The Oxford Fire Department’s request for relief from its extremely high water bills garnered no sympathy from the Oxford Village Council last week. “I don’t think we ought to cut them any slack at all,” said Councilman George DelVigna. “(The fire chief) ought to be more fiscally responsible for the water he’s using.” In a […]
Hats off to Oxford Christian Academy students (from left) Brianna Kester (tenth grade), Amy Knauf (ninth grade) and Bradley Kester (eighth grade) who participated in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools annual spelling bee March 9 at Springfield Christian Academy in Clarkston. Knauf advanced to the second round.
It appears Michigan State election law was violated in Leonard Village’s March 8 election. Janet Ostrander was elected as a Leonard Council Trustee as a declared write-in candidate with 15 votes. She was sworn-in at the March 18 council meeting and began serving her term. The problem is Ostrander also served as “precinct election inspector” […]
Thanks to their love of reading and compassion for others, Daniel Axford Elementary students raised $400 to help a hospital and orphanage in Africa. As part of “March is Reading Month,” DA students (kindergarten through second grade) read a mind-boggling 2,320 books between March 1 and 19. For every five books each student read, they […]
A 13-year-old Oxford girl was struck by a vehicle and injured shortly before 7 p.m. Friday as she attempted to cross S. Washington St. (M-24) between Oxford 7 Cinema and Starbucks Coffee. According to the Oxford Village Police report, the incident occurred at the intersection of Dennison/Stanton and M-24 when the 13-year-old girl and two […]
In response to complaints from a group of residents, the Oxford Village Council last week voted 4-1 to approve a resolution requesting the Road Commission for Oakland County and Oxford Township ‘take immediate action to reduce? the speed limit on N. Oxford Rd. from 50 to 35 miles per hour. Currently, the speed limit on […]
OXFORD TWP. ? A storage barn at 2425 Granger Road was completely destroyed by fire Sunday. Firefighters were called to the scene at 11:45 a.m. to extinguish a burning 1,800-square-foot wood-frame pole-barn, according to Oxford Fire Chief Jack LeRoy. Per standard procedure, the blaze is currently under investigation by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Fire Investigation […]
John and Jan Fizel aren’t just husband and wife, they’re best friends, a real team. Meeting and knowing them, it’s easy to see how their deep commitment to each other spawned such a strong commitment to the community they live in, particularly the Oxford Public Library. As a result of that commitment, the Fizels, who […]
Six vehicles collided with each other like a chain of dominos near the interection of Bay Pointe Drive and Lakeville Road Friday night. Amazingly, no injuries were reported. The accident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. and involved a line-up of vehicles travelling west on Lakeville Rd. According to the Oxford Village Police report, an unknown […]
A two-car accident at the intersection of S. Washington and Crawford streets earned one driver a ticket and trip to the hospital. A 50-year-old Oxford woman driving a 2001 Jeep was stopped in the left northbound lane of S. Washington St. while attempting to make a left-turn onto Crawford St. While stopped, her vehicle was […]