Oxford stands to lose millions of dollars in state funding By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer At an emergency school board meeting Saturday, Aug. 15, the board voted 6-0 to cut short the enrollment deadline for School of Choice students from Aug. 26 to Monday, Aug. 17. Anyone already in the registration process by 11:59 […]
The Oxford area saw an increase in the total number of COVID-19 cases, according to numbers provided by Oakland County. Last week we reported there were a total of 145 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, the number increased to 158. Locally, the 48371 ZIP saw the largest increase in a week, from […]
Extremely uncooperative At 6:27 p.m. on August 14, Oxford Village Police officers were dispatched to perform a welfare check on S. Glaspie Street. An individual was reported to be bleeding from the mouth. Three officers responded to the scene, finding a man, identified as a 65-year-old Oxford resident, lying on the sidewalk near a bicycle. […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer A meal program that has kept folks fed through the economic difficulties caused by the pandemic just lost a vital lifeline. The Community Meals program offers a free, cooked meal and groceries to anyone in need, at Oxford United Methodist Church (21 E. Burdick St.) every Wednesday from 5:30 […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Ever since the coronavirus (COVID-19) first moved to the forefront of the United States’ attention in mid-March, Americans have been forced to make adjustments to their lives; they have become accustomed to temporary new norms that would have seemed unthinkable before, such as wearing masks to go grocery shopping […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Currently featuring 22 people, including six full-time firefighters, the staff at the Addison Township Fire Department is set to increase by one. “The Oakland County Medical Control Authority gives us our credentials to transport Advanced Life Support (ALS) here in Oakland County,” explained Chief Jerry Morawski, who has been […]
Schools starts Monday, August 31 By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer You don’t often see people wearing masks on Zoom calls. Yet, every member of the Oxford School Board was wearing one at its semi-virtual meeting Aug. 18. The board met in person for the first time since March, in the board room at 10 […]
M-24 southbound traffic to travel on east side of highway By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer M-24’s northbound lanes between Burdick St. and Drahner Rd. have been repaved. Beginning this Friday, Aug. 21, southbound traffic will be shifted from the west side of the road onto the new pavement on the east side (northbound lanes). […]
The Oxford area saw an increase in the total number of COVID-19 cases, according to numbers provided by Oakland County. Last week we reported there were a total of 134 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, the number increased to 145. Locally, the 48371 ZIP saw the largest increase in a week, from […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer At approximately 8:45 a.m. on Friday, August 7, motorists and residents in the area observed a collision between a truck hauling gravel and a car at the Lakeville Road and Glaspie Street intersection. The truck, due to road construction on Washington Street, realized he needed to make the right […]