Wednesday night storms rock trees, cut power

Wednesday night storms rock trees, cut power

By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer A severe storm rattled Oxford and Addison townships on the night of Wednesday, Sept. 22, knocking out power for approximately 2,000 area residents according to a DTE Energy outage tracker. The storm came in late Wednesday and damaged utilities with heavy wind. “We had some gusts of at least […]

Bridge load reduction leaves residents frustrated

Bridge load reduction leaves residents frustrated

Garbage trucks no longer able to cross the bridge By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Residents of a peninsula on the Stringy Lakes were surprised earlier this month when a sign went up reducing to nine tons the load limit of the bridge. That bridge is the only access to their homes on the dead-end […]

Salvation Army camp celebrates centennial

Salvation Army camp celebrates centennial

By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer “It is impossible to know with certainty how many people have come through the gates of this camp,” Lt. Colonel John Turner told the crowd gathered on the northwest shore of Lakeville Lake. “Thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands – 300,000 I have heard is the number. It’s impossible to […]

‘Cats give Clarkston a run for their money, fall 20-17

‘Cats give Clarkston a run for their money, fall 20-17

Traveling to Southfield A&T this Friday By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Coming off a dramatic win over Lake Orion, the Oxford High School varsity Wildcats fell short against the undefeated (and one of the state’s top Class A teams) Clarkston Wolves on Friday, Sept. 24, 20-17. Oxford gave the Wolves their toughest match of […]

Homecoming festivities go on

Homecoming festivities go on

By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Oxford High School hosted their homecoming celebration last week, culminating with the homecoming parade, court and football game on Friday, Sept. 24. The parade started around 5:30 p.m., the marching band leading the procession around the high school and onto Oxford Rd. High schoolers built parade floats around a […]

Summit PT opens downtown

Summit PT opens downtown

By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Summit Physical Therapy celebrated its move to 18 N. Washington St. with a grand reopening and ribbon cutting on Tuesday, Sept. 21. Hosted with the Oxford Chamber of Commerce, the ceremony ran from 4-6 p.m. featuring wine and catered food from 5-1 Diner. Opening their original location in the […]

Birding beyond your backyard

Birding beyond your backyard

There are about 250-300 birds you can see in Michigan By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Bird-watching can be a fun, engaging and accessible hobby. From watching a feeder to spotting what flies by the porch, birding can give you an appreciation of the many birds around your home. “I love sitting on my deck […]

Mums the word!

Mums the word!

Volunteers were out and about last Thursday, helping the Downtown Development Authority decorate the sidewalks with bales of hay, cornstalks, chrysanthemums and, of course, pumpkins. Many businesses have also decorated their storefronts in anticipation of next month’s Scarecrow Festival. Above, Cindy Maitland and Sue Oles are seen placing mums at the corner of M-24 and […]

Meet Leonard’s new clerk

Meet Leonard’s new clerk

By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Loree Zenelock was appointed village clerk by the Leonard Village Council following the resignation of Cindy Grosskopf at the end of last month. “I’ve worked with (Zelenock) on a number of items of concern and found her to be thorough and fair,” said Village President Mike McDonald, who recommended […]

Mask complaints keep school board late

Mask complaints keep school board late

Burning the midnight oil  By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Citizens unhappy with the Oakland County Health Division’s school mask mandate waited two and a half hours until the end of the Sept. 14 Oxford School Board meeting inside the high school auditorium to voice their concerns during unscheduled audience participation. Close to 100 people […]