By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Into the Woods was set to open at Oxford High School March 19, 2020, mere days after the coronavirus shut everything down. More than a year later, Rapunzel’s tower is still standing backstage. But it’s about to be upstaged by another show: Little Women, the Broadway musical based on […]
On May 18 and June 8, Oxford Fire Station #1, located at 96 N. Washington St., will host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pre-registered and walk-in appointments will both be available. May 18 is for the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine and June 8 is for the second dose. […]
Armada up on Thursday By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Extending their win streak to four games, which matches their season-long, the Oxford Wildcats girls’ soccer program picked up two more Oakland Activities Association (OAA) White Division victories, topping the Birmingham Seaholm Maples, 3-0, on May 4 and the Farmington Falcons, 8-0, on May 6. […]
It has been awhile, but in a couple of weekends the Oxford Lions Club will again take to the streets. Their White Cane sales will commence around 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 20. Lions volunteer will be out and about until Saturday, May 22. Like many local service groups, the Lions did not seek donations […]
In our 57th week of reporting local COVID numbers, our area again saw an increase in total cases however, new cases, over last week dropped. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 2,458 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 2,509. Recent cases, which “… […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Who, who put three owl houses on the Polly Ann Trail? Girl Scout Deanna Moreau, that’s who. It was her service project for her Gold Award, the highest honor in the Girls Scouts. “I’ve always had interest in animals and if I can, I’ve always wanted to help them,” […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer “Overjoyed” was Addison Township Library Board President James Baldiga’s first reaction to the news that the library’s proposal was included among 10 proposals submitted by U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin for consideration of funding by the 2022 House Appropriations Committee. “Our project to build the first community-owned library in Addison […]
In our 56th week of reporting local COVID numbers, our area again saw an increase in total cases. However new cases, over last week, dropped. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 2,351 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 2,458. Recent cases, which “… […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Meet Oxford Fire Department’s new assistant chief: Matthew Majestic. The Oxford Township Board approved his hire at its April 14 meeting, in a 5-0 vote. “I’m excited to come out there,” he told the township. “I’m hoping that I can be an asset from Day One.” April 19 was […]
The Oxford Board of Education will have a public hearing to discuss the district’s 2021-2022 budget, next week. According to a public notice running in this week’s Leader (see Page 9), the meeting is this coming Tuesday night in the Media Center at Oxford Middle School. The workshop starts at 6:30. The notice states, “The […]