ATTENTION VILLAGE OF LEONARD RESIDENTS NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing has been scheduled for Monday, December 8, 2014 at the Regular Council Meeting at 7:00 P.M. at Rowland Hall, for the purpose of discussing adoption of the 2015 ? 2016 Budget. THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED […]
Thanksgiving was still a week away when Oxford got its first serious taste of winter’s white meat ? snow. Approximately 5 inches of fluffy flakes coated the area from Nov. 19-20. Many folks had just finished blowing, raking and bagging their autumn leaves, when they had to quickly shift seasonal gears and break out the […]
A peaceful neighborhood in Oxford Township was rocked Sunday by an unthinkable tragedy as two family members were found dead and a third severely wounded inside the home at 148 Kintyre, just west of M-24. Investigators from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office are still attempting to determine exactly what happened and why. The deceased are […]
Sorry, Santa Claus, but it looks like you will be the second most popular person in the Oxford Christmas parade on Saturday, Dec. 6. That’s because former Oxford Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Orchard, a well-known and respected local figure, will serve as this year’s grand marshal when the parade rolls through the downtown area at […]
Recycling and ‘going green? is important, according to Oxford High School Senior Olivia Eckola, which is why she and her partner Allison Miller decided to promote going green as their public relations campaign for DECA. ‘My mom is really into doing all of that stuff like recycling and watching how much paper and water we […]
Asking prices for the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center and the parking lot behind it are expected to be approved at the township board’s Dec. 10 meeting. Between now and then, Clerk Curtis Wright and Treasurer Joe Ferrari are meeting with representatives from Coldwell Banker Shooltz Realty to determine the properties? fair market value. Coldwell […]
Rotary Christmas party set for Dec. 9 On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the Rotary Club of Oxford will hostthe Annual Christmas Party for Seniors at the Oxford Hills Golf and Country Club, 300 E. Drahner Road. The event begins at 12 noon and includes a turkey dinner and entertainment. The luncheon is free for area seniors. […]
The new restroom area facilities to replace Porta Johns in Watershed Preserve Park out in Addison Township, were finally delivered a couple weeks ago. ‘Before we had just little outhouses, not everybody wants to use those. This one here we can actually run electricity to it and we can put lights in there and make […]
The first collegiate signing in Oxford High School Lacrosse history belongs to senior attack Noah Grove, who inked a letter of intent on Nov. 20 to continue his education and athletic career at the University of Indianapolis ‘I am super excited to get down there and start playing,? Grove said. His parents Nathan and Courtney […]
Some potential modifications to Oxford Village’s new truck traffic restrictions on W. Burdick St. are in the works, but nothing that would allow gravel haulers and semi-trucks to begin using the road again. Village attorney Bob Davis is looking into modifying the ordinance language that currently prohibits ‘all truck traffic? from using W. Burdick St. […]