By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer OXFORD — Powerlifters took over Oxford Middle School for the O-Town Showdown, Jan. 20. Forty-eight student-athletes from the Oxford Powerlifting team competed in the meet. “They did exceptionally well,” said Carol Carpenter, head coach. “It’s exciting to have 48 of your kids, most of them have never even seen […]
Luke Johnson marks 100 wins with a fall over Rochester last Wednesday. Photo: Provided by Kristina Johnson By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer OXFORD — Junior Luke Johnson finished up the last of the OAA Red League duals reaching a milestone at Oxford High School last Wednesday. Johnson had a first period fall over Rochester’s […]
Eileen Elta “Bean” McCarrick passed away peacefully on January 15, 2024, at the age of 97 in Lake Orion, Michigan. She was born on May 27, 1926, in Yale, Michigan. Eileen was a remarkable woman who touched the lives of many. Eileen was married at the young age of 16 to Arnold McCarrick. They were […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD TWP. – There is a special roped-off area in Oxford Township Hall where employees in the clerk’s office are working diligently on absent voter ballot requests and stuffing ballots into envelopes. If you’re not a member of the clerk’s staff, a sign reads, don’t enter this area, with the […]
Public hearing on Feb. 13 at village council meeting By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD – The Oxford Downtown Development Authority’s proposed financing and development plan is up for renewal and the public, downtown business owners and taxing authorities will have a chance to weigh in on the plan in February. The Oxford Village Council […]
Potential joint committee to address parking discussed By Megan Kelley Staff Writer OXFORD – The Oxford Village Council scheduled two public hearings for Feb. 13 and had a lengthy conversation on possible ways to address concerns about parking in the northeast quadrant of the downtown at its first meeting of 2024. The public hearings will […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – During the regular meeting on Jan. 9, the Oxford Board of Education heard updates on the security cameras and card readers, as well as the cabling at the Drahner Road project. The property, formerly the Dominican Sisters Motherhouse, was purchased in 2021 for $2.5 million, and the […]
ORION TWP. — A 60-year-old homeless man died in Orion Township on Sunday, Jan. 14 after being exposed to bitter cold temperatures overnight, according to information from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. The wind chill was minus 17 degrees on Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service. The man was discovered unconscious under a […]
Recently, while my husband Kyle was out with his brother for the day, I turned on some of my favorite movies in the background while I did laundry. I sat down and watched them all. While folding laundry. But the actual folding took almost all day so it was a very slow process. With the […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer ROCHESTER HILLS — Oxford Varsity Wrestling added two more wins in the OAA Red as they defeated Rochester Adams and Lake Orion last Wednesday, Jan. 17. “We were very solid,” said Oxford Wrestling Head Coach Ross Wingert. “Our kids did a really nice job. We wrestled very hard top […]