Oxford residents and property owners who fail remove snow and ice from their sidewalks could face lower fines under draft ordinance language presented to the village council last week. The proposed ordinance amendment will return to council for a first reading at its Tuesday, Feb. 12 meeting. Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. Under the existing […]
Robert Cameron, a 35-year-old Leonard man, was arraigned on Jan. 11 after nearly seven months of allegedly eluding the police. Cameron, currently incarcerated in Oakland County Jail while he awaits trail, is being charged with one count of assault, two counts of assaulting a police officer, one count of forced entry and one count of […]
If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? Apparently, the Oxford Village Police Department. Last year, the department recorded 5,656 calls for service, an increase of 73 from the year before. “Calls for service (encompass) any and all contact we have with the public,” said Police Chief Mike Solwold. That includes everything […]
Over 600 senior citizens from all over the mitten state will get together in February to compete at the Michigan Senior Olympics. The athletes will compete in winter sports like ice hockey and cross country skiing as well as indoor sports like volleyball, bocce ball and basketball. “It’s so awesome to see someone finish a […]
The Oxford Women’s Club will host its 15th Annual Beer and Wine Tasting fund-raiser at Addison Oaks County Park on Sunday, Jan. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and desserts will be served. Tickets are $40 per person and can be purchased by calling Nancy Wray at (248) 628-3289 or sending an […]
It was like the ‘Sue Bossardet Farewell Tour’ at last week’s meetings of Oxford’s village council and township board. Both elected bodies recognized Bossardet for her years of service to the community, most notably the time she spent on the village council. Bossardet served on council from 1994 to 2001 and again, from 2013-18. She […]
Village police carry out warrant arrest On the evening of Jan. 7, Oxford Village police officers traveled to Lapeer to pick up a 51-year-old Lapeer man with three standing misdemeanor warrants originating in Oakland County. The man was serving time at the Lapeer County Jail at the time. Officers arraigned and transported the man to […]
Last summer, Oxford Village resident Eddie Kenny noticed something hard inside his left forearm just above the elbow. Because he was doing a lot of work restoring outdoor decks as part of a side business, he didn’t pay much attention to it. He thought it was something innocuous caused by the physical strain of his […]
After travelling to the FIRST World Championships last year to flex their scientific muscles through robotics, Oxford High School’s TORC 2137 robotics team kicked off a new season on Jan. 5 with another world championships appearance this spring on their minds. This semester, the theme for competitions is deep space. With that theme in mind, […]
Want to catch more fish? Want to catch bigger fish? Hans Kalohn claims his product will do both when “just a pinch” is applied to your favorite lures. “It’s good for all game fish. It’s good for all seasons – winter, spring, summer and fall,” said the Oxford resident. Kalohn is the creator of Fish […]