Ah, memories. I love ‘em. Sometimes we cling to them. Sometimes we are overcome by them. In the end, they’re good to have. I remember on my father’s death bed, gosh, 24 years ago now, he confided in me, through the purple haze of morphine induced calm, “The worst thing about this is, I forgot […]
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 Monday, Aug. 3 — our 17th week of reporting. 48367 — four new cases in the last 30 days; 16 total, one death. 48370 — one new cases in the last […]
Four Alma College students won a research awards at a Virtual FEMA Conference, including Willard Rose of Oxford. They won the Dr. Tom Phelan Outstanding Poster Award for their project, “Using Innovative Blockchain Technologies in Emergency Management and Disaster Response.” * * * Oxford resident Christian Biolchini, received a BS in Construction Management; Madison Sweat, […]
Joan Krueger, 93 years young, was spotted tubing with family and friends the other weekend. Joan says this was her first time tubing! She avoided water most of her life, beginning after a frightening childhood incident in which she fell through the ice on her family pond in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. But, weeks of hot and […]
Oh gosh, what was it? Two weeks ago I penned a column, opening my heart to the public and admitting, yup, I your hero, wears a mask when going to the store, in the restaurant, etc. Wrote I, “Personally, cause I am the only person I can control, I wear a mask when I go […]
Timothy John Haynes, 58, of Leonard, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly on July 29, 2020. Tim was born on November 29, 1961 in Pontiac, Michigan to Sharron and Charles Haynes. He was raised in Oxford, Michigan. He loved being part of a large family and had a large circle of friends, many that were as close […]
Randy L Davisson, self-described cowboy and life long resident of Oxford passed away at age 83 on July 24, 2020 on his farm surrounded by family. He is survived by his wife of 64 years Mary Ellen (Rader) Davisson, sister Coreen Davisson, sister-in-law Lois Ann Davisson, daughters Kathy Kihata, Mary Ann (Marty) Powers, Cindy (Chris) […]
Each week since April 13, The Leader has reported our community’s COVID-19 statistics as shared by Oakland County. The County provides a breakdown of how the virus has touched us all by ZIP code. We concenrate on three local ZIPs: 48367 (Leonard and eastern Addison Township); 48370, the western side of Addison; and 48371, Oxford […]
A contractor for the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will perform soil borings (taking soil samples) starting today (Wednesday), through Monday, Aug. 3, in the area around a small bridge on Maloney Street in Oxford Township in anticipation of the future replacement of the bridge. Neighbors near the bridge will notice work around the […]
Immanuel Congregational Church has resumed distribution of meals to the community on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Meals will be prepared “box luncheon” style and will be handed out through car windows in the church parking lot. There is no cost for this service and no identification is required. Immanuel’s Tuesday Night Community […]