Lake Orion UPS and Iron Mountain Shredding are sponsoring a shredding event to be on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kroger parking lot in front of the UPS store at 540 N. Lapeer Rd. in Lake Orion. People are invited to bring all of their shreddable paper products including […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD TWP. — The Oxford High School boys and girls varsity track and field teams lost to Lake Orion in a crosstown rivalry meet at Oxford High School on Wednesday. The boys lost to Lake Orion 75 to 53, while the girl lost 86 to 42 in the OAA Red […]
Trolley Express reflects villages’ history By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD TWP. — More than a century before Oxford and Lake Orion’s downtown trolley express began shuttling people between the two villages, Detroit had more interurban rail miles than any other city in the country. Riders could not only a trolley by rail between […]
On April 16, 2024, Connie Jo Brochu Corbin passed away peacefully in her home in Addison Township. Born in 1955 in Ferndale to Roger Brochu and Nina Hagan Brochu, she attended Pontiac Catholic High School. Connie always wanted to be a mother and live in the woods. She was blessed to have two boys: Josh […]
By Megan Kelley Clarkston News Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — A missing Independence Township woman was found dead on Monday after three days of searching by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. According to a post on the sheriff’s office Facebook page around 2 p.m. on Monday, authorities found the woman, who was previously identified as […]
Like many people, I have been spending the last week listening to the new Taylor Swift album. Now, let me say, I’ve never been a hard-core fan of Taylor Swift. I’m a huge fan of words (surprising absolutely no one), music and art. But being that I was 11 when her first album came out, […]
Congressional, state representative and county races also set By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD TWP. — The races are set for Oxford Township Board of Trustees and the board will have at least one new member after incumbent Trustee Margaret Payne did not file for reelection, according to the Oakland County Elections Division official candidate […]
DRYDEN — Musician and storyteller Rev. Robert Jones comes to St. John’s Episcopal Church in Dryden for the fifth in their concert series at 7 p.m. May 11. There is no admission charge, but a free will offering from those attending will support Outreach Teen Relief program, aiding high school students in Dryden and Almont. […]
Elsie Mae Gawry, age 88, passed away April 4, 2024. She was born December 6, 1935, to Louis and Marie Vadnais in Marquette, Michigan. Gawry was formerly of Marquette, Oxford, and Boco Raton, Florida. She is survived by her children, David (Kim) Gawry and Tedi Wells (Gustavo Marchevsky), as well as her grandchildren, Scott Gawry […]
Sharen Maxine (Saxton) Biskner, of Oxford, passed away April 16,2024, after a brief illness, at the age of 80. Born Oct 13,1943 in Chicago, Il to Lawrence Sr. and Helen (Sickles) Saxton. Was Raised in Pontiac Mi. Attended St. Michaels Catholic School. Married her love, Gordon M Biskner Jan. 26, 1963 (also her parents anniversary). […]