By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer An event that will be here before we know it, the annual Oxford Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 1 p.m. Presented by the Oxford Chamber of Commerce, Genisys Credit Union, Oxford Bank and The Village of Oxford, there will be plenty of activities for […]
By Katie Quisenberry Allen Students at Kingsbury Country Day Elementary School celebrated Veterans Day just a few days early this year with a breakfast honoring several local veterans on Friday, Nov. 8. Veterans from the community were invited to share a morning with eager children with plenty of questions. After coffee and breakfast the students […]
By Jim Newell Lake Orion Review Editor The Lake Orion Police Department identified and arrested a man suspected of stealing an employee’s purse at Sagebrush Cantina in downtown Lake Orion on Oct. 25. And the man himself tipped police off when he called and asked why his picture was on the news. Leonza Lafayette Tipton […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Oxford Wildcats senior guard/forward Trey Townsend announced his commitment to Oakland University on Oct. 28. Averaging 19 points and eight rebounds per game as a junior, the 6-foot-5 swingman established himself as one of Oakland County’s top prospects and was a driving force behind the Wildcats’ first district title […]
53-year-old Brandon man arrested for operating while intoxicated An Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy observed a pickup truck swerving within his lane on N. Baldwin Rd. near Hummer Lake Rd. on Nov. 9 at 12:19 a.m. When a check of the man’s license plates revealed a warrant in Lapeer County, he was pulled over and displayed […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Competing in the Oakland Activities Association White prelims at Lake Orion High School on Nov. 8, two Oxford Lady Wildcats qualified for the Michigan High School Athletic Association State Meet on Nov. 22-23. Posting a time of 25.09, senior Ashlee Weltyk, a team captain, qualified in the 50-meter freestyle. […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Racing past the Waterford Kettering Captains in three sets on Nov. 6, the Oxford Wildcats volleyball team set up a district final showdown with their border rival, the Lake Orion Dragons, last Thursday. Having split their previous two meetings this season, the rubber match would take place on the […]
Iconic high school football coach steps down By Teddy Rydquist Leader Sports Writer Longtime Oxford football coach Maurice “Bud” Rowley announced he is stepping aside on Monday, Nov. 4 after more than four decades in charge of the Wildcats’ gridiron program. “I am the luckiest man alive to have been able to coach here in […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Sports Writer Man arrested following dispute at local business A deputy responded to a disturbance complaint at an Oxford business near West Oakwood Road and Mullins Court on Friday, Nov.1 at 2:13 p.m. Upon arrival, a 51-year-old Macomb man – a former employee of the business – became confrontational and was […]
Thomas Samuel Chisholm of Lapeer, formerly of Dryden, died on October 28, 2019. He was 100 years old. Mr. Chislolm was born December 26, 1918, in West Bloomfield. During his childhood, Tommy lived in Michigan, New York, and South Carolina and graduated from Oxford High School in 1938. He attended Michigan State University before eventually […]