It’s time for Summer Reading. The Oxford Public Library begins its adult, teen and youth Summer Reading Program on June 6. Read books and complete tasks for a chance to win great prizes! Participants can either register in person at the Oxford Public Library, 530 Pontiac St., or online at miopl.beanstack.org/reader365. Readers can participate by logging the […]
The Oxford High School Class of 2025 have turned their tassels and are ready to embark on a journey to find their passions and leave their marks on the world. Nearly 400 seniors graduated from OHS during commencement ceremonies on May 15 at Pine Knob, with their family, fellow classmates, teachers, administrators and friends celebrating […]
OXFORD TWP. — The Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for a little free library on May 13 at Seymour Lake Park’s Kids Kingdom. The Library book stand is now nationally registered and adopted by the Daughters of the American Revolution and Oxford Library. Cutting the ribbon is Oxford High School sophomore […]
Crosswalk project updates given By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — The Oxford Downtown Development Authority’s Board of Directors unanimously approved sending its gazebo project out to bid on May 19. Board members Rod Charles, Holly Pifer and Scott Taylor were absent. The project is one component of what the DDA submitted to be […]
OXFORD — Genisys Credit Union partnered with the Oxford Chamber of Commerce to present the Community Pride Scholarship to graduating seniors from Oxford High School’s Class of 2025. During the Senior Awards Ceremony on May 13, four students, Abu Touray, Rebecca Secord, Coltrane Hudson and Austin Hurley were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship. To apply, […]
Michael D. Engle of Lake Orion, age 75, passed away on May 20, 2025. Mickey is the beloved husband of Janis for 44 years; loving father of Brian O’ Brien II and Meghan O’ Brien; loving grandpa of James Patrick O’ Brien and Brian Shamus O’ Brien; and dear brother of Beverly (Bud) Newby. Mickey […]
Gone too soon, Gerald “Jerry” Homer Hight, Age 53, passed away May 10, 2025. Jerry was a lifetime resident of Lake Orion. He was the son of the late Gerald “Jerry” Hight and the late Mary Goffer (nee Mary Bradshaw) and stepson of Clifford Goffar; brother of Edward (Jucineia) Stone, Laura Amedure, Sherri Hight-Bono (Jeffery […]
DDA budget also approved By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — The Oxford Village Council adopted their 2025-2026 budget during their regular meeting on May 13. The budget is balanced between expected revenues and planned expenditures. Village Council President Kelsey Cooke said the council has meet multiple times to work on the budget. According […]
Aldi could be coming to the corner By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD TWP. — The Oxford Township Planning Commission voted 4-1 on May 8 to recommend that a vacant lot on the southwest corner of Market Street and Lapeer Road be rezoned from C-1 Local Commercial to C-2 General Commercial. Commissioners Ryan Austin, Patti […]
Pew Research Center reported that in 2021 Americas consumed 26.5 gallons of beer per person. I certainly did my part to help that stat. I love beer. In fact, most of the team at View Newspaper Group does too — that’s why we’ve hosted a craft beer festival for more than a decade. (By the […]