Betty Gilbert, 96

Betty Jane Gilbert, 96, of Oxford went home to be with the Lord Friday the 14th of August, 2020 at the Lake Orion Nursing Home. Her son Bruce and daughter Lori had been with her continuously the week prior. When she was 95, Betty was living in her own home, living relatively independent, getting and […]

Weekly COVID Update

The Oxford area saw an increase in the total number of COVID-19 cases, according to numbers provided by Oakland County. Last week we reported there were a total of 134 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, the number increased to 145. Locally, the 48371 ZIP saw the largest increase in a week, from […]

Census 2020 update

As of Aug. 12, Oxfor’s response rate was 83.4 percent; Addison (76 percent). The U.S. Census Bureau will end all counting efforts for the 2020 census on Sept. 30, a month sooner than previously announced, the bureau’s director confirmed in a statement. That includes critical door-knocking efforts and collecting responses online, over the phone and […]

If you don’t know how to vote, you probably shouldn’t

If you don’t know how to vote, you  probably shouldn’t

Last Friday, yours truly,  like every other media outlet reporter, broadcaster in the state received a press release from our very own Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson. The release was headlined: Rejected absentee ballot numbers highlight need for legislative changes. Followed by this subhead: Majority of rejections could be easily fixed with changes to law. […]

Public Notice: Oxford Library

OXFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Oxford Library Board will hold its annual budget hearing on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 7 p.m. to discuss the property tax millage rate and to adopt its FY2021 operating budget. This hearing is scheduled to be held remotely pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order 2020-19 To […]

Public Notice: Addison Township Library

ADDISON TWP. PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Addison Twp. Public Library Board will hold a public hearing to discuss the property tax millage rate and to adopt the FY2021 operating budget. The hearing will take place at the Addison Twp. Public Library, 1400 Rochester Rd., Leonard, MI 48367 with possible Zoom component, Tuesday, […]

The cost to all citizens in a community when a newspaper closes

The cost to all citizens in a community when a newspaper closes

Published with permission. This article was published in the August, 2020 Publisher’s Auxiliary newspaper. By Andrew Johnson There are many aspects to the value of a community having a local newspaper serving its community. The financial health of these newspapers has been challenged in recent years with the loss of local retail advertising, transition to […]

Weekly COVID Update

Based on numbers provided by the Oakland County COVID-19 by Zip Code website, here are the numbers for this week. We tabulated these on Sunday, Aug. 9 — our 18th week of reporting. 48367 — four new cases in the last 30 days; 16 total, one death. (no change) 48370 — one new cases in […]

HomeGrown wins best Detroit brewpub

HomeGrown wins best Detroit brewpub

A family-run brewery in Oxford has won the Best Brewpub vote in the 2020 ClickOnDetroit competition for the second year in a row. HomeGrown Brewing Company was voted number one in metro Detroit in the Vote 4 The Best competition. Owner and master brewer John Powers said he is honored, especially at a time when […]

Just for fun . . .

Just for fun . . .

Mystery house went through ice While looking up items to fill our Peeking In The Past feature (see Page 7), we ran across this article from the Aug. 13, 1970 Oxford Leader. It’s a little local history we think you might enjoy. — DPR Aug., 1970 — A few weeks ago, an old straight-back chair […]