Dirt Road Derby aims to bring hundreds of cyclists downtown

If all goes well, hundreds of bicyclists are going to descend on the Village of Oxford Saturday, Oct. 10 for a race that will take them through this area’s scenic horse country. It’s been dubbed the Dirt Road Derby and it’s being organized by Karey Collins, owner of Merge Studio and Gallery located at 33 […]

Scarecrow Festival returns to Centennial Park

You don’t need a brain from the wizard to know downtown Oxford’s annual Scarecrow Festival offers tons of fun for the entire family. The popular autumn event returns to quaint Centennial Park on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ‘It’s just a good way to celebrate fall and really, celebrate downtown Oxford,? […]

OHS grad’s pooch is grand champion

A former Oxford resident has a champion show dog living in her Augusta, West Virginia home. Laura Hughes Edwards, a 1981 OHS graduate, is the proud co-owner of Niko, a 4-year-old English Springer Spaniel who recently earned Canadian Grand Champion status. He’s now rated as the Number Three English Springer Spaniel in Canada. He’s working […]

Pet photos wanted to adorn vet’s new clinic

Folks with pets usually have plenty of photographs of them posted on their Facebook pages and sitting in frames. A local veterinarian is seeking copies of them to adorn his new office. Dr. Richard Bell, owner of the Bell Veterinary Clinic, is asking folks to submit good quality photos of their dogs and cats. He’ll […]

Twp. parks off-limits to hunting

With archery deer season opening Oct. 1, local hunters are heading into the woods in search of trophies for the wall and meat for the freezer. Just remember, no hunting of any kind is allowed in any of Oxford Township’s four parks ? Oakwood Lake, Seymour Lake, Powell Lake and Stony Lake. Township ordinance states, […]

Church to host town hall on Agent Orange

It’s been 40 years since the Vietnam War ended, but the fight continues for many veterans and their progeny suffering from the laundry list of diseases presumed to have been caused by the American military’s use of a controversial herbicide known as Agent Orange. That battle will come to Oxford on Saturday, Oct. 24 when […]

Let’s all be firefighters!

On Sunday, the Oxford Fire Department celebrated the start of National Fire Prevention Week with its annual open house. Kids had tons of fun playing firefighter with the real equipment.

VFW Auxiliary now welcomes male members

Women are no longer the only ones eligible for membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary. Men related to someone who served in overseas combat are now welcome to join, too, thanks to a recent change in the VFW’s national bylaws. ‘We’re gender-free,? said Kathy Hubbard, president of VFW Auxiliary No. 334 based […]

Leonard kids rock the vote

Leonard Elementary students got a taste of how democracy works from inside the very same voting booths used by their parents in local, state and national elections. Last week, Addison Township loaned the school four of its voting booths to use in the student council election. Students in the third, fourth and fifth grades went […]

New detective at substation

There’s a new detective handling investigations at the Oakland County Sheriff’s substation in Oxford Township and his name is Shane Freiberg. Although he’s new to the position, he’s no stranger to the community. Freiberg worked as a road patrol deputy in the township for about three years and has lived in the village since 2002, […]