Masks encouraged, not required By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Masks will be encouraged, (except on buses) but not required for staff and students at Oxford Community Schools this year. Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Jill Lemond described these and other COVID-19 related policies for the 2021-2022 school year at the Aug. 10 school board […]
A portion of the Oxford Township safety path along N. Oxford Rd. by the vacant land south of the high school is closed until Labor Day (Sept. 6). About 800 feet of the asphalt path is closed to pedestrians from the top of the hill to the North Oxford Stor-N-Lock property. The path will be […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Community Schools hired Tony DeMare as the district’s new athletic director this month, filling a vacancy left by Jordan Ackerman, who left to become principal of Armada High School. “I simply want our student-athletes and coaches to build a rich, full experience through athletics,” DeMare said of his […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Resurfacing of the detour route used by northbound traffic during last year’s M-24 project began last week, a day later than was first announced, Aug. 5. Work began on Ray Rd. and N. Oxford Rd. Then over the weekend, work began from the opposite end of the route, on […]
4 applications in 2 days By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Village’s adult use marijuana facilities zoning ordinance went into effect Aug. 2. By the afternoon of Aug. 4, the village had already received four applications from potential business owners, Village Manager Joe Madore said. The applications are still under review. Madore said there […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Chamber of Commerce conducted a ribbon cutting of a renovated building at Crossroads for Youth on Aug. 4. The renamed Matus House Girls Treatment Center sits on the nonprofit’s north campus at 820 James Hunt Dr. in Oxford Township. It will serve as a living and treatment […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford High School’s 2020-21 baseball team won an Academic Excellence Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). The ABCA recognizes college and high school programs from across the country, coached by ABCA members that posted a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the entire […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Kathleen Logan, a 2000 Oxford High School graduate and former Oxford Village councilwoman, has been awarded a Tillman Scholarship for her graduate studies in strategic public relations at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. “People appreciate authenticity,” Logan says. “Don’t bore them with perfection.” She joins the 2021 […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Local scuba divers joined thousands around the world to celebrate the seventh annual Professional Association of Diving Instructors Women’s Dive Day. Michigan Scuba Sports hosted the event for the first time at Stoney Lake Township Park last month. The day aims to help create balance between humanity, the lakes […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Crossroads for Youth has a new podcast series hosted by the organization’s clinical director, Chris Veihl. “We’ll be having a series of conversations about things that we’re doing here,” Veihl said in a video announcing the project, “not only at Crossroads for Youth, but in our community, to enhance […]