Leonard resident Bill Vernier died on November 8, 2016 at the age of 74. Bill is survived by his loving, dedicated wife of 48 years, Carol, and their three children Aimee (Ken) Althouse of Howell, Bill (Rena) Vernier III of Farmington Hills, and Lori Vernier of Leonard; his five amazing grandchildren Nathaniel, Ben, William IV, […]
Catherine (affectionately known as “Kitty”) went home to be with the Lord Saturday, November 12, 2016, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She passed peacefully, surrounded by her beloved children around her bedside. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 49 years, Bert Nedervelt; her five older siblings, Bill, Jim, Charlie, […]
Township of Addison Board Meeting Synopsis The Addison Township Board; it’s elected members are Supervisor Pearson, Clerk Bennett, Treasurer Fisher, Trustee Brakefield, Trustee Boehmer, Trustee Gierak and Trustee Senft held a meeting on October 17, 2016, at 1440 Rochester Rd. Leonard, MI. 48367. The following action was taken: Approved the agenda. Approved the consent agenda […]
Village of Oxford Council of the Village of Oxford RESOLUTION to Declare Intent to Vacate property at the east end of Church Street and public ground past the north end of Louck Street and appoint a time to meet and hear objections Applicant: David Navarro, Industrial Machines Products Inc. Address: 32 and 45 Louck Street […]
Oxford Village Council is looking to require landlords to register their rental properties. They say they need to keep track of where rentals are and how many there are. Why? Not all landlords are following the rules. The fire chief says that he wants to know where every rental is– why? Will the fire department […]
I would like to thank the three wonderful people (from the Oxford area) who came to my aid after my car caught fire on Oct. 22. As I was driving south on M-24 near Oakwood, the couple driving behind me and the Sheriff’s deputy who was driving a canine unit vehicle all three stayed with […]
“You’ve called the FBI, homeland security has been here to visit us… and all I can think of is it’s like a child that’s having a tantrum that does not get the right answer… you throw your tantrum and your tantrum has cost the district (nearly) $20,000 that could be spent on playgrounds or interventionists […]
Shirley D. Graves, of Oxford, passed away on November 6, 2016. She was 71. Shirley was the wife of the late Gene Graves; mother of Lauri (Dan) Powell, Gene Graves II, Brian (Jamie) Graves and Jeff Graves; granny of Daniel Powell II, Connor Powell, Hannah Graves, Carly Graves and Addison Graves; and sister of the […]
There are three candidates for two, four-year seats on the Oxford Village Council. They are Dave Bailey, Rose Bejma, and Erik Dolan. There is only one candidate for the two-year council seat and it’s Tom Kennis, an incumbent, who’s running as a write-in. For full profiles on each of the candidates, pick up your copy […]
Oxford resident Jim Wasvary passed away on October 24, 2016 at his daughter’s home in California. He was 74. Jim is survived by his wife Pat, his children Amanda and Kent, and his granddaughter Brooklyn. Jim is also survived by his brother Ken and his family. Jim grew up in Royal Oak, graduating from Kimball […]