Mail boxes hit in Addison Twp.

Several residents in Addison Twp. awoke this past Sunday, April 18, to find that their mailboxes had been destroyed and mail strewn along the roadway. According to Addison Twp. Substation Commander Sgt. Pete Burkett, residents along Glenmeadow, Frick, Dorn and Lowwood roads were struck by the vandals sometime between 10 p.m. on Saturday and 7 […]

Oxford native wins second AP broadcasting award

Oxford native and Lapeer resident Greg Bullen, and his broadcasting partners Tom McDonald and Ron Wolfe, were recently awarded the 2004 Best Live Broadcast Award from the Associated Press for the second year running. The trio broadcasts on WMPC 1230 AM, Lapeer’s gospel radio station. Bullen, 39, McDonald and Wolfe were recognized for their September […]

Meet the school board candidates

Four individuals have filed to run for two seats on the Oxford Area Community Schools Board of Education. Both seats are four-year positions, and all four individuals will be campaigning for both seats. Following are brief introductions of each candidate: Lisa Marie Baum, 38, 1088 Somerville Dr., has lived in Oxford since 1996. She and […]

Becoming a mountain man

If 2002 Oxford High School graduate Kai Schmidt could turn back time and hike over 100 miles in 28 days all over again, what would he do differently? Weight lift, weight lift, weight lift. “My pack weighed about 74 pounds when we left to begin hiking and about 13 pounds of that was food,” said […]

Women’s health main focus of new doctor’s office

Women in Oxford now have a new choice for their personal health care through Drs. Donald Bradley, M.D., FACOG, PLLC, and Tammy Birbeck, D.O. Bradley and Birbeck have opened Women’s Spectrum Health right in downtown Oxford to assist area women of all ages with a full range of services including obstetrics and gynecology. “We are […]

Oxford Softball went into spring break on a positive note

The Oxford Varsity Softball Team went into their spring break with a positive double header win against Romeo on April 7. In game one, the two teams held each other in a dead heat until the top of the sixth when Oxford’s Anne Marie Skylis finally managed to score a run. Romeo answered the run […]

Oxford volleyball ready to hit the court with new coach

There’s a new face hanging out with the Oxford Varsity Volleyball team this season: new Head Coach Kristi McDevitt. McDevitt, who coached the Oxford JV Volleyball team last season, stepped in to replace coach Lori Campbell, who has been coaching for more than 20 years and decided to retire after last season. “I’m excited to […]

Varsity basketball team back and ready for new season

Despite a rough and rocky 2002-2003 season, the Oxford Boys Varsity Basketball team is back and ready to go for a new year. Head coach Steve Laidlaw, who unlike last year is enjoying more than three weeks notice to prepare for his second season, is holding some high expectations for the cagers. “I think we […]

Grapplers expected to be their best by season’s end

Head coach Paul McDevitt doesn’t expect an easy season for the Wildcat grapplers, who took Districts last year and were Regional qualifiers – but does expect them to be the best they can by the end. “It’s like I keep saying time after time, we need to consistently improve,” McDevitt tells his team. “We have […]

Women’s health seminar at Boulder Pointe April 29

Area women will have a unique opportunity on April 29 to learn how to lead a healthier and more enjoyable life-style at the ‘Healthy Pathways for Women? community education program. Sponsored by Lapeer Regional Hospital, Oxford Pointe OB/GYN and the Cardiology Institute of Michigan, the free program features four prominent area health care specialists — […]