Duane Donald Brokaw, a longtime Leonard resident, passed away August 9, 2017 surrounded by his family, just shy of his 91st birthday. He was born August 19, 1926, the son of Alfred and Anna (Hansen) Brokaw in Ionia. Duane’s family moved to Romeo in the early 40’s where he graduated from Romeo High School in […]
Alexander Harry McWain of Oxford, formerly of WA, formerly of Muskegon, MI, passed away August 5, 2017 after a battle with cancer and dementia from several strokes. He was 69. A graduate of Orchard View High school, class of 1967 in Muskegon, MI. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1967-1970. He was a truck […]
Bernard L. Kupskey, of Oxford, born December 30, 1925 in Auburn Hills, Michigan, promoted to Heaven on August 12, 2017. He was 91. Son of the late Julius and Theresa Kupskey. Preceded in death by his wife Mabel; his son Richard Armstrong; two brothers Karl and Richard; sister Ruth Schiffman; brother-in-law Robert Schiffman; and his […]
Organizers of the Lone Ranger Parade and Festival should be extremely proud of how all their donated time and labor paid off this year. It started with the Pub Crawl fund-raiser in downtown Oxford back in June (which attracted more than 500 friends of the Masked Man) and ended with what was undeniably the best […]
Oxford High School graduates who received their diplomas in 1976 and 1977 are invited to a reunion on Saturday, Sept. 9 The reunion will be held at American Legion Post 108, located at 130 E. Drahner Rd. in Oxford Township. The cost is $35 per person. If you haven’t been contacted, please call to make […]
I am responding to the recent My Way article, “Common sense says park is better choice for OCTV home.” Generally, I have pretty thick skin and can kindly thank someone for their opinion, even if it differs from mine. But to say a decision lacked common sense and cite reasons that don’t capture the entire […]
oxford . PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Oxford Public Library Board will hold a public hearing to discuss the property tax millage rate and to adopt the FY2018 operating budget. The hearing will take place at the Oxford Public Library in the Board Conference Room on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. […]
Marjorie Dorothy McCallum (nee Henke) passed away on July 24, 2017. She was 96. She was born to her missionary parents, the late Rev. William and Katharine “Isobel” Henke on October 12, 1920 in Kenya. Marjorie was raised in Detroit and Oxford. She married the love of her life, the late Bob McCallum, in 1940. […]
Jerry V. Farstvedt, of Lake Orion and formerly of Pontiac, passed away on August 6, 2017. He was 69. He was the husband of Diane (nee Norberg); father of John B. (Kim) Farstvedt & Julie (Greg) Brandt; “Peepa” of Kiersten, Madison, Brian, Jack, Christian, Ashley & Jackson; son of Dora “Bea” (the late John) Farstvedt; […]
Charter Township of Oxford Planning Commission PUBLIC HEARING N O T I C E PROPOSED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) REZONING Pursuant to the Michigan Enabling Act (P.A. 110 of 2006), notice is hereby given that the Charter Township of Oxford Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., […]