Wyatt Milkovie just started the fifth grade at Leonard Elementary School and he’s already a champion race car driver. Sitting behind the wheel of his classic-looking, black-and-red soapbox racer named “The Squishmobile,” the young man took on all comers and in the end, was crowned champion of the Second Annual Strawberry Derby held Saturday morning […]
Folks who fail to shovel the snow on their sidewalks this winter could find themselves shoveling cash out of their wallets under a new ordinance in Oxford Village. Following months of discussion, drafts and revisions, council approved, in a 4-0 vote last week, a new snow/ice removal ordinance with some last-minute changes adjusting the fines […]
Going into the new year with a renewed desire to make Oxford an exceptional school district, the board of education, at its Aug. 28 meeting, reviewed the highs and lows from last year’s climate survey issued to staff and parents. Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Ken Weaver explained how the district can improve based on […]
ADDISON TWP. – Family members, friends and a neighbor with medical training worked together to save a 3-year-old girl who nearly drowned Sept. 2 in Lakeville Lake The incident happened in the 100 block of Annandale Rd., just east of Rochester Rd., near the shoreline of her grandparents’ home. According to witness statements in the […]
Lots of folks walk for different reasons. Some do it for exercise. Some do it for relaxation and recreation. Some do it just to get where they’re going. And some walk for a good cause. On Saturday, Sept. 8, people are invited to take a 23-mile walk along M-24 as part of the Third Annual […]
Editor’s Note: After this story was published, FISH President Laurene Baldwin called to inform us that due to some delays in the new pantry project, all of the dates contained in the below story will be changing. She will advise us what the new dates are when they’ve been determined and we will share them with our readers. […]
An Oxford-based company priding itself on being “lightning” fast is hoping to see its product enter the educational and packaging landscapes with that very same speed. Lightning Technologies, which produces “smart” shipping pallets with the aim of making the transport of food, medicine and technology safer, recently donated a combined $50,000 with GARD Pallet to […]
He’s still not old enough to go out for a drink or rent a car, but 20-year-old Jacob Newby is close to wrapping up his second year as a government official in Addison Township. Newby didn’t have the years of experience that his counterparts did when he was elected to office in November 2016, but […]
A young man’s fight against cancer got a boost last week from a downtown Oxford business and its customers. Downtown Oxford’s 5-1 Diner donated $500 to help Dylan Middleton, a 21-year-old Oxford resident diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic (or Lymphocytic) Leukemia, also known as ALL, on July 30. Of that total, $375 represents a portion of […]
Thanks to Oxford-Orion FISH, many local students started the new school year with brand-new backpacks brimming with fresh supplies, all free of charge. The nonprofit organization’s annual School Backpack Drive was a “complete success,” according to Lynn Kennis, a FISH volunteer who helps coordinate the collection and distribution. FISH was able to stuff 185 backpacks […]