By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer On Nov. 13, Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched for a report of domestic violence on Indian Knolls Street. As is common in these disputes, the 31-year-old husband and his 29-year-old wife gave conflicting stories as to what had occurred. The man said his wife had confronted him about […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Since 2017, Crafting For Our Community (CFOC) members have had two “crops” featuring scrapbookers, card-makers and sewers — all for one reason: helping local students. With raffles and donations from small businesses, money generated from these crops has largely gone toward benefiting Oxford’s Blessings in a Backpack program. A […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Oxford Elementary School, made up of third through fifth-grade students and located at 109 Pontiac Street, has used the changes to the school day caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) as a way to implement a new activity into their lesson plans, one that has been a hit with students. […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Placed in Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) District 5, which was hosted by Holly High School, the Oxford Wildcats volleyball team began postseason play on November 4. Battling the Lake Orion Dragons, a fellow Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red Division member, the Wildcats were defeated, 3-0. Oxford had […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Held in the Oxford High School Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, November 11, seven Wildcat student-athletes signed to continue their careers at the collegiate level. The realization of years of hard work and commitment to their craft, these young women were joined by their parents, who have been with […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer In what sounds like a sketch from the popular television series Reno 911!, an Amazon delivery van became wedged in the tunnel used to transport carts under Lapeer Road at Boulder Pointe Golf Club at 2:35 p.m. on Saturday, November 7. The van, a Ford Transit-250, was driven by […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Announced on November 5, six Oxford Wildcat football players were named to the All-Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red Division Team. Seniors Carter Gilbert, Brennan Mielnicki, Jack Wandrie and John Valvo, junior Gavin Green and sophomore Tate Myre were the players who received the honor. Three of these players were […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Two members of head coach Gretchen Gabler’s girls’ golf program, freshman Keira Billis and senior Janelle Grech, were named to the All-Oakland Activities Association (OAA) White Division team on November 3. Consistently two of the program’s top scorers throughout the season, their selections represent the nice variety present on […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer With the calendar flipping to November, we are nearing the beginning of the winter sports seasons at Oxford High School. While there was a lot of uncertainty surrounding fall athletic activities because of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) confirmed during […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Newman Road was closed down last week for about seven hours. Shortly before 10:30 a.m. on October 28, a diesel fuel tanker slid off the road just south of Mill Pond Drive, ending up on its passenger side in a ditch on the east side of the roadway. Thankfully, […]