With his move to county commissioner set to take place in January, Orion Township Trustee Mike Gingell submitted a letter of resignation to the board, effective Dec. 29. ‘I have very much enjoyed the past six years I have served the community as a trustee and am proud of the accomplishments the board has obtained […]
A 24-year-old Oxford Township woman was killed around 1:14 a.m. Saturday morning while driving on M-24 just north of Brown Rd. in Orion Township. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, Sherry Marie Burke, who was driving a 2005 Ford Focus, crashed into a 1996 Ford Explorer driven by a 17-year-old Lake Orion man. Authorities […]
Students in Barbara Johnston’s fourth grade class at Oxford Elementary spent last Wednesday afternoon packing personalized gift boxes for a unit of U.S. Marines in Fallujah, Iraq they ‘adopted.? Students drew flags, bright colors and Christmas decorations on the outside of the four by four boxes and neatly placed candy, Trident gum, a letter and […]
Storms ripping through the area Sunday night knocked out power for about 4,500 residents in the Clarkston area. ‘We will be working throughout the week to fix the outages,? said Scott Simons, Media Relations for DTE Energy. About 500 houses lost power in Clarkston while Independence Township had about 4,000 outages. ‘I’m on Reese and […]
The Oxford varsity spikers are holding a record of 9-1-2 after Saturday’s Early Bird Tournament in Goodrich, where they placed in the top four. The volleyball team went 5-1-1 and defeated Montrose, Cheboygan and Lake Fenton in pool play. They split a match with Imlay City and battled with league foe Lapeer East in the […]
The Oxford varsity boys bowling team beat rival Lake Orion 27-3 on Saturday and remain undefeated through three weeks of conference play. Senior Brendon Wheeler’s 226 in 421 led the charge, with help from junior Tyler Heichel’s 187-204-391. Senior Alex McKeown’s 198 and senior captain Kevin Compau’s 188 also helped with their victory. The boys […]
The Oxford varsity competitive cheer team made fourth place in their pool at their first competition last Saturday despite a team member being ill. Coach Alanna Stockley said she’s glad her girls got their first competition under their belt and that they ‘really learned our strengths and weaknesses and really came together as a team? […]
Independence Township Board voted to approve a plan to annex property along Dixie Highway, Nov. 12 The transfer of the property is through an intergovernmental agreement between Independence and Springfield townships. The property is split between the townships by 1-75. The only access to the Springfield Township portion of the property was through Independence. Springfield […]
Oxford’s Board of Education voted unanimously December 12 to allow students who live outside of the district to attend Oxford schools for the second semester of the 2006-07 school year. Students residing within the Oakland Intermediate School District and those districts which border the Oxford district, such as Lapeer or Romeo, are able to send […]
Congratulations to Leonard Elementary fifth-grader Oksana Kurka, 10, for winning the school’s National Geographic Geography Bee last Wednesday. Out of 60 participants, Kurka won the bee with the question ‘Which state is home to Silicon Valley?? Kurka will now complete an exam with the hopes of becoming a state winner. By the way, the answer […]