Although they lost to Fenton Monday night, varsity girls softball coach Sue Roeher said her Wildcats had a ‘huge improvement? from last week’s sub-par games against Brandon. ‘I’m very proud of our performance today versus Fenton, who is ranked fourth in the state,? she said. In game one, senior captain Amanda Jolly was 1 for […]
Head coach Andrew McDonald said it was ‘a total team effort? when it came to the Oxford varsity girl’s track team’s second place win at the North Farmington Raider Relay last Friday. ‘The team scored in every event on the track and ran some very gutsy races to make sure we scored,? he said. Oxford […]
Coming off of a 3-3 tie against Fenton last Wednesday, the Oxford varsity girl’s soccer team was prepped to take on Brandon, who at the time only had one loss this season. But the Wildcats pounced on the Eagles with a 4-1 win at home Monday night. Senior captain Sam Bono started the game off […]
Around 100 women got to check out the latest spring fashions by Liz Claiborne and dine on a tasty meal last Thursday at the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce’s fashion show at Oxford Hills Golf & Country Club. Guests were able to shop for Tastefully Simple products, jewelry from Margot’s Art & Frame and Arbonne, […]
Congratulations to Oxford High School seniors D.J. Kraniak and Donovan Scott for their 7th Place finish at the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills state competition last Wednesday. With their families cheering them on at Macomb Community College, the duo competed against nine other teams from across the state by servicing a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis that […]
An unusually long May election ballot will greet voters that head to the polls next Tuesday in Orion Township. In addition to the usual school board election, voters will also decide the fates of a millage proposal for the Orion Township Library and both bond and millage proposals for the safety paths. Two seats are […]
A barn fire disturbed an otherwise quiet afternoon along the township’s most northern stretch of Baldwin Road last week. Units from neighboring areas also responded to the April 24 fire. Early reports said the fire had spread to a nearby subdivision, but Orion Fire Chief Jeff Key said those inaccurate reports were likely due to […]
Pending a final approval by the Orion Township Board of Trustees, a number of boat docks will be allowed to remain on Pine Island, thus likely bringing a close to a dispute on Lake Orion that has lasted two years. The ‘marina? on land owned by the Dunaskiss family, represented by former state senator Mat […]
Members from the Lake Orion community gathered at Lake Orion High School on Monday night with one clear message: It’s not okay. ‘It’s not okay to party, it’s not okay to get drunk at 16, it’s not okay to have your friends over and serve alcohol,? said Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh in regards […]
The township is finalizing the latest Fire/Dispatch Agreement and hopes to present it to the village committee within the next week or two. The board voted Monday night to deal with the dispatch and hydrant issues separately, as opposed to resolving the two issues jointly. A motion by Trustee Neal Porter was passed, however, that […]