholarships were awarded to the Class […]