A look through The Leader archives at the 1918 Flu By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic is said to be a once in a century event, often compared to the so-called Spanish Influenza of 1918. Taking a look back through The Oxford Leader’s 123-year archive reveals that although the last year was […]
OHS grad plays iconic TV character The Fonz on stage By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Adam Silorey, a 2010 Oxford High School graduate, is portraying the king of cool, Arthur Fonzarelli (better known as “Fonzie”) in Happy Days the musical, live on stage at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theater in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. “It’s the […]
Matthew Wolfe Parents: Tamra and Troy Wolfe GPA: 4.2 Favorite Subject: Math Plans after graduation: Attend a university and major in aerospace engineering. Extracurricular Activities: Soccer and Lacrosse Outside Interests and Hobbies: Snowboarding and golf What did you learn about yourself during lockdown? How a healthy lifestyle can improve life. How have you grown as […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Community Schools have declined to share recordings of virtual school board meetings over the past year, after those meetings have ended. This has left some community members frustrated and concerned about a lack of transparency. Prior to the pandemic, local access Oxford Community Television (OCTV) filmed and broadcasted […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer There are few constants in life, but one nearly constant occurrence is the Oxford Wildcat wrestling program claiming their league championship. On February 24, the program captured their second-straight Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red Division title. Dating to 2007, when the school resided in the Flint Metro League (FML), […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer VFW Post 334 visited the Oxford/Orion FISH Food Pantry, Feb. 25, to present a $1,200 check to sponsor the pasta sauce shelf for 2021/2022. This is the third year that VFW Post 334 has sponsored a food shelf to help feed the local community. During 2020, FISH delivered food […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Steve Laidlaw’s boys’ basketball program played three Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Blue Division games from March 2-5, winning the first and dropping the latter two to bring their season record to 4-7 (1-4). The victory came on March 2 at the Ian Smith Gymnasium over the Birmingham Seaholm […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Improving to 7-3 (5-2 Oakland Activities Association Blue Division), the Oxford Wildcats girls’ basketball team posted a 2-1 record from March 1-5. The action began with a road trip to Berkley High School on March 1, a game the Bears won, 27-24. Oxford held an eight-point lead, 20-12, at […]
The Wildcats played host to the newly formed OAA Red Division West Bloomfield Lakers bowling team last Thursday. Both the Oxford Boys and Girls team had title thoughts on their minds. The girls won 30 to 0 to keep their OAA Red division title dreams alive. Freshmen Maddie von Knorring led the team with 223 […]
In our 48th week of reporting local COVID numbers, our area saw an increase in total cases, over Week 47. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 1,364 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford; this week, 1,390 cases. Recnt cases decreased. Recent cases — “cases are […]