Two requests and two rejections. That’s the way it went for Legacy 925 at last week’s Oxford Township Board meeting. Jordan Knudsen, operating officer for the 208,000-square-foot building on M-24 that houses a variety of businesses, approached the board with requests for more time. Specifically, Knudsen asked township officials to give Legacy 925 until May […]
By Danielle Smith Leader Staff Writer Heroes can come from anywhere and in any shape or size, but for Lakeville Elementary, these heroes came from Lowe’s. Back in August, Kristin Guinn, principal of Lakeville, had someone visit her school. Ron Karalus told Guinn that he was the store manager of the Lowe’s in Rochester Hills […]
A 72-year-old Lake Orion woman was cited by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office for running a red light and causing a crash at the intersection of M-24 and Drahner Rd. on Oct. 9. According to the sheriff’s report, the Lake Orion woman was traveling north on M-24 in her 2019 Chevy Equinox when she failed […]
At their respective meetings last week, Oxford officials made decisions that saved sewer customers in the township and village more than $10,000. Rather than making six years worth of bond debt payments, the township board and village council each voted to prepay in full their portions of an estimated $100 million Oakland-Macomb Interceptor Drain (OMID) […]
Oxford Township officials last week approved more than $800,000 for the expansion of the municipality’s water and sewer systems. In a 6-0 vote, the township board allocated approximately $750,000 for next year’s construction of a 7,400-foot sanitary sewer line along M-24 from Gateway Drive, north of the village, to Oakdell Rd., south of the village. […]
The Lakeville Cemetery Auxiliary will host its fall spaghetti dinner fund-raiser on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 1447 Milmine St. in Lakeville. There will be two seatings, one at 5 p.m. and another at 6 p.m. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for kids age 12 and under. Kids age 5 and under eat […]
Things didn’t go as well as hoped during the Oxford High School Equestrian Team’s 20th consecutive trip to the state championship, but Head Coach Dee Shepard is still “very proud” of the riders’ performances. “All in all, the kids never quit trying,” she said. “Every class, we went in (with the intention of doing) our […]
Due to a drop in pressure in the Village of Oxford’s water supply due to a water main break, bacterial contamination may have occurred in the water system. Bacteria are generally not harmful and are common throughout our environment. Corrective measures are currently being undertaken to correct the situation. Properties affected by this alert are: […]
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Local public safety leaders are not cheering the state’s decision last week to reject Beaumont’s application to build a 117-bed hospital in Oxford Township. “We’re disappointed because we believe that having a fully-staffed, professional medical facility within our township borders would be beneficial to the public and to law enforcement,” said Oakland County Sheriff’s Sgt. […]