By Don Rush Holy Cow! It’s been nearly one year and one month since your community newspaper, the Oxford Leader, and its sister publications joined the View Newspaper Group. My, how time flies. It has been my privilege to have served this community, at this newspaper and in various capacities for 37 years, 360 days […]
Veterans Honor Flight was ‘life changing’ By Don Rush Earlier in the month an Addison Township woman had a whirlwind of a day, flying from Escanaba to Washington, DC and then back to Escanaba — a little over 1,300 miles, landing in Washington at 6:30 a.m. and returning back to Escanaba at 10 p.m. And, […]
Looking for community donations By Don Rush There’s a special place in Oxford Township that works with people in special ways. For almost 25 years Clubhouse Inspiration, 1350 S. Lapeer Rd., has supported adults from the area living with mental illness. This coming June they plan to have a Prom Day for their members. “This […]
By Don Rush On May 19, 1933 on Page 1, just below a story with the headline, President Roosevelt Speaks on Wage Scale, the Oxford Leader’s next headline read: Garden Club Organized Here. Last Monday, May 15 the Oxford Garden Club celebrated their 90th anniversary. The 1933 article reported, “ . . . Members of […]
By David Fleet Special to the Leader Lansing — The dust has been kicked up once again on proposed statewide legislation that would take local control away from communities with mining operations which include gravel pits. A bipartisan bill package, HB 4526, HB 4527, and HB 4528 was introduced earlier this month that would allow […]
Congratulations to a member of our Track & Field team, senior Faith Diegel, on breaking the women’s pole vault school record at Oxford High School. On May 12, the OAA Red/White League Championships took place at Rochester Adams High School. Initially, Faith pole vaulted an impressive 10-feet, six-inches, breaking the 12-year-old school record of 10-feet, […]
Earlier this year, the Oxford Chamber of Commerce and Genisys Credit Union offered their Oxford High School (OHS) Community Pride Scholarship to the OHS Class of 2023. On May 15, at the OHS Senior Awards Ceremony, six graduates were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship: Abrianna Carsley, Paige Comito, Gavin Cowan, Logan Marshall, Kiley Myrand, and Gavin Poppei. […]
Community Choice Foundation recently awarded 25 scholarships for a combined total of $100,000 for students throughout the state of Michigan. These students are continuing their educational careers within Michigan at universities, in skilled trade programs and as part of continuing education curriculum. Most recipients and family members attended the annual Scholarship Ceremony held on May […]
Guidepost seeks additional information By Don Rush The independent third party investigators looking into the Nov. 30, 2021 shooting at Oxford High School, Guidepost Solutions, are casting their net a little wider. They are enlarging the scope of their investigation to include more people as to what happened before and up to the shooting when […]
Over 400 students from Oxford High School will walk down commencement ceremonies tomorrow night (Thursday) at Pine Knob Theater in Clarkston. The ceremony starts at 7 p.m. At the May 9 Oxford School Board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Vickie Markavitch announced graduates will all be given a new honor cord. “We are hearing the desire from […]