Myrella (Muriel) Paquette was born in Windsor, Ontario, on March 18th, 1927. She passed away peacefully at age 97 on September 29th, 2024, in Oxford, Michigan. Muriel married Henry Paquette on February 18th, 1949, and moved to Royal Oak, Michigan. She was a loving wife and mother of four children: Doris Thompson (husband Skip), Paul […]
Girls varsity finishes fifth MILFORD — The Oxford High School varsity boys cross country team took second place out of 32 teams at the Oakland County Cross Country High School Championships on Oct. 5, while the Oxford girls finished fifth. The boys finished just eight points behind Clarkston at the meet at Kensington Metropark. The […]
The Oxford High School boys varsity soccer finished the regular season at 12-1-5, with the team’s only loss coming to Troy High School in the final game of the season. Troy, ranked third in the state, beat Oxford 2-0 on Oct. 3 in an OAA Red matchup. Oxford (3-1-3 OAA Red), ranked fourth in the […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor, and Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. — There are eight candidates running for six seats on the Oxford Public Library Board in the Nov. 5 General Election, each for a four-year term. But a filing error – not checking the box for the Aug. 6 Primary Election – led […]
Third grader Charles Call finds the color run a success as Landis Cage and Pawel Acheson get one last splash of color during the Clear Lake Elementary annual Fund Run. Students were splashed with color as they ran around the school grounds. Money raised from the Fund Run goes to school events, school improvements, the […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD TWP. — Oxford Township and Village of Oxford voters will consider a millage increase to support safety path work on their Nov. 5 general election ballots. If approved, the increase would be up to .5 mills, which is 50 cents per $1,000 of all taxable property in the […]
Last week at a local service club meeting, where I spoke about the importance of community newspapers, I had the pleasure of dining with members before the business portion of the meeting. One of those members happens to be a poker buddy of and neighbor to my dad (View Newspaper Group Publisher Wes Smith). While […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — Oxford’s Downtown Development Authority celebrated the grand opening of their latest public space, The Courtyard, in downtown Oxford on Thursday, Oct. 3. DDA Executive Director Kelly Westbrook said the DDA was able to apply for a grant through T-Mobile’s $25 million Hometown Grant program that provides up […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — Lake Orion’s Halloween Extravaganza will return to downtown on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 5-8 p.m. Organized by Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority, the event will include a variety of activities throughout the village’s downtown including the return of the kids’ costume parade, according to DDA Assistant […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance (OAYA) is accepting nominees for their annual Youth Recognition Award ceremony that will take place in the spring of 2025. The ceremony acknowledges, celebrates and honors youth in Oxford, Addison and Leonard who have volunteered their time helping others, and for their […]