Time change for twp. board meetings

Last week, the Oxford Township Board approved its 2019 meeting schedule, which included a time change. Regular meetings will now begin at 6:30 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. With the exception of the Nov. 20 meeting, all regular meetings will take place on the second Wednesday of the month at the township hall. The hall […]

New hire, promotion and new vehicle for OXFD

It was a sweep for the Oxford Fire Department at the Dec. 12 township board meeting. All three of its agenda items were approved in 7-0 votes. Officials started by approving the hiring of Joshua Plyler as a full-time firefighter/paramedic effective Dec. 17. Plyler, a paid-on-call firefighter for the Grand Blanc department and a paramedic […]

Cub Scouts make cards for seniors

Cub Scouts from Oxford Pack 108 visited Independence Village of Waterstone to pass out handmade Christmas cards and candy canes to residents. Pictured is Tiger Cub  Gabe Marquez, 6, showing a card he made to Jean Reynolds. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.

Busting boards for charity

Full disclosure: the writer of this story is an instructor at PKSA – Oxford John Stouffer, a second-degree black belt and instructor at PKSA (Professional Karate Schools of America) – Oxford, remembers the first time he and his son Johnny broke boards back in 2011. “He slept with the board that night,” Stouffer said. John […]

Wreaths of gratitude

On Saturday, Dec. 15, Oxford’s Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery joined other final resting places around the country and across the globe as a participant in the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony. Locally, a total of 220 wreaths were placed on the graves of veterans to honor their service and remember their sacrifices. For a whole page […]

Welcome to the world, Easton Caponga

Andrew and Jolena Caponga of Oxford are proud to announce the birth of their son, Easton Andrew Caponga, who was born on April 5, 2018 at Huron Valley Sinai Hospital in Commerce. Easton was born 8 lbs and 5.4 oz, and was 19 inches in length. Easton has two big sisters, 6-year-old Bella Marie Caponga […]

Public Safety Dec. 19, 2018

Teenager runs away Two Oxford parents called Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies on the evening of Dec. 11 to report that their 17-year-old daughter had ran away. According to the report, the parents told officers they had seen their daughter the evening before and had woken up that morning to a note from her saying that […]

Pass the gumdrops

Pass the gumdrops

Clear Lake Elementary first-grader Savannah Eber, a member of Girl Scout Troop 76651, adds the finishing touches to a gingerbread house she made Saturday at the Oxford Public Library. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.

Former library board president passes away

When folks enter the Oxford Public Library, many of them probably don’t realize the critical role Duane Salswedel played during the building’s construction in the 1990s. “I don’t think the library would have gotten built without him,” said Connie Miller, a former longtime member of the Oxford Public Library Friends (OPLF) and past president. “Duane […]

Police: Dad admitted to shaking baby

Emily Paige Williams, a 2-month-old Oxford girl, was reported to be in critical condition and on life support Monday afternoon as a result of her father allegedly shaking her on Dec. 7. Christopher Scott Williams, 25, of Oxford, was arraigned Dec. 10 in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court on the felony charge of first-degree child […]