David Wiegand, 79

Leonard resident David Joseph Wiegand passed away on Feb. 14, 2022. He was age 79. Loving husband of Carmela Wiegand, dear father of Beth Selander, D.J. (Kelly) Wiegand and Alison (Diane Matthew) Wiegand, cherished grandfather of Penelope and Matilda, brother of Elaine (Don) Wade. Predeceased by his siblings George, Ron and James. Funeral Mass, Friday, […]

Our weekly COVID-19 update

Our weekly COVID-19 update

This is our 96th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw a decreases in recent cases and an increase in total cases. The number of COVID-related deaths remained at 47. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 5,910 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. […]

Lawrence Itoney, 80

Lawrence James Itoney passed peacefully on Feb. 4, 2022 after a brief battle with cancer. The long-time resident of Ortonville and Oxford was born on Aug. 18, 1941. He was predeceased by parents, John and Claire Itoney (formerly of Oxford) and beloved brother-in-law, Bill Mason. Survived by his loving sister, Dolores, children, Lisa (Mike) and […]

John Griswold, 69

John Ray Griswold passed away on Feb. 1, 2022. He was 69-years-old. He was born on April 21, 1952 in upstate New York. There he met the love of his life and soul mate, his wife of 44 years, Michele (Anderson) Griswold. In 1993, John, Michele, and their three children moved to Michigan. Here they […]

Weekly COVID Update

Weekly COVID Update

This is our 95th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw increases in recent cases, total cases and the number of COVID-related deaths. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 5,623 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 5,910. Recent cases, which “… […]

I miss Noah, the one-eyed groundhog

I miss Noah, the one-eyed groundhog

It may be hard to believe, but there was a time when reporting local news for a community newspaper was a heck of a lot easier. A few decades ago really were simpler times. While I understand times do change and folks have to roll with the punches or get run over, I can still […]

Our weekly COVID-19 Update

Our weekly COVID-19 Update

This is our 94th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw increases in recent cases and total cases; the number of COVID-related deaths remained the same, 46. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 5,282 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 5,623. […]

Grapplers drop one to

Grapplers drop one to

Last Friday the Oxford Wildcats traveled to Clarkston for a dual match against the Wolves. At the end of the meet, the ‘Cats lost, 38-33. Above Oxford’s Zach Call won the 119-pound weight class with a major decision over Clarkston’s Brady Vogt, 12-4. Photo by Wendi Reardon-Price.

Boys roll in county tourney

Boys roll in county tourney

The Oxford Wildcat bowling teams participated in the Oakland County Bowling tournament two weekends ago, the boys in Royal Oak at Astro Lanes, and the girls at Cherry Hill Lanes in Clarkston . The girls battled with a young team and secured the number 7 seed out of the 19 teams trying to qualify. In […]

A most interesting word of the year

A most interesting word of the year

The year is almost a month old already and I have laid another birthday to rest and as I sit here and type my fourth Don’t Rush Me column of 2022, I remembered I haven’t written about my Word of The Year . . . yet. As a refresher to regular readers and to fill […]

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