The intersection of M-24 and Oakdell had a busy day Saturday as it was the scene of two accidents. The first (pictured above) occurred around 1:15 p.m. when a 1999 Chevy SUV, driven by a 57-year-old Lapeer woman, headed southbound on M-24 was travelling “too fast and was unable to stop,” according to the Oakland […]
Oxford Township voters may be voting on whether to renew their fire millage sometime later this year. Township officials last week discussed, but postponed taking any action, the possibility of placing a request to renew the fire department’s operating millage on either the August 3 primary ballot or November 2 general election ballot. The current […]
Oxford Township officials last week tabled voting on a revised contract for fire/EMS dispatching from the village because they lacked a copy of it. Officials were expected to vote on the revised contract, which was approved by the village council Jan. 13. Trustee Jerry Dywasuk said he would prefer to read the contract before voting […]
It’s often said the best way to understand someone different from yourself is to walk a mile in their shoes. But what if in order to do that you had to confine yourself to a wheelchair or use crutches or wear a blindfold? Fourth-graders at Oxford Elementary spent Jan. 14 learning about various disabilities and […]
For the second time in three weeks fire has completely destroyed a home in Addison Township. Addison firefighters were dispatched to 3470 Hagerman Road (north of Frick Road) at approximately 12:30 a.m. Monday to battle a structure fire. When they arrived on the scene about 8 minutes later, firefighters found a “good portion” of the […]
It’s been two years since Oxford’s first and only groundhog, the one-eyed Noah, saw the light of Hog Heaven through his good eye and bid farewell to his earthly home and family. Although Noah is gone forever, the furry weather-predicting marmot is certainly not forgotten. His warm spirit and the sense of community he inspired […]
An Oxford school bus made an unexpected stop in the parking lot of the municipal offices on W. Burdick St. after a middle school student on board passed out Wednesday night. A call came in to Oxford dispatch at 7:49 p.m. that a student with a preexisting medical condition had passed out. The bus, carrying […]
There’s never a dull moment when the time comes for the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission to elect its board officers for the new year. At the Jan. 21 meeting, OPFEC voted 10-2 to re-elect township Supervisor Bill Dunn to serve as the board’s chairman. A motion by village President Steve Allen to nominate […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Oxford firefighters were dispatched to the Avalon Remodeling & Design Center at 3 S. Washington St. Monday morning after someone reported smelling a natural gas odor outside the building. According to Fire Chief Jack LeRoy, it was determined one of the outside gas meters was leaking. Fire personnel also determined […]
A manpower shortage in the Oxford Fire Department that’s existed for almost nine months was finally rectified by the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission last week. Commissioners voted unanimously to allow Fire Chief Jack LeRoy to fill the full-time firefighter position that was vacated in April 2003 when Paul Dallas resigned to assume a […]