Alleged drunk driver arrested after damaging subdivision property

A 38-year-old Oxford man who allegedly caused significant property damage in the Oxford Lakes subdivision last week was arrested by village police for driving under the influence of alcohol. Police were called to a home located in the 300 block of Lakes Edge Dr., where a 48-year-old man said he had heard a loud crash […]

Women’s Club to host hoedown July 30

The Oxford Women’s Club (OWC) is planning its annual hoedown fund-raiser, which will benefit the organization’s scholarship program for Oxford area students. The hoedown will be held Sunday, July 30 at the Oxford Hills Golf Club (300 E Drahner Rd.) from 4-7 p.m. A buffet dinner, which will include chicken and hamburgers, will be served […]

Free sprinklers!

Addison Township Hall will continue to keep its lawn healthy and vibrant, thanks to a donation from Kent’s Lawn Care, LLC., in Leonard. Owner and longtime Addison Township resident, Kent Phillips, donated the parts and installation of a new sprinkler system for the township’s lawn. The project, valued at around $2,600, will be completed this […]

School board OKs union contracts

Pay raises are on the way for Oxford school district employees, following the approval of two union contracts by the board of education at a June 27 meeting. The district approved three-year agreements with both the Oxford Educational Support Personnel Association (OESPA) – which represents secretaries, paraprofessionals and technology specialists – and the American Federation […]

Longtime school employees retiring

With the school year at an end, students are poised to move on to the next grade level, next school or next chapter in their lives. Also, moving onto something new in their lives are retiring Oxford staff members Maria Wolbert and Liz Tiffany. Wolbert, a career and technological education teacher, has worked with the […]

Board OKs changes to sex ed.

Oxford Schools’ recently proposed changes to the district’s sexuality and reproduction curriculum were approved with a 4-1 vote at a June 27 board meeting. President Dan D’Alessandro and Vice President Joyce Brasington were both absent from the meeting. Trustee Heather Shafer cast the lone dissenting vote. While Trustee Tom Donnelly ultimately gave a vote of […]

Christ the King to host golf outing fund-raiser July 30

Christ the King (CTK) Church will host a golf outing fund-raiser on Sunday, July 30 at Boulder Pointe Golf Club (1 Champions Circle) in Oxford Township. Shotgun start for the four person scramble begins at 1 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Roast beef or lemon chicken will be served, along with […]

District approves $56.7M budget

A $56.7 million budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year, which began July 1, was approved by members of Oxford’s board of education at a June 27 meeting. The budget included nearly $56.7 million in total revenue, with local revenue accounting for $5.8 million of that total, based on a student count of 5,880 and an […]

Addison’s senior program celebrates six months

Around 30 senior citizens gathered in the Addison Township Hall community room Friday morning to try their hand at painting, while also celebrating the six-month mark of the township’s new senior program. Jerry Thomas, an Addison resident of 25 years, has been the leader of the senior program’s painting class since the start of the […]

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