This is our 89th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw a decrease in recent cases but increases of total cases and the number of COVID-related deaths, According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 4,334 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 4,454. […]
It’s here. Christmas week and despite all that happened a few weeks ago, I will look for hope. It’s the season of hope that propels me to tap, tap, tippity-tap, tap on my keyboard. For so long it didn’t feel like the Christmas season and then it snowed on Saturday — about three inches of […]
Astro Lanes in Madison Heights was host to the match between the Oxford Wildcats and the Birmingham United bowling teams. The boys varsity and junior varsity teams faced off on Thursday night and both rolled to victories. The varsity team continued to struggle in baker games and fell behind 8 to 2 in points. The […]
Janice Marie (Dunwoodie) Woehlke of Oxford passed away on December 10, 2021, at the age of 60. Janice was the loving wife of David for 32 years, beloved mother of Kristina (Satyam) Patel, cherished grandmother of Noah Patel, sister of Eugene (Kathleen) Dunwoodie and Debbie (Michael) Cumming, daughter of the late Eugene and Joanne. Janice […]
We are giving our staff a holiday this year. Our office will close at noon, Friday, Dec. 24 and open Monday, Jan. 3. We will monitor emails. If you have a classified you wish to run in the Dec. 29 edition, please call our office at 248-628-4801 before Friday, Dec. 24. — Don Rush
Yeah, about two weeks ago I had envisioned writing a funny little Christmas season column on red underwear, but I have shelved that notion. Still haven’t gotten back into the “humor” writing mode. Oxford, the events of Nov. 30 and the families devastated still fill my heart and my mind. I don’t feel funny much […]
This is our 88th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw increases in recent cases and in total cases. The number of COVID-related deaths remained at 43. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 4,167 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 4,334. […]
The Wildcat bowling program kicked off the 2021- 2022 season on Monday night at Collier Lanes vs the Southfield Warriors. According to ‘Cat Coach Claude “Jr.” Lafnear, the crowd was large. “Everyone’s hearts were full of emotion when we returned to competition after the attack on November 30 and the loss of Justin Shilling,” he […]
Kathleen Joyce (Cowan) Shooltz passed away peacefully at home on December 12, 2021, at the age of 98. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Robert (Bob). Kathleen and Bob moved to Oxford in 1968, a community they loved. They were active at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Oxford Hills Golf Club, and supported […]
William “Bill’ George Fischer, age 97. He was born July 14, 1924 and passed away December 6, 2021. Survived by children: Sueanne June “Sue” (Roy) Rich, William “Bill” G. Fischer, David M. “Dave” (Kathy) Fischer, Robert Scott “Rob” (Frances) Fischer; grandchildren: Jason (Shalene) Rich, Jamie (Pete) Keleher, David (Brittany) Fischer Jr., Kaity Fischer, Tara (Rob) […]