When you’ve got high wind gusts and a hollow tree there’s bound to be trouble. The Oxford Fire Department was called to a home on the corner of W. Burdick and Hudson streets when an old tree toppled onto AT&T telephone and cable lines around 1 p.m. on Monday. According to the NOAA’s National Weather […]
A fugitive coyote that was captured in Detroit early last week was released Monday night after living at a Department of Natural Resources (DNR)-licensed animal rehabilitation facility here in Oxford Township. The Michigan Humane Society contacted Oxford resident Holly Hadac about placing the female coyote in her care instead of euthanizing the wild animal per […]
Lake Orion is going to Hollywood. The Village Council agreed with a recommendation of Police Chief Jerry Narsh and could soon offer some videos from patrol car cameras to the television program, ‘Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol.? The council unanimously authorized participation in the program at their April 9 meeting. ‘Our tapes roll all the […]
The Addison Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday night to allow a senior exercise group to use its meeting room for their weekly program. The group needed another space other than the Addison Senior Center room, located in the township complex on Rochester Rd., for their class due to a scheduling conflict with a […]
We all know the statistics about young drivers. Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh says that’s a good place to start when looking at statistics about young drinkers. ‘Underage drivers are inexperienced in driving and tend to make mistakes behind the wheel,? Narsh said. ‘The same goes for younger drinkers.? It is, after all, the […]
It’s been a busy month at the Orion Township Public Library. In addition to working hard at promoting their expansion proposal for the May 8 vote, last week the library was packed because of Spring Break in the schools. And this week, they are in the midst of celebrating ‘National Library Week.? As part of […]
Oxford defeated Clio 3-1 Monday night at their first away game of the season. The Wildcats came out strong in the first half with Sophomore Brianna Pastewski scoring a goal with help from a great pass by Senior Ashley Marshall. Senior captain and goal keeper, Kelly Henry, only had one save to make against Clio […]
Voted Michigan’s best formal wear shop for four years running, President Tuxedo offers a little help to local high school students that are stressing out about the cost of prom. Located at Baldwin Commons in Orion, they offer incentive programs to assist students in make their tuxedo rentals more affordable. ‘Being a locally-based company we […]
After reading a total of 3,958? hours, or 237,510 minutes, during March is Reading Month, students at Oxford Elementary were able to raise a hefty $2,277.50 to help support Heiffer International in its mission to end world hunger. Since 1944, Heifer International has has helped over 4.5 million families become self-reliant through gifts of livestock. […]
Engineering consultant renews 2-year contract The Addison Township Board of Trustees Monday night unanimously approved a contract to have the Southfield-based Municipal Engineering Consultants (MEC) continue performing engineering services for the township. MEC recently changed its name to Landtech and lowered their rates and were seeking approval for a two-year contract. Services would include an […]