New OHS weight room has got everybody pumped up

Oxford High School students are all pumped up mentally about their new place to get pumped up physically. The Wildcat weight room has 12 brand new racks, plus all new benches, platforms, bars, weights and clips. “This is top-notch stuff right here,” said Athletic Director Cole Andrews. Approximately $40,000 was spent to modernize this place […]

Let’s play in the mud!

The 1,200-acre Koenig Sand & Gravel property along Lakeville Rd. in Oxford Twp. hosted the Tough Mudder on Saturday and Sunday. Thousands came out to play in the mud, overcome obstacles and challenge themselves.  

Their sacrifices were not in vain

Their sacrifices were not in vain

Scouts Dakota Streeter (left) and Austyn Streeter, of Troop and Pack 366, place dog tags on white crosses representing all the sons of Oxford who perished in conflicts ranging from the Civil War to the Vietnam War. They did this as part of Oxford’s Memorial Day ceremony held Monday morning in Centennial Park. Photo by […]

Village looks into selling bulk water

It appears Oxford Village could be going into the bulk-water business, but first it needs to establish a policy and set a price. Officials are going to meet on Tuesday, June 27 to discuss and review the issue. Tim Dabish, president of Intrastate Distributors, Inc., a Detroit-based beverage company established in 1980, has expressed interest […]

DDA’s director pick turns down job

Looks like it’s back to the old drawing board for the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA). Stephen Holowicki, the DDA’s pick for the executive director position that’s been vacant since early February, has turned down the job. In a May 27 email to DDA Chairperson Sue Bossardet, Holowicki, a resident of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, wrote, […]

Iraq War vet encourages crowd to discuss freedom, military service

Kate Logan, an Oxford Village resident, doesn’t mind that for many people, the Memorial Day weekend is a fun opportunity for backyard barbecues, boating on Michigan’s many lakes and heading north to the old cabin in the woods. “I want people to enjoy their lives and their freedoms. That’s why I wore the uniform,” said […]

PC recommends final site plan approval for 30-unit development

Final site plan approval for a single-family site condominium project consisting of 30 detached units was recommended in a 5-1 vote last week by the Oxford Township Planning Commission. That recommendation will be forwarded to the township board and it’s expected to be an agenda item at the 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 14 meeting. The […]