Students at Paint Creek Elementary had 40 new students join them last week. Even though these students were in the classroom, in the cafeteria and outside during recess like everyone else, they still stood out. That’s because they were visiting students from the Oakland Fire Academy, based on the Auburn Hills Campus of Oakland Community […]
They haven’t even played their homecoming game yet, but Lake Orion High School has already done enough to qualify for the state playoffs. But that doesn’t mean they are done with their business in the OAA I, not with Farmington Hills Harrison coming to town this Friday night. As they have done all year, the […]
If voters shoot down a library millage on Aug. 5, Clarkston-Independence library will close. Officials are asking taxpayers to pay about $125 per residence a year, which is $58 more than the average $67 paid now. ‘We can run a terrific library on $125 per residence,” Marilyn Pomeroy, president of the library board. ‘We are […]
I love strange and unusual theories. I wrote a paper in college about ‘The Theory of Everything?. also known as the String Theory. This theory seems to tie in many (about 50) different laws of physics harmoniously. It seems to explain it all. Under this theory, everything makes sense in the universe, everything is working […]
A 56-year-old Oxford Township man is facing misdemeanor criminal charges for allegedly possessing and firing a handgun while intoxicated during a confrontation Sunday with Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies in the Lake Villa Manufactured Home Community on Lakeville Rd. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the residence of David Michael Scott on the corner of Parker Lake […]
A 52-year-old man from Addison Township is facing criminal sexual conduct charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted his nine-year-old granddaughter over a two-year period. According to Sgt. Pete Burkett, commander of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Addison substation, Michael Wayne Yates had fled the state two days after he was confronted with the allegations by his […]
Enrollment in Oxford Schools has increased by 132 students this year, which gives the district a total of 4,320 pupils based on preliminary numbers from the state-mandated head count on Sept. 27. ‘It looks good,? said Nancy Kammer, assistant superintendent for Oxford Schools. ‘We actually had anticipated 82 new students.? Kammer said the district’s choice […]
Planning is under way for the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) to replace the high school Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) next spring ? that is if the federal government gives their stamp of approval by Nov. 1. Jim Schwarz, Director of Curriculum for Oxford Schools, updated the school board at their Sept. 26 meeting on […]
It can happen in a matter of seconds. You’re driving down a dark road, when all of a sudden, a deer dashes in front of your car. Most drivers react quickly by swerving off the road to keep from hitting the deer, but the Michigan Deer Crash Coalition is urging motorists to ‘Don’t Veer for […]
The Oxford Varsity boys soccer team made an amazing comeback against Swartz Creek on Monday night after coming off two losses in a row. Last Wednesday, the boys fell 1-2 to Lapeer East. Coach John Thaler said the teams? lack of ‘intensity? and new players being entered into the line-up because of various injuries prevented […]