Linda Wilfong VanDerGraaf, a beloved wife, mother, and childcare director who lived life with purpose to serve God and love all unconditionally, passed away on October 14 from metastatic breast cancer. Linda fought for two and a half years until her liver could not take the chemotherapy anymore. At her bedside was her husband Jon […]
Nancy Ellen Pais of Oxford and Boca Grande, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on October 22, 2022. At the time of her passing she found comfort in being at her beloved farm in Oxford, surrounded by the people and the gardens that she so treasured. The daughter of Tom and Ellen Bateman, Nancy was […]
Oxford resident James Earl Dunn died on October 23, 2022. He was 58. James was born on November 9, 1963 in Pontiac, Michigan to the late James P. and Judith Kay (nee: Broecker) Dunn. He is survived by one son, Korie Gillay; one brother, Darryl Dunn; one sister, Melinda Dunn. James was a self-employed brick […]
Every once in a while I hear of a positive story idea, or better yet, of a person who makes a positive impact. Let me tell you, I love it when I do. I especially like to hear the good ol’ positive spin because these days there’s a lot of angry folks out there, folks […]
Those darned witches took over downtown Oxford last Saturday. It was nothing to be worried about, just the Downtown Development Authorities annual Witches Night celebration. Witches of every make, stripe and age enjoyed great weather and fun. Witches pictured sitting in the big, pink Breast Cancer Awareness chair are from the left, (front) Lora Bryant, […]
Sentencing to follow Feb. 9 hearing By Don Rush It’s been nearly a year since carnage broke out in the halls of Oxford High School, leaving four students dead, six students, one teacher wounded and an entire community scarred. At a regularly scheduled pretrial hearing on Monday, it took Oakland County Circuit Judge Kwame Rowe […]
Artifacts, photos, stories and more By Don Rush One of the “gems” of Northeast Oakland County – the communities in and around Addison, Oxford and Orion townships – is the Northeast Oakland Historical Museum, located at the northwest corner of Washington and Burdick streets in downtown Oxford. The museum is 50 years old this year […]
By Don Rush The hours have been set. Decorations are on display. Candy is waiting to be passed out to all good little ghosts and goblins. Halloween is a mere five days away and Oxford is ready. Parents and kids will be happy to know that Weather.com forecasts perfect weather for Oct. 31, “Sunshine and […]
The fates were not on the Oxford High School varsity football team’s side this year. Last Friday they ended their 2022 season with a 34-14 loss to non-conference opponent Chippewa Valley. The loss dropped the Wildcats record to 1-8 overall and 0-5 in the OAA Red. Chippewa Valley improved their record to 7-2 overall. The […]
Village police in September Oxford Village Police Chief Mike Solwold’s report for Sept. 2022 showed the department responded to 488 calls for service. This was down 170 calls from Sept. 2021. His report also showed officers gave out 13 less citations/warnings than in 2021 – from 406 to 393 this year. The only increase the […]