Power goes out in Orion and Oxford By Don Rush It was a crisp, sunny morning last Wednesday, March 15. The sky was blue, with nary a cloud to be seen. There was a slight breeze and the temperature was peaking over 32 degrees, when all of a sudden at around a quarter to 11, […]
God, help all us sugar freaks! Oh Lord of Confection, give us strength in this time of grief and wanting. This I pray, Amen. If you haven’t heard, there’s a panic going on all over the area and it has nothing to do with banks crashing, inflation killing our savings accounts or the cost of […]
By Don Rush If you have ever watched local television, chances are you’ve seen Jim Hughes. Hughes, 62 and a 1978 graduate of Oxford High School, currently hosts a show on Oxford Community TV (OCTV) called Oxford News This Week. “I sort of fell into doing the news,” he said recently. “It’s something Howard Hoeflein […]
By Don Rush This year, members of the group, Love INC (In the Name of Christ) decided to do something different to raise funds for their mission. Instead of having a number of smaller fundraisers, they decided to have one big event. The Share the Love gala was March 4 at Indianwood Golf and Country […]
After a closed session to discuss legal opinions on ordinances and to purchase property and board etiquette and procedural rules workshop, the Oxford Township Board got down to the business of their March 8 regular meeting. All trustees, Jonathon Nold, Margaret Payne, Rod Charles and Catherine Colvin as well as Supervisor Jack Curtis, Clerk Curtis […]
Cemetery Clean up April 1 (no fooling) If you have a loved one in any of the Oxford Township cemeteries with artificial flowers, wreaths, and blankets on the graves you are now notified: Spring Clean-Up begins April 1. According to a public notice from Township Clerk Curtis Wright, “(these items) are to be removed before April […]
Oxford Addison Youth Assistance accepting nominations for Youth Recognition awards Oxford – Addison Youth Assistance’s Youth Recognition Night is an annual event that acknowledges, celebrates, and honors Oxford, Addison, and Leonard youth who have volunteered their time helping others. Honorees will be recognized at the Annual Youth Recognition Award Event on Friday, May 12, at […]
VILLAGE OF OXFORD REQUEST FOR BIDS Repair and power washing of exterior surfaces, and repainting of former Oxford Fire Department building. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids for power washing, rust repair, and repainting of the former Fire Dept. building at the Village office complex will be accepted in the Office of the Village Manager, […]
PUBLIC NOTICE ADDISON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC HEARING Special Assessment District for Markwood Rd. & Markwood Ct. A Public Hearing will be held on Monday, April 10, 2023 at a Regular Meeting of the Addison Township Board of Trustees at Township Complex, 1440 Rochester Road, Leonard, Michigan at 6:00 pm. The purpose of the public hearing is […]
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD COUNTY OF OAKLAND MICHIGAN SYNOPSIS Of the Regular Meeting of the Charter Township of Oxford Board of Trustees held on March 8, 2023 at the Oxford Township Hall Meeting Room. PRESENT: Supervisor Curtis, Clerk Wright, Treasurer Ferrari, Trustee Charles, Trustee Colvin, Trustee Nold, Trustee Payne ABSENT: None The following actions were […]