By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD – Sitting and talking to their friends on the bus ride to school is fun, and having their parents drop them off is nice and easy. But getting out and walking or riding their bikes to school with family and classmates on a pleasant fall day is even more […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer OXFORD – Shopping in Downtown Oxford just got a little easier with the launch of an online marketplace where shoppers can now purchase items online rather than only in shops. Oxford is one of the just 10 Main Street communities in Oakland County that have been selected to pilot the […]
OXFORD — View Newspaper Group is proud to announce that Jim Newell has been named managing editor of the View Newspaper Group north Oakland County newspapers. In his new role, Newell is responsible for the day-to-day coverage in Lake Orion and Oxford and coordinates coverage across the Lake Orion Review, Oxford Leader, Clarkston News and […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Oxford Twp. Communications and Grants Manager OXFORD TWP. – “Every organization has five to six volunteers that you can always count on. He is one of those volunteers.” That’s how Dawn Medici, a recreation specialist with Oxford Twp. Parks and Recreation, described Kip Kriigel, a volunteer who devotes countless hours to the […]
Topping Off ceremony held on Oct. 4 By C.J. Carnacchio Oxford Twp. Communications and Grants Manager OXFORD TWP. – On Oct. 4 afternoon, folks gathered at the McLaren Oakland construction site on M-24 for a ceremony celebrating the placement of the final steel beam on the new two-story, 54,000-square-foot ambulatory care facility. “(This ceremony) symbolizes […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer OXFORD – Fall was in the air last week with the annual Scarecrow Festival and Monster Mash 5k taking over Oxford’s downtown. The day was filled with all kinds of fall fun, like a 5K benefiting the 42 Strong Foundation, trick or treating for the kids, a performance from Ava […]
OCS has the most in the county participating By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – For 2023, Oxford Community Schools is participating in Talent Together, a statewide initiative to offer customized pathways to obtain teacher certifications at no cost to participants. “Talent together is an innovative partnership between the Michigan Department of education, nine […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer During its regular meeting on Sept. 26, the Oxford Board of Education discussed the impending search for a new superintendent. The current superintendent, Dr. Vickie Markavitch, is working in the interim. “As we know, Dr. Markavitch gave us a little bit of time, and we squeezed a bit more time […]
Flow chart outlines procedures By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – The Oxford Board of Education received a presentation about how tips of potential violence or concerning behavior are reported to the school district, during its regular meeting on Sept. 26, “Toward the beginning of the year, the board asked us to review exactly […]
OXFORD TWP. – Oxford High School senior Sean Wilson earned the honor of being named as a semifinalist in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. More than 1.3 million juniors in 21,000 high schools were entered into the program by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). The nationwide pool of semifinalist […]