Last month, Oxford Village Council approved the purchase of this 4×4 ATV for $8,084 from Lapeer Honda, at the request of DPW Supervisor Don Brantley. It was budgeted for in the Motor Equipment Fund. The 2021 Honda TRX420FE1 comes with a 2,500 lb Koplin winch and 48″ quick disconnect snow blade. The DPW uses the […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Village Council approved 6.1 percent annual salary increases for Village Manager Joe Madore and Clerk/Treasurer Tere Onica, following their annual performance reviews. The raises include national average Cost of Living increases of 2.8% for 2019 and 1.3% for 2020, with an additional 2% performance increase. The council […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Earlier this month, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 334 and Auxiliary were proud to announce an Oxford student and teacher won the 2021 VFW 5th District Patriot’s Pen and Teacher of the Year awards. The 5th District includes Oakland and Macomb counties. Madolyne Winowski, a seventh grader at Oxford […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer With the current order set to expire at the end of January, allowing full practice to begin February 1 and competitions three days later, the Michigan Department Health of Human Services (MDHHS) and Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced another delay to winter contact sports on Friday, January 22. The […]
Budgets discussed and raises given By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Conducted remotely via GoToMeeting, in accordance with Public Act 228 of 2020, the Addison Township board held their first session of 2021 on January 11. Consisting of Supervisor Bruce Pearson, Clerk Pauline Bennett, Treasurer Lori Fisher, and Trustees Ed Brakefield, Karen Geibel, Linda Gierak, […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer When the season is finally able to tip, the 2020-21 season will mark a new era for Oxford Wildcat hoops. Finishing 10-11 (4-8 Oakland Activities Association White Division) in 2019-20, the team fell to one of the state’s best, the Clarkston Wolves, in the Michigan High School Athletic Association […]
There was just enough snow to sled Monday morning, a school holiday, so the Lindgard family took to the sledding hill at Seymour Lake Township Park. Photo by J. Hanlon.
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Community Schools passed a resolution with Brandon School District formally requesting that “in-person educators and school staff members receive priority inoculation during Phase 1B of the Michigan COVID-19 Vaccination Plan.” The school board passed the resolution 7-0 at its Jan. 12 meeting. It was sent directly to Oakland […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Conducted remotely via Zoom video conference, the Oxford Township Board of Trustees held their first meeting of 2021 on January 13. The meeting took just under 55 minutes to complete and, after paying respects to the American Flag, Supervisor Jack Curtis opened the floor to public comment regarding items […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Certain events in our lives are hard to understand. This is particularly true in the case of Lauren Yankee, a 2018 Oxford High School graduate, who passed on December 29. She was only 20 years old. While traveling to Florida to visit her grandparents with her longtime boyfriend, fellow […]