Village council awards Hutch Paving Inc. contract for Park Street paving

Work will be done from Pontiac Street to Mechanic Street By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — The Oxford Village Council awarded Hutch Paving Inc. the contract for the Park Street water main replacement and repaving project during its meeting on April 9. Hutch Paving was the lowest bid out of four companies for […]

Oxford school board switches board policy firms

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer ssoldan@mihomepaper.com  OXFORD TWP. — During its regular meeting on April 9, the Oxford Community Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a switch for board policy services from Neola to Thrun Law Firm. “I thought this was great, I like the policy,” said board member Colleen Schultz. “I like […]

Oxford school board adds three courses to high school curriculum

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer ssoldan@mihomepaper.com  OXFORD TWP. — During its regular meeting on April 9, the Oxford Community Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to add three courses to Oxford High School. The added courses are a regular statistics course, the Personal Inquiry Project course, and a change to economics to include the state-required […]

Addison Twp. Library archaeological dig finds no evidence of Native Americans on site

Addison Twp. Library archaeological dig finds no evidence of Native Americans on site

Construction expected to begin this summer By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com ADDISON TWP. — The Addison Township Public Library had an archaeological dig conducted on April 9 to check for evidence of Native American occupation at the new library’s construction site. The dig came up empty, which Addison Township Public Library vice president James […]

Robert “Bob” Leslie Erickson, 72

Robert “Bob” Leslie Erickson, 72

Robert “Bob” Leslie Erickson; June 2, 1951—April 9, 2024. Bob fought a courageous battle with sarcoma cancer and died at home with his family caring for him in Oxford, Michigan. Bob is survived by his wife Sue (Dahlquist) Erickson, married July 20, 1974; children Erica (Kevin) Ihrke of Oxford and Jason (Monica) Erickson of Laingsburg, […]

Alice Gemmel, 93

Alice Gemmel, 93

Alice Marie Gemmel of Oxford, Michigan, died on April 11, 2024. She was 93. Alice was born April 23, 1930 in Mayville, Michigan to the late Alton and Dorothy (nee, Wagner) Young. She married the late Webster Gemmel on May 6, 1949 in Keego Harbor, Michigan. She is survived by her five children, Anna (Bruce) […]

Oxford Twp. board approves three millages to go before voters

By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com OXFORD Twp. — The Oxford Township Board of Trustees approved ballot language for three proposed millages during its meeting on April 10. The proposed fire services and Emergency Medical Services millage and the Safety Paths Millage will be placed on the Nov. 5 General Election ballot. The police operating […]