Oxford High’s TORC 2137 robotics team hosted around 18 other area robotics teams at a Week Zero practice event last weekend. Students spent the weekend tweaking and programming their team robots in preparation for the season’s upcoming FIRST Robotics competitions. The practice event also featured a full-size playing field, which allowed the teams to give […]
The Oxford Women’s Club is pleased to announce their 2018 Scholarship program for graduating Oxford students. Winners will be awarded a minimum of $1,000 each. Students must be living within the Oxford School District or attending an Oxford area school. Students need only a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale to be eligible. Scholarships are […]
It’s always great to see an innovative band make waves. The Native Howl, which practices and records out of its private studio in Leonard, is no exception with its hard-hitting “thrash grass” style. The band’s lead singer-guitarist Alex Holycross, of Leonard, began playing music at a young age and focused on creating metal-style music through […]
Four Wildcat athletes made their college plans official at a signing ceremony held at Oxford High School last Wednesday. Those signing were OHS senior student-athletes Sarah Liford, Shae Walters, Matthew Mielnicki and Lauren Yankee. Senior softball players Hannah Vachon and Lauren Donaldson, who recently signed to play for the University of St. Francis and Rochester […]
Feb. 12: Oxford Village Police were dispatched to an apartment located in the 90 block of S. Washington Rd. at 2:11 p.m. in response to the “potential overdose” of an Oxford woman. Upon arrival, police found an Oxford man administering CPR and were advised by him that “it was possible” the woman had overdosed on […]
Toddlers at the Oxford Early Learning Center (OELC) colored and enjoyed snacks last Friday. As they played and giggled, they were most likely not aware that OELC programs throughout Oxford recently received high ratings from Great Start to Quality. Great Start to Quality, implemented by the Michigan Department of Education, rates the quality levels of […]
Addison Township officials discovered the Windsor, Canada-based company Energex Petroleum Inc., which owns the Lanphar 1-12 wells located near Leonard and Dequindre roads, currently owes more than $20,200 in unpaid personal property taxes dating back to 2008. All annual personal property taxes from 2008 to 2016 are considered “delinquent,” according to a recent statement issued […]
Every since the Wright brothers first took to the sky in 1903, airplanes have been part of the way the modern world travels, fights wars, ships goods and explores unchartered territory. But which planes have made the biggest impact? Oxford resident Philip Handleman set out to answer that question with his new book. He, along […]
At only 11 years old, Oxford dancer Elizabeth Gerke has been invited to pack her bags and spend a month at the prestigious Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Professional Division Summer Session – by herself. Although Elizabeth has danced many styles, including jazz, tap, lyrical, contemporary and hip hop, ballet has become her favorite and it’s the […]
This year’s Winterfest Varsity Basketball game is going to be about far more than basketball. It’s going to be all about good fun and an even better cause. Oxford Boys Varsity Basketball Head Coach Steve Laidlaw, along with Avondale’s Head Coach Tim Morton, will coach in their bare feet during the Friday, Feb. 16 home […]