By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer A vandal, or group of vandals, utilized bright blue spray paint to deface several areas of Oakwood Lake Township Park, located at 550 East Oakwood Road. Much of the graffiti, which was applied to parking spaces, two park signs, two benches, two disc golf tee pads, a picnic table, […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer When Harvest Time Market & Pet Stuff had to close temporarily at the height of Christmas tree season, a former employee and some volunteers stepped up to keep the small business open. The market at 1125 N. Lapeer Rd closed Dec. 3, after a number of the market’s workers […]
In our 36th week of reporting local COVID numbers, our area saw an increase in the number of deaths — the first jump since our Sept. 21 report. The number of deaths for our area doubled, from six to 12. While there was a decrease in recent cases this week, there was an almost 11 […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Because of the oddities of this year, the Board of Education does not have a responsibility to make a formal, year-end evaluation of Oxford Community Schools Superintendent Tim Throne. Nevertheless, the board prepared a statement praising Throne’s performance. Normally, the superintendent’s evaluation is calculated partly from student test scores, […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Like everything else, Shop with a Hero looked a little different this year, but it was no less special. Instead of taking local children in need to pick out gifts from the store, Oxford Village Police had families meet the Heroes in shifts at the police station throughout last […]
Hello Everyone, Claude Lafnear here, many of you know me as “Jr.” I am the Oxford High School Varsity high school Boys and Girls bowling coach. I also am a longtime bowler at Collier Lanes. I have bowled through three generations of the four generations of ownership. The Colliers aren’t just bowling proprietors, they are […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) celebrated the 75th anniversary of Veterans of Foreign Wars North Oakland Post 334 in a speech before the U.S. House of Representatives Dec. 3. “Since its founding,” Slotkin began, “VFW Post 334 has served the local community in Oxford. Whether it’s their shelf at […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Village Council approved the second reading of an amendment to an ordinance reducing the number of seats on the Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors from 13 to nine. The council passed the amendment 5-0 at its virtual Dec. 8 meeting. Earlier this year, former village president Joe […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer In what was the first session for both Jack Curtis as Oxford Towenship supervisor and Rod Charles as trustee, the final township board meeting of 2020 was December 9, via Zoom video conference. Taking an hour and 45 minutes to complete, the meeting was a busy and productive one. […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer At 5:51 p.m. on December 8, a 19-year-old Oxford Township resident was operating a 2007 Hummer H3 northbound on Lapeer Road near Scenic Way, just north of Indian Lake Road, when he crossed over the center median into the southbound lane and struck a 2009 Ford Fusion head-on. Driven […]