By Don Rush It’s mid March and in the Oxford community that means one thing: time to tap the maple trees. We put out an alert on social media for local families who make maple syrup and received about 20 responses naming individuals, families and businesses who make the deliciously sweet syrup. We decided to […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Village Council met for its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 8. Topics discussed included a rental registration ordinance, a firearms access resolution and police officer recognition. All votes are unanimous unless otherwise stated. Rental registration discussion The council postponed the second reading of the rental registration ordinance […]
By Morgan Kindermann Student Writer Oxford High School’s FIRST robotics competition team, Team 2137 The Oxford RoboCats competed last Friday and Saturday at the FIRST in Michigan Rochester District Event at Stoney Creek High School. Two students, Alexsandra Foster and Wyatt Ashley, won the Dean’s List Award and the team made it to the quarterfinals […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Township Board of Trustees met for its March meeting on Wednesday the 9th. Topics discussed include infrastructure projects, donations and moth spraying. All votes are unanimous unless stated otherwise. First reading The board approved the first reading of Sewer Ordinance 107A.008, which updates the language within the […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School boys varsity basketball team had a full run at the MHSAA District 4 Playoffs at Davison High School, making their way through the play-in, past the tournament hosts and coming up short at the finals. The week began against the Flint Kearsley Hornets on Monday, […]
Students on Friday at Clear Lake School were happy to express themselves and to show their smiles. Starting on Feb. 28 Oxford Community Schools lifted the district’s mask mandate. For the story click here. Photo by D. Rush
By Don Rush Ken Weaver got the phone call he was hoping for last Friday night. Right around 7 p.m., after a unanimous vote of the Oxford Community School Board, Weaver’s phone rang. He answered School Board President Tom Donnelly’s call notifiying OCS’s Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction that he was the board’s choice […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Leonard resident Megan Griffin won the Fantasy 5 lottery jackpot in early February, becoming $100,000 richer. Griffin visited the Lakeville Market and Liquor convenience store in Addison Township on Feb. 5. She purchased several Fantasy 5 tickets, one of which played the numbers 09-13-23-26-28. “I love the Fantasy 5 […]
By Don Rush Back in February the Oakland County Health Division (OCHD) announced it would lift the mandate requiring individuals wear masks in schools and daycares, effective February 28. That being the case, masks are now optional in all Oxford Community Schools buildings. According to a release from the district, “Students and staff must still […]
This is our 100th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw a signifcant decrease in recent cases and only a slight increase in total cases. COVID-related deaths increased by one. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 6,151 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. […]