Even though William Arthur Keely’s been dead for nearly 10 months, the specter of the sexual things he allegedly did to an Oxford High School student while she was a minor continues to haunt the school district. On Feb. 5, the victim, now an 18-year-old OHS senior, filed a civil lawsuit in Oakland County Circuit […]
Sixth-grader Nathan Engler is certainly the ‘big man on campus? these days at St. Joseph Catholic School in Lake Orion. On Thursday, the 12-year-old Oxford resident was all smiles as he was honored during a special assembly for being Michigan’s Phase I student winner in the Fuel Up to Play 60 national competition to fight […]
Local senior citizens will have to find other places to socialize and recreate for a while in the wake of the Feb. 1 flooding of the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center. ‘When do you expect we’d be able to reoccupy that building?? asked township Treasurer Joe Ferrari. ‘It might take two months,? replied Art Shipman, […]
Hard work and persistence paid off for the Oxford Fire Department as the agency was recently awarded a $187,000 federal grant to purchase 28 new airpacks and a compressed air filling station. The money is coming from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. The federal share is $177,650 and the […]
Oxford Community Schools? quest to give its students a global education is taking two of its central administrators all the way to the southern tip of Africa next week. Superintendent Dr. William Skilling and Jim Schwarz, assistant superintendent of curriculum, are traveling approximately 8,300 miles to Cape Town, South Africa to make a presentation at […]
When most people think of scientists, they picture them in pristine white coats, toiling away in laboratories or sitting in front of computers. But geoscientist Sarah Nagorsen prefers to be out in the field roughing it with the great outdoors as her laboratory. This adventurous spirit earned the 2003 Oxford High School graduate the 2009 […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Oxford’s newest restaurant is one step closer to opening its doors thanks to the township. Last week, township officials voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the proposed transfer of an escrowed Class C liquor license (with dance/entertainment permit) from Oxford Bank to Chardonnay. Chardonnay is a soon-to-open restaurant located at […]
It was a blur of hands and tools as Oxford High School students worked fast and furiously Feb. 9 during the annual brake service competition held by the Auto Tech I class. Two-student teams were timed as they disassembled and correctly reassembled drum brake units. Their best time from two different vehicles became their team […]
Much like Jack’s fabled beanstalk, Oxford Community Schools keeps growing and growing with no end in sight. The district had its annual count day on Thursday, Feb. 11 and, according to Deputy Superintendent Nancy Kammer, preliminary numbers indicate there are 4,642 students attending Oxford Schools. ‘That’s up 47 students,? she said, referring to the last […]
The lawsuit against Oxford Schools (see Page 1) is a prime example of what’s wrong with our legal system. Our courts are plagued by greedy lawyers who mask their unquenchable lust for cash by portraying themselves as crusaders for victims? rights and champions of the Little Guy. Call me crazy, but the late William Keely […]