DDA looking for votes for Dog Alley By Don Rush In downtown Oxford, on the southeast side of Washington Street, the alley between the Acheson building and Lori’s Pet Paradise – which connects Washington Street to the parking lot — is filled with overgrown bushes and trees that are dying. It’s going to the dogs […]
This Saturday the Miracle Quilts-Quilts for Our Wounded Troops group will host their annual show and display at Independence Village, 701 Market Street in Oxford. Admission is free and runs from 10 to 3 p.m. The show will feature a display of 800 quilts, a quilt raffle, and a sewers/crafters garage sale. All proceeds raised […]
Hello, Coach Fed By Don Rush Last month the Oxford Athletic Department welcomed a new varsity basketball coach to its team. Joe Fedorinchik took over the reins of the program from longtime coach, Steve Laidlaw. (Laidlaw coached the Wildcats at two different times, from 2002 to 2009 and most recently for the last seven seasons […]
A 60-year-old Columbiaville woman was transported to McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac after a three car accident on May 25. According to Oxford Village Police reports, at 4:40 that morning the 2022 Buick Encore she was driving flipped after hitting the curb just south of First St. The report stated the three vehicle accident was […]
By Wendi Reardon-Price Special to the Leader INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP – The Wildcats finished the season in the MHSAA Division 1 Girls Soccer District 6 Semifinal against Clarkston on May 31, 6-2. The Wolves scored first with a goal from Emerson Wood less than five minutes into the game. Sophomore Vivian Cruz tied the game with […]
2023 Water Quality Report for Village of Oxford This report covers the drinking water quality for the Village of Oxford and the 2022 calendar year. This information is a snapshot of the quality of the water that we provided to you in 2022. Included are details about where your water comes from, what it contains, […]
VILLAGE OF OXFORD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REZONING REQUEST R-1 SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT TO C-1, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT- TRANSITION 25 DENNISON STREET, OXFORD, MI. 48371 Please take notice, that the Village of Oxford Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in the Oxford Village […]
Club members annual White Cane sale is this week By Don Rush The first mention of the Oxford Lions Club was on August 15, 1947. There on Page 4, buried two-thirds of the way down on the page, was a short, 62-word, two paragraph story. “The Oxford Lions Club met Monday evening at the Garden […]
District to investigate long gun safes By Don Rush At the end of the May 23 Oxford School Board meeting, board president Dan D’Alessandro made an announcement. “This may not come as a surprise to some,” he told the board and people in the audience. “It may come as a surprise to others. Some […]
To compete for national title in August By Don Rush There’s a little bit of royalty right here in Oxford. On May 6, in the little town of Plainwell, located between Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids Kelly Westbrook, 35, was crowned Mrs. Michigan. As Mrs. Michigan, in late August she will compete with 51 other women […]