Two yes, two no for Oxford Fire Dept.

Oxford voters said ‘yes? to two out of four tax proposals for the Oxford Fire Department in yesterday’s election. A five-year, 1.5-mill tax proposal for fire and EMS operations passed 1,878 to 1,402. A five-year, 1-mill tax to establish and maintain local Advanced Life Support services was approved 1,839 to 1,444. On the flip side, […]

School millage passes by wide margin

Oxford school district voters overwhelmingly approved a request to increase the non-homestead tax by 2.3549 mills for two years. By a margin of 2,532 to 1,608, voters agreed to raise the total non-homestead millage rate to its maximum 18 mills. It’s interesting to note that while Oxford Township voters approved the tax increase by a […]

Common locations can lead to extraordinary photos

There’s a pervasive myth among snobs in the photography world that in order to snap extraordinary pictures, one must travel to exotic locales filled with jungles, mountains strange animals or ancient ruins. But experience has taught photographer Kip Kriigel that’s simply not the case. ‘Good photography can be done anywhere,? said the 56-year-old Oxford resident, […]

Addison rejects tax hike 2-1

No more taxes was clearly the message from Addison voters yesterday. By a margin of 615 to 281, voters soundly rejected a 10-year, 0.3164-mill increase in their township operating tax. Of the township’s 4,783 registered voters, only 910 (or 19.03 percent) participated in the May 3 election.

Chamber selects 2005 Community Award winners

Six deserving individuals and businesses were selected by the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce to receive Community Awards. James Parkhurst, Dan Hartwell, Dan Balsley, Coldwell Banker Shooltz Realty, the Collier family and the Khoury Dental Center will all be honored at the chamber’s annual awards banquet 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5 at Oxford Hills Golf […]

Smackup at M-24 and Oakdell Road

A three-vehicle accident April 27 sent two drivers to the hospital and landed the third driver a ticket. The accident occurred near the intersection of M-24 and Oakdell Road around 3 p.m. when a 17-year-old Oxford woman driving a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am pulled out of the Shell gas station and attempted to turn left […]

Shopping center proposed next to Meijer

Conceptual plans for a roughly 100,000-square-foot shopping center complete with outdoor promenade and dog park, just south of Meijer, were presented at the Oxford Township Planning Commission April 28. Paul Aragona, president of the Clinton Township-based Aragona Properties, met with commissioners during a pre-application conference to discuss his proposal to build a community shopping center […]

Township OKs land purchase for park

Oxford Township Parks and Recreation is one step closer to adding another 14 acres to Seymour Lake Township Park to expand its soccer facilities and parking. The township board voted unanimously April 27 to authorize the purchase of 14 acres of land bordering the park on the east side, west of Coats Road, for $225,000 […]

Boyle rides pro track

Ricky Carmichael. Travis Pastrana. James Stewart. In the wildly popular extreme sport of supercross (off-road motorcycle racing or ‘motocross? for short), these riders? names reign supreme on the track. One day, Oxford resident John Boyle, who celebrates his eighth birthday May 6, hopes his name will be alongside these supercross superstars whom he considers personal […]

Teachers win tech grants

Two elementary school teachers were surprised with giant checks Monday morning. No, they weren’t Publisher’s Clearinghouse Sweepstakes checks delivered by Ed McMahon. The checks were technology grants hand-delivered by EDS employee Paul Ward. Oxford Elementary fourth-grade teacher Krista Rushlow and Leonard Elementary library media specialist Laura Kasper each received a $1,500 EDS Technology Grant. The […]