Last Wednesday (Feb. 9), Girl Scout Troop 77203 from Clear Lake Elementary visited Evergreens Bakery in downtown Oxford. The girls learned the ins and outs of owning a bakery and coffee shop. They were able to check out the big oven, huge refrigerator (that all 12 of them fit in) and decorated heart shaped cookies. […]
By Megan Kelley Special to The Oxford Leader Despite the holidays being over, it’s still giving season for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 334 who had their annual check presentation to Orion/Oxford FISH Adopt-a-Shelf program last week. “When we ask someone to adopt a shelf, the average it’s going to cost us is about […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Township Board of Trustees met for its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Topics discussed include committee recommendations, fire department expansion and medical marijuana. Medical marijuana punted Two agenda items regulating medical marijuana businesses in the township were removed from the agenda following the distribution of flyers […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Kimberly Hartman, a 55-year-old Leonard woman, died last week in a single-vehicle traffic accident. According to Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy reports, Hartman was driving south on Lake George Rd. around Drahner Rd. in Addison Township on the morning of Monday, Feb. 7 when her 2007 Ford F-150 pickup truck […]
Lyndi Junek, age 3, of Oxford was able to enjoy our winter wonderland last week just like many other children. Snow and cold weather caused Oxford Community Schools to close schools on Feb. 2-3. To see more “Snow Day” photos please see pages 8 and 9 of this week’s print edition. Photo submitted by Elizabeth […]
School superintendent search narrows By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Oxford School Board has narrowed the search for Oxford’s next superintendent down to two candidates: David Pass and Ken Weaver. They now advance to second round interviews. The board voted unanimously on Pass and Weaver Feb. 3 after conducting hour-and-a-half-long interviews with five candidates […]
This is our 96th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw a decreases in recent cases and an increase in total cases. The number of COVID-related deaths remained at 47. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 5,910 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Even if someone missed Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction, it was not hard to see more winter was on the way. A snowstorm blew through Oxford from Feb. 2-3 laying down around 6-8 inches of snow, closing schools, stopping bus service and painting the town with a hard-packing white mass. “We […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Township Board of Trustees will begin voting on whether to allow regulated medical marijuana businesses at its Wednesday, Feb. 9 meeting (tonight.) The decision will be made by voting on amendments to two ordinances. The first are zoning ordinance amendments from the Planning Commission regulating medical marijuana […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School Jazz Band will open for the MSU Jazz Band in the OHS Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. The concert will feature four-time Grammy-nominated vibraphonist Stefon Harris. “I would love for the community to come out to hear a world-class jazz […]