Joe and Pat Schnur aren’t looking for accolades or a moment in the spotlight, but they’re going to get both on Saturday, July 19 when they ride down E. Elmwood before a cheering crowd. The 15-year Addison residents will serve as the parade Grand Marshals at the 62nd Annual Strawberry Festival in Leonard. ‘To be […]
The good news is the state agreed to allocate a significant amount of money toward repairing an Oxford road that needs it. The bad news is it isn’t the road that officials were hoping for. Last week, the state announced which road projects would receive a piece of the $115 million in supplemental funding. Unfortunately, […]
Win one award, you’re good. Win two awards, you’re great. Win five awards in five years, it’s probably safe to count yourself among the best of the best in your chosen field. Bill Service is much too modest to ever say something like this about himself. But then again, he doesn’t have to because his […]
‘It is not a little disquieting to realize that in private property there survives the last domain of privacy of any kind. Every other wall has been overthrown.? ? ‘Ideas Have Consequences? by Richard M. Weaver Much like the Founding Fathers, I am a very strong proponent of property rights. To me, a person’s right […]
Downtown Oxford experienced music on a grand and elegant scale last week when the Lapeer Symphony Orchestra returned to perform as part of the summer concert series in Centennial Park. But unlike last year, this time the group had two Oxford musicians with it ? one returning to a passion from his youth and one […]
Oxford Village is looking into possibly placing weight and time restrictions on trucks traveling along W. Burdick St. A 6:30 p.m. public hearing is scheduled for the village council’s Tuesday, Aug. 12 meeting at 22 W. Burdick St. The village is considering prohibiting, via local ordinance, trucks weighing more than 40,000 pounds (gross weight including […]
It appears Bruce Downey might get to build his pole barn after all because the proposed route for a new natural gas pipeline doesn’t include his land ? at least for now. Two days after a story about the Oxford Township man’s concerns over the proposed Rover Pipeline appeared in the July 9 issue of […]
Though life is not easy for many of them now, Christ the King Church’s Veterans Ministry wants those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces to know both they and their deeds are not forgotten. That’s why the group held its annual summer hog roast Saturday for approximately 150 veterans, plus their family members, on […]
It appears Oxford Village’s water and sewer rates are on track to increase on Oct. 1. Last week, council voted 4-0 to approve the first reading of an ordinance amendment that would charge customers a flat, monthly base rate that’s determined by meter size, plus an increased rate for the amount of water and sewer […]
The current structure Right now, all village water customers pay a base rate of $18.10 per meter (regardless of size) per month, which includes up to 2,000 gallons of water whether they use it or not. Likewise, all village sewer customers currently pay $22.85 per Residential Equivalent Unit (REU) per month, which includes up to […]