Rob Cerato is drug and alcohol free and the Oxford High School senior feels free drug screening kits, available at local Oakland County Sheriff’s substations are a good idea. ‘It would be a good tool for parents especially if they find, in the end, their kids are using and can get help for them,? Cerato […]
Addison Township resident Carl Campanella was a proud man. So proud, the 58 year-old Vietnam veteran refused to ask for anyone’s help until two months before his death in January. The Addison Township resident was nearly blind, unable to walk without assistance, unable to work and literally starving. Certian he would not survive the winter […]
Hundreds of visitors gathered for the grand opening of Oxford High School’s new Performing Arts Center Feb. 3. The completion of the new 800-seat auditorium marks the end of the major components of the 2001 school bond building projects. Opening night visitors were treated to stellar performances by the Symphonic Band, Chorale, Choralaires, varisty and […]
By Teri Stiles Staff Writer As the ski season comes to an end, the Brandon-Oxford Girls Ski Team is making a strong bid for regionals later this month. In league competition, the girls team finished the season with four wins and one loss. After the Feb. 3 meet at Mt. Holly, the girls overall standing […]
Losing its Winterfest game to Lapeer West 53-46, the Oxford varsity boys basketball team continues to be plagued by missed shots late in the game. Going into the half, the team was only down by four points, but Number One Lapeer West took advantage of Wildcat turnovers with three 3-pointers in the third quarter. ‘They […]
Anyone driving along Metamora Road, west of M-24, will likely see six or seven large dogs romping in the front yard of an old farm house. Those lucky dogs are enjoying another day in the sun thanks to Carole Powell, founder of K-9 Stray Rescue League, a nonprofit group credited with saving more than 3,100 […]
When Country Coney owners Scott and Lori Pike heard area restaurants were donating sales and tips to help survivors of the December 2004 tsunami disaster in South Asia, they thought it was a great idea and enlisted in the cause. ‘We all talked about it and thought it was a good way to help out,? […]
Winning the Championship at the January 22 Imlay City Tournament was a bittersweet victory for the Oxford Wildcat wrestlers. ‘Saturday was fantastic,? said Head Coach Paul McDevitt. ‘We won by a landslide and we were thinking we had a legitimate chance of going to state.? But within 24 hours McDevitt said the team lost three […]
When William Curtis Everard allegedly shot and killed his neighbor’s dog with a pellet gun, he told authorities he did it because the canine attacked his livestock. But when police searched the 60-year-old Oxford man’s home on Hummer Lake Road they found a whole lot more than a simple pellet gun. The Oxford resident reportedly […]
Those wishing to run for Oxford school board have until Tuesday, Feb. 8 to file nominating petitions or pay $100 to get on the May 3 ballot. The seats occupied by Board of Education trustees Anthony Giannola and Lee Barclay are up for election this year. Those wishing to run for these seats must file […]