By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Their second of the calendar year, the Oxford Township Board of Trustees held their regular meeting on Wednesday, February 10, which was conducted remotely via Zoom video conference. Headed by Supervisor Jack Curtis, the meeting, as usual, featured Trustees Rod Charles, Bill Dunn, Jon Nold, and Margie Payne, Treasurer […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Initially scheduled for a three-game week, the Oxford Wildcats boys’ basketball team’s tilt with the Troy Athens Red Hawks at the Ian Smith Gymnasium on February 16 was postponed due to inclement weather, leaving the program with just two games last week, both on the road. On February 19, […]
Becky Moss, deep cleaner By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Keeping a clean house, especially with young children, can feel daunting, even impossible – especially when stuck at home for days on end. That’s how 26-year-old Oxford resident and self-described SAHM (stay at home mom) Becky Moss felt when she started her YouTube channel, “Cleaning […]
These Oxford residents spent a little time Saturaday morning enjoying the sledding hill at Seymour Lake Township Park. Pictured are McKay, 8, Melea, 5 and Ethan Godinez, 3. “We just love being a part of this community,” mom Cori Godinez (in back) said. Photo by D. Rush
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Village Police Dept. now has five fulltime patrol officers. The Village Council approved an additional position in a 4-1 vote at its Feb. 9 meeting. Part-time officer James Irish, 25, was promoted to the new position. The council previously denied a request by Police Chief Mike Solwold to […]
Visit, support community restaurants and remember: Eat up! One of the hardest hit industries in town this past year, has been the dine-in restaurant business. These small, local businesses have struggled to stay alive. Sadly, some have closed their doors for good. We wanted to do something about that. We wanted to help. This week, […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The marijuana ordinance is still in limbo. In a 3-2 vote, Oxford Village Council extended the prohibition on marijuana establishments another six months to Oct. 31, 2021. The prohibition had been set to expire April 30. The vote at the Feb. 9 council meeting came two weeks after the […]
In our 45th week of reporting local COVID numbers, our area saw two more deaths because of the virus. Since The Leader started reporting COVID-19 statistics on April 13, 2020, there have been 14 deaths. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 1,274 cases from Leonard, […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer A false alarm was posted to Michigan’s coronavirus dashboard and reported by several news outlets. A COVID-19 outbreak at Oxford High School was incorrectly included on the state’s weekly School-Related Outbreak Reporting page on Feb. 8. The table reported an outbreak of two student cases at the school. “Please […]
Two local business owners were expected to be honored today (Wednesday, Feb. 17) by the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce. Victoria Connolly, owner of Victoria’s Delights; and Mike Phipps, owner of The Oxford Tap were to receive Leadership Awards during the chamber’s annual State of the Community, held virtually via Zoom this morning. Connolly took […]