By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Kylie Ossege, a senior at Oxford High School and president of the Oakland County 4-H Horse Council, was among those participating in the Oakland County Fair this month, along with her horse, Blaze. It was a busy week July 10 to July 17, as she spent all day every […]
This is our 68th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw an increase in recent and total cases and no additional COVID-related deaths. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 2,741 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 2,749. Recent cases, which “… […]
By Don Rush A 28-year-old woman was taken into custody in the village of Leonard, on July 20, in connection to a hit and run fatality in Lapeer County. According to Oakland County Sheriff Detective Sgt. H. Keith Weir, around 7:30 that morning Deputy Robert Deja of the Addison Township substation responded to the area […]
In the gallery above, week asked readers on Facebook, “How did folks in Oxford/Addison fare with yesterday’s storm?” Here are some of the pictures posted from last Tuesday’s storm. From left to right. Sandy Reese Herp posted a photo of her daughter in Oxford Lakes subdivision. Center, on the opposite side of the uprooted tree, […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Addison Township Public Library’s new building project has cleared another hurdle in its request for $500,000 from Congress. The U.S. House Appropriations Committee included the project in its FY 2022 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill, which it passed July 16 in a 32-24 vote. The bill […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The July 21 meeting of the Oxford Public Library Board of Trustees was all about the expansion bond. With accounting firm PSLA’s presenter not showing up to present the firm’s audit of the library’s 2020 finance report, the meeting became almost solely about the upcoming capital improvement bond election […]
Who says young people don’t like newspapers? This scrapping young lad, Quinn Cooke, 17-months-old, is clearly ahead of the curve on learning current events — and probably The Leader’s youngest reader. We predict good things for young Master Quinn. Thank you parents Justin and Kelsey Cooke of Oxford Village for sharing! — D. Rush
DDA brings twinkle lights to Centennial Park By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Downtown Oxford’s Centennial Park is alight. The Downtown Development Authority approved a $6,030 project to light up the park, at its June 21 board meeting. The DDA hired Excel Cleaning Bros. to install about 475 feet of commercial patio lights in Centennial […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Community Schools will receive an extra $589 per pupil in state funding this year. With a count of 6,866 students last year, that translates to just over $4 million extra foundation allowance to the school district’s budget. “We will definitely look for uses that we foresee coming,” said […]
Jackie Wassil was 83 By Don Rush Oxford Village’s first female council president has passed away at the age of 83. According to members of her family, Jacqueline “Jackie” Wassil, most recently of Port St Lucie, Florida, died in her sleep on July 2, 2021. She served on the council from 1979-1986, becoming its first […]