Mixed start to FML season for X-country

Flint Metro League play began this past week for the Varsity Cross Country teams in a quad-meet against Fenton, Holly and Brandon. The Girls were able to defeat Brandon 16-41 and Fenton 26-30. They lost to Holly 28-31. The Wildcats placed three girls in the top ten overall, four in the top 15. Brooke Kovacic […]

Booters on a roll with back-to-back wins

The Wildcats Varsity Soccer Team remains undefeated in Flint Metro League play with victories over Lapeer West and Flint Kearsley this past week. The latest notch on the victory belt came at the expense of Lapeer West, who got pummeled 8-1 on Monday, Sept. 21. Sophomore Marco Bonfiglio scored a hat-trick and five other players […]

Guest columnist

Every parent has either heard or sung the following song: The wheels on the bus go round and round Round and round, round and round The wheels on the bus go round and round All through the town. ‘Here in Lake Orion we are blessed to have a dedicated troop of professional school bus drivers.? […]

Fatal Pedestrian Accident

Around 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, a 52-year-old male was struck and killed in the parking lot at TKMS Trucking on Glaspie. Preliminary investigation shows that the male, who was an employee, was walking in the parking lot when he was fatally struck by a gravel hauler truck being driven by another employee. Officers from the […]

Home invasion thwarted

The quick reasoning of a homeowner and the timely response of Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies thwarted a 44-year-old Waterford man who was allegedly breaking into a home on W. Oakwood Rd. in Oxford Twp. According to police reports, the owner came home and saw an unfamiliar van was parked behind her house and noticed that […]

Firefighters honored for saving man’s life

Six Oxford firefighters received an award from the Oakland County Medical Control Board for their quick response in saving the life of Oxford’s Joseph Falvey. Assistant Chief David Creech, Captain Ron Jahlas, Randy Darnell, Benjamin Frantz, Kelly Kilgore and Justin Templeton received the Excellence in EMS Care award for their run to Falvey’s house on […]

Kindness, compassion are lesson of the day at OMS

A message of kindness and compassion was presented to the students at Oxford Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 24. Speaker Dave Gamache shared the inspirational story of Rachel Joy Scott, who was the first person killed in the Columbine shootings on April 20, 1999. Since then, her words and ideas have been presented to millions […]

Booters win one, lose one

The Varsity Soccer Team slipped to second in the Flint Metro League standings after splitting their two games this week. On Monday, Sept. 29, Sophomore Marco Bonfiglio’s hat trick led the comeback victory over Brandon. They fell behind 1-0 less than five minutes into the game, Bonfiglio came to the rescue by scoring two of […]

Lakeville gets a new postmaster

The next time you drop off a package to be mailed in Lakeville, be sure to introduce yourself to the new postmaster behind the counter. Ruth Yerkes, of Addison Township, was officially sworn in as the new postmaster of the Lakeville Post Office on Friday, August 5. Close to 30 members of the community, colleagues […]

Tough match: Spikers fall to Fenton

When Varsity Volleyball Coach Kristi McDevitt learned that this would be the teams final season in the FML, one game immediately came to mind. The Sept. 24 home match against the Fenton Tigers. It was a first place showdown last Thursday when both teams entered play at 3-0. The Wildcats were able to get the […]