By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer An important aspect of the Christmas season is helping those less fortunate. One local young man, 17-year-old Ian Davidson, exemplified this by building an outdoor container for Oxford-Orion FISH, allowing food donations to be accepted after hours and securely protected from inclement weather. The wooden container, which measures, five-by-three-by-two-feet, […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer A vandal, or group of vandals, utilized bright blue spray paint to deface several areas of Oakwood Lake Township Park, located at 550 East Oakwood Road. Much of the graffiti, which was applied to parking spaces, two park signs, two benches, two disc golf tee pads, a picnic table, […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer In what was the first session for both Jack Curtis as Oxford Towenship supervisor and Rod Charles as trustee, the final township board meeting of 2020 was December 9, via Zoom video conference. Taking an hour and 45 minutes to complete, the meeting was a busy and productive one. […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer At 5:51 p.m. on December 8, a 19-year-old Oxford Township resident was operating a 2007 Hummer H3 northbound on Lapeer Road near Scenic Way, just north of Indian Lake Road, when he crossed over the center median into the southbound lane and struck a 2009 Ford Fusion head-on. Driven […]
Relying on experience and planning By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer When William “Bill” Dunn, a 21-year veteran of the position, announced in January he would not seek another term as Charter Township of Oxford Supervisor, he endorsed Trustee Jack Curtis to succeed him. This is precisely what ended up happening, as Curtis, who had […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Graduating in 2020, Trey Townsend finished his Oxford Wildcat career with 1,010 points, making him the second-leading scorer in school history. When it came time for him to make his decision about where he wanted to continue his academic and athletic journey at the collegiate level, the choice was […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer On Wednesday, November 25, the evening before Thanksgiving, a team of volunteers gathered at Oxford United Methodist Church, located at 21 East Burdick Street, to help families and individuals in need enjoy the holiday. Working as a team, these volunteers prepared and packaged approximately 220 Thanksgiving dinners, which, in […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer One in a long list of events altered or canceled by the coronavirus (COVID-19), the annual Oxford Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade will not take place in 2020. While this is understandably disappointing for the hundreds of Oxford residents who look forward to attending or participating in the parade […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer A project a couple of years in the making, the Polly Ann Trail is closing in on the finalization of their Master Plan, which will replace the plan that expired in 2017. “We basically started from scratch,” said Linda Moran, who has served as the Polly Ann Trail Manager […]
(And other news from the Nov. 18 Oxford Township Trustees’ meeting) By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer In what was the final session for Bill Dunn as Supervisor and Trustee Patti Durr, the Charter Township of Oxford had their monthly Board of Trustees meeting, via Zoom video conference, on Wednesday, November 18. Normally, these meetings […]