It seems like everybody’s making career changes these days, mostly for economic reasons. But after almost 20 years in banking, John Dumas made the switch to Catholic priest for spiritual reasons. ‘I honestly enjoyed the work that I was doing,? said the 1980 Oxford High School graduate. ‘But I was never entirely happy doing that. […]
When the nights turn chilly, wouldn’t it be nice to have a piece of local history to snuggle under for warmth? The Leonard Summer Festival Committee is offering people the opportunity to do just that by selling a special blanket that hasn’t been available to the public for 18 years. Log on to www.strawberryfest.net to […]
Two private companies submitted bids in the hopes of winning a contract to provide transportation services for Oxford Community Schools. However, the prices they quoted the district and the specific details contained within their proposals were not provided to this newspaper after a verbal request. According to Tim Loock, assistant superintendent of business and operations, […]
The vote was an absolute landslide and the message was clear ? Oxford teachers are ready to sacrifice for good of their students. On Monday, members of the district’s teachers? union, the Oxford Education Association (OEA), voted overwhelmingly to open their contract and give concessions that will save the schools approximately $500,000. ‘Keeping kids first […]
A 20-year-old man’s life ended Monday morning after a night of illegal drug use led to an apparent overdose at his grandmother’s home in Oxford Township. Warren Stanley Borsuk was found dead by his girlfriend around 9:30 a.m Monday following a night of drug use involving heroin and crack cocaine at his 78-year-old grandmother’s house […]
An agreement for snow removal on safety paths leading to Oxford Schools was secured by the township board Dec. 22, but some officials aren’t happy the school district refuses to contribute any funding. Township officials voted 6-0 to award a one-year snow removal contract to the Ortonville-based Northern Pines Lawn & Lanscaping for $400 per […]
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Hollywood, the movie capital of the world, will visit the ‘gravel capital of the world? this summer to shoot part of a film starring actor Hugh Jackman. ‘Real Steel,? an $80 million science fiction/action-adventure film directed by Shawn Levy and produced by Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider, will begin production here in late July or […]
The potential privatization of Oxford Community Schools? transportation services could be a dead issue if the board of education ratifies a three-year contract approved Tuesday by the district’s union employees. ‘What I would say is if the board is happy with the contract, if they committed to ratifying the contract, that certainly would change the […]
Just because Haiti’s disappeared from the headlines and evening newscasts doesn’t mean the impoverished Caribbean nation has recovered from the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated the island back in January. There’s still an incredible amount of work to be done and the Oxford United Methodist Men are lending a hand by collecting new and used hand […]