By Jim Newell Managing Editor Another year over and a new one about to begin. This week, The Oxford Leader looks back at some of the stories – the news and business stories, sports and school highlights, public safety, events and photos – that helped shape the Oxford community in the first part of 2024. […]
‘No matter what cards you’re dealt, you can always chase your dreams’ By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com Jake Scott of Maverick MMA Academy in Oxford is now Michigan’s number-one ranked flyweight after winning the WXC flyweight championship on Oct. 25. Warrior Xtreme Combat (WXC) brings fighters from across Michigan to compete in its cage […]
Clarkston teen recalls successful rescue effort this summer on Deer Lake By Emily Caswell Brand Manager CLARKSTON — Summer 2024 may feel like a distant memory to some, but for two area families, summer 2024 is still very much on their minds and will be for a lifetime. That’s because at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com Sydney DeLong, 14, a Lake Orion High School student, is Michigan’s youngest certified mushroom expert, earning her certification from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development after attending workshops and taking exams. DeLong, who lives in Clarkston, began studying mushrooms after her mother, Georgette, gifted her forager cards […]
Dusty Mysen’s memoir released Dec. 10 By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — On Sept. 22, 2020, Dusty Mysen woke up post operation to hear results from his biopsy. Mysen recently turned 47, was working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic and used the time he saved commuting to exercise. He began having […]
Learning from homelessness to make changes for communities By David Fleet View Newspaper Group Lorenzo Suter is on a mission. “When you come from homelessness you have a sense of urgency,” said Suter, who was recently named president and CEO of McLaren Oakland, the Pontiac-based hospital with care locations throughout Oakland County. Suter assumes the […]
Family donates WWII artifacts to Paris Liberation museum By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com PARIS — Heidi Fluck Goulding noticed an empty exhibit display case in the Paris Liberation Museum, Paris France. “A small sign written in French was nearby,” said Heidi, a 2012 Brandon High School graduate. “My French is not that good. Luckily there was […]
By View Newspaper Group staff Sunday, Oct. 6 marked the start of the 84th celebration of National Newspaper Week. Since 1940, Newspaper Association Managers has sponsored and supported National Newspaper Week, a week-long promotion of the newspaper industry in the United States and Canada. Each year the group develops a theme, and this year’s is Telling Our […]
Class of 1995’s Mike Hendrix and his son, 2026’s Jack Hendrix By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD TWP. — “Just for the record, he’s way better than I was,” former Oxford Wildcat quarterback Mike Hendrix said about his son Jack – an Oxford High School junior and the Wildcat’s starting quarterback. “I think at […]
Partial road closures scheduled for festival By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com Oxford’s Scarecrow Festival will return to Washington Square and Burdick Street for its third consecutive year on Sept. 29 from 10-3 p.m., and the DDA is preparing for its biggest year yet, said DDA Executive Director Kelly Westbrook. The day will be packed […]