By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer A 2016 Oxford High School graduate, Leo Baldiga has always shown tremendous time management skills and the ability to stand out among his peers in the classroom. Continuing his education at Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing, he graduated with a 3.9 grade point average in the Class […]
For the next 60 days (starting June 22), any business in Oxford Township that submits an application to erect a temporary sign will NOT be required to pay the usual $125 fee for a zoning permit. Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Inc., the township’s Ann Arbor-based planner, agreed to waive its normal fee to review and approve/deny applications […]
Until about 4 p.m. today (Thursday, June 25) workers for Consumer’s Energy will be on Spezia Drive, in Oxford Township, repairing a “branch service line” and lowering all service lines on the street. According to Consumer’s Energy spokesman Terry DeDoes, the utility company received notification of the damaged line at 7:45 this morning. The line, […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Just one week after reopening, Country Coney owner Scott Pike learned he would have to temporarily close again. A hand-delivered boil-water advisory from the Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office (WRC) notified him his restaurant would be without water Saturday, June 20, while crews hooked up a new water […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Opting against a virtual or drive-thru ceremony, Oxford High School is moving forward with graduation next week. Commencement for the Class of 2020 will take place on Tuesday, June 30. Notably, the venue has changed from the usual DTE Music Theater to the Oxford High School Stadium. 463 are […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Beth Hubbard, a 2005 Oxford High School graduate, was named the interim head women’s golf coach at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, the school announced on June 11. Joining the faculty in the fall of 2016 as an assistant professor in the radio-television-film department, Hubbard had also served as a […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Wrapping up their collections from residents and outside donors on May 26, the day after Memorial Day, financial results from the Village of Oxford Police Department fundraiser benefiting the Polly Ann Trail far exceeded anyone’s expectations. “Excluding probably one more truckload, we’re at right about $25,000 right now,” Trail […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Authorities were alerted — via telephone call — to an unresponsive 18-year-old woman at a home on Army Road in Addison Township on Sunday, June 14. Despite attempts to resuscitate her, the woman never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at 11:32 p.m. Out of respect for the family’s […]
According to Oakland County, there have been seven cases of COVID-19 in our area in the past 30 days. Six in the 48371 ZIP code and one in 48370. By ZIP, here are the numbers: 48367 — nine total cases, zero deaths. 48370 — six total cases, one death. 48371 — 75 total cases, three […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer About 300 protesters marched from Scripter Park to Centennial Park on Friday, June 12. Many carried signs protesting racial injustice and police brutality. This came one week after protesters demonstrated along N. Oxford Rd. in front of the football field. That protest, organized by Pastor Tom Donnelly of Firmly […]