Residents of Hope Senior Apartments on W. Drahner Road were happy to accept a little gift from Oxford Bank, last Friday. Greg Ruvolo (left), who works at the bank in marketing and communications, presented these seniors with a $200 gift card to ACE Hardware and a new propane tank for their grill. “I was talking […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Township, Oxford Village, Addison Township and Leonard Village all lost a few numbers in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2020 evaluation estimates of population for cities and towns, released May 27. Importantly, these estimates are based on the 2010 Census and were created without incorporation […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The usual Memorial Day observances returned to Oxford this year, with a ceremony in downtown’s Centennial Park Monday morning, followed by a parade down M-24 and Burdick St. to Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery for a 21-gun salute. The high school band was not able to perform this year due to […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Community School’s 2021 Elementary Teacher of the Year will retire at the end of the school year. Joining the district in 1993, Peggy Mueller taught music to young Wildcats for 27 years. Over those years, The Leader often featured her Oxford Elementary and Clear Lake Super Singers, holiday […]
Oakwood Community Church will celebrate the life of Pastor Bob Service this Saturday, starting at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Service passed away on March 26, 2020 after battling melanoma cancer for over four years. He was 85. Church officials ask those who wish to attend to RSVP as soon as possible. Lunch will be served at […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Downtown Development Authority has finalized the list of performers slated for this summer’s Thursday night concerts in Centennial Park. Eight acts will perform under the gazebo from June 17 to August 12. Oxford’s own Jordan Ackerman and the Uptown Allstars will kick off the series June 17 […]
This is our 60th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area again saw decreases in recent cases and a small up-tick in total cases. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 2,678 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 2,695. Recent cases, which “… […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan awarded Oxford Township $50,000 through the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds to support the design and construction of a 1,600-foot asphalt safety path along the east side of Dunlap Rd., from W. Bay Shore Dr. to Market St. The path is meant […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Few people can say they have penned a published novel, but one Oxford man, Larry Denninger, can add his name to this exclusive list. Residing in Oxford since 1999, Denninger’s self-published work, titled Songs for Clara, was released on May 10. Set in Denninger’s hometown of Rochester, New York […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Seymour Lake Township Park has a new community garden, thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Four County Community Foundation and community volunteers who planted it on May 26. Many individuals and organizations volunteered in shifts throughout the day. The 10,000-square-foot garden located in rear of park by the […]