Snow removal talk continues

Spring is here according to the calendar, but don’t tell that to the Oxford Village Council because it’s still talking about snow. Last week, officials continued discussing the need to get property owners to shovel their sidewalks and ways to make it happen. “As we all know, we have had snow problems for the last […]

Village cops train for active shooter situations

If there’s ever an active shooter situation in Oxford, the village police department wants its officers prepared to deal with it and hopefully, save as many lives as possible. To that end, some officers recently underwent tactical training under Reserve Officer Gene Faermark, one of three firearms and tactics instructors for the agency. Faermark previously […]

Parks and rec. gives manure spreader a new home

Plans are in the works to honor James A. Sherman, Sr. with something truly befitting a man who spent his life in the newspaper industry – a manure spreader. Last week, employees from the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department removed an antique manure spreader from Sherman’s property along W. Drahner Rd. The plan, according […]

Egg grabbers!

There was plenty of energetic Easter fun for the kiddies Saturday with egg hunts in both Centennial and Seymour Lake parks.  

Eggs away!

Eggs away!

Oxford Fire Sgt. Rusty Fallin dropped thousands of colored plastic eggs from the department’s aerial truck during the Easter Egg Drop held Saturday at Christ the King Church on W. Drahner Rd.   Once the plastic eggs hit the ground, a total of 275 kids scrambled to collect as many as they could in order […]

Cops determine school threat not credible, but students could still face charges

Two Oxford Middle School students were suspended and could potentially face criminal charges because someone overheard them allegedly talking about carrying out a school shooting. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office investigated and “we determined that there was zero credible threat” to the school, said Sgt. Frank Lenz, of the Oxford Twp. substation. On Sunday morning, […]

Residents want horse country protected

Whether it’s called horse country, hunt country or simply rural, the folks in the northeast quadrant of Oxford Township are adamant about preserving and protecting it from what they deem to be inappropriate land uses and development. “You want to keep this. Don’t squander it. It will never come back (if you do),” said Troy […]

VFW honors Lenz as Officer of the Year at local, state levels

Oakland County Sheriff’s Sgt. Frank Lenz has only been working in Oxford Township a few short years, but he’s definitely made a good impression on his fellow officers and the citizens he serves. As such, Lenz has been named Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for the local and state levels of the Veterans of […]

Officials provide input for master plan update

The process of updating Oxford Township’s master plan continued March 22 with a joint meeting between the board of trustees, planning commission and zoning board of appeals. Its purpose was to allow officials to go over the draft plan and provide the township planner, Matthew Lonnerstater, of the Ann Arbor-based Carlisle/Wortman Associates, with input, particularly […]

Fire, police requests OKed for Aug. ballot

As Addison Township voters head to the primary polls on Aug. 7, the issue of public safety is likely to be on the forefront of their minds given two proposals which will be appearing on the ballot. The Addison Township Fire Department is looking for voter support on its six-year, 2.25 millage renewal and increase […]