For the next two weeks, the Leader is taking a look back at 2019 and rehashing some of the year’s biggest stories. This week, we took a look at the first six months of the year. Stories include the OHS boys basketball record-breaking season, the closing of Dunlap Collision, OHS graduation, how the community came together […]
Oxford High School hosted Oxford Rotary Club’s annual Christmas luncheon for senior citizens on Dec. 11, from 11:30 to 12:30 in the Performing Arts Center lobby. The OHS chamber orchestra performed holiday tunes in the lobby while guests arrived. The jazz band took over from the balcony while the guests enjoyed a catered holiday meal […]
Conducting their monthly meeting on Dec. 12, the Oxford Township Planning Commission voted, 7-0, to recommend the approval of a proposed Beaumont medical facility to the Township Board of Trustees. Set to be unveiled in two phases, Beaumont would first like to construct an up to three-story 100,000-square-foot ambulatory building as phase one, followed by […]
For the last few years the Oxford Fire Fighters Union has distributed ID kits to every kindergartener at Oxford’s elementary schools. The tradition continued Monday as Kevin Snell and Lt. BJ Frantz passed out 327 kits to just as many kindergarteners at Clear Lake, Daniel Axford, Lakeville, and Leonard elementary schools. The kits allow parents […]
Holding their monthly meeting on Dec. 11, the Oxford Township board voted, 7-0, in favor of allocating $50,000 of their total 2019 fund balance for the survey and design work of a potential safety path along Oxford and Ray Roads. The motion was proposed by Treasurer Joe Ferrari, who is also the chairman of Oxford’s […]
Hunwick, Spisz reappointed Recommended by Oxford Township Supervisor Bill Dunn, Commissioners Ed Hunwick and Michael Spisz were both reappointed to three-year terms on the Planning Commission during the Board of Trustees monthly meeting on Dec. 11. The terms will become effective in Jan. 2020 and run through Dec. 31, 2022. Hunwick serves as the commission’s secretary, […]
The Oxford Village Council heard mixed complaints and support of a proposed Residential Rental and Inspection Ordinance at a public hearing on Dec. 10. Proposed Ordinance 414 would require all residential rental units in the Village to register with the building official and zoning department of the Village, and all units must be inspected by […]
Oxford’s Leonard Elementary was selected as the only school to represent the United States in an IB research study last week. The International Baccalaureate Organization commissioned the research to test the effectiveness of new enhancements to its elementary curriculum, the Primary Years Programme (PYP). International Baccalaureate is an educational foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The […]
Holiday tunes were resonating throughout the Senior Center last Tuesday thanks to the Oxford High School Chamber Orchestra. The 14-member group led by Marissa Casano, director of orchestra at OHS, serenaded the audience with a 45-minute program filled with familiar carols as well as some intricate pieces that captivated everyone who listened. “The Chamber Orchestra […]
On Saturday, Dec. 14, final resting places throughout the country and beyond were filled with volunteers who laid wreaths on the graves of those who served our country, including Oxford’s Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery. With 215 veterans residing at Ridgelawn, volunteers ranging from Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts to community members and non-community members all gathered […]