Boyfriend allegedly steals girlfriend’s car, purse A woman called Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies on March 16 to report that her boyfriend, a 34-year-old Lake Orion man, allegedly stole her car, purse and cellphone. She said her purse had her wallet inside. According to the police report, she told officers she had woken up that morning […]
Members of the public came with their ideas, concerns and questions to the Addison Township Library’s open house on the evening of March 4. The open house welcomed community members to put in their two cents when it came to the style and offerings of the proposed new library. Two design options were presented to […]
A few weeks before the boys basketball team approached the post-season, Head Coach Steve Laidlaw said the group of athletes he had this season made up one of those teams that a high school coach sees only a handful of times. The stars aligned for the Wildcats this season as they broke record after record. […]
Back in 1854, the Flying Cloud was one of the fastest trade ships on the Atlantic Ocean. Famous for its speed, being one of the largest merchant ships launched in the United States and having a female navigator, a model of the clipper ship now sits inside Addison Township Clerk Pauline Bennett’s office thanks to […]
After a season full of shattering records, freshman swimmer Carson Wolf climbed the podium on March 9 at the state championships when he took 15th place in the tough 200 Individual Medley. Wolf took 15th by swimming a time of 1:58.79. He also competed in the 500 Freestyle at states, in which he qualified, but […]
Step-sibling squabble Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call from an Oxford home on March 4 after reports of possible domestic violence. Two step siblings, a 15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, got into an argument while pushing the family car into the garage to warm up. The girl told officers the boy, her […]
Adding even more momentum to what has been a storybook season for Oxford’s boys basketball team, the Wildcats won their first district championship since the 1990s with a triumph over their cross-town rivals in Lake Orion on Friday night with a 39-32 score. The districts win marks the Wildcat’s first as a Class A school. […]
The question of whether or not officials should be allowed to attend and vote at meetings through virtual means, such as on platforms like Skype, was discussed by the Oxford Board of Education for over a half hour on Feb. 26. Many of the officials had differing opinions on the issue. For now, the board […]
Oxford’s bowlers had an exciting weekend at the state championship in Allen Park. Senior Megan Armbruster became the women’s state champ as well as the first Wildcat to earn an individual title. In the team tournament, both teams placed high. Armbruster, a co-captain, finished up what Head Coach JR Lafnear called “one of the best […]
Before they consider making changes to the way school is held in Oxford, the district is looking for community feedback through the annual district wide survey. The district takes information from the survey to learn about what it does well and what it can improve on. “It’s a good way for us to get information […]