Thar she blows: Wind breaks power line on Davison St.

Bob Swider, a journeyman lineman for DTE Energy and a 27-year veteran of the company, makes a repair on Davison St., near M-24, in Oxford Village where a power line broke during the high winds the area experienced on Thursday, April 6. According to DTE Energy’s online outage map, more than 2,500 customers in Oxford […]

Planning commission okays waiver for brewery’s roof sign

Downtown’s HomeGrown Brewing Company received special use approval to have a sign atop the roof of its front porch in a 6-0 vote of the Oxford Village Planning Commission April 4. The 14-square-foot sign will be made of wood with brushed silver lettering. It will be lit using two small light-emitting diode (LED) spotlights shining […]

Oxford Public Library Friends to hold book sale April 19-22

The Oxford Public Library Friends group is hosting a used book sale April 19 through April 22 in the Community Room at the Oxford Public Library. The Friends of the Library Members’ Only Presale is on Wednesday, April 19 from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Memberships may be purchased at the door. The sale opens to […]

Trail goes totes goats

A herd of 12 goats took to the Polly Ann Trail Saturday, April 8 to help nibble away at excess brush and invasive plant species. Many trail users paused to watch as the goats grazed away at brush between Burdick St. and Drahner Rd. “It feels fabulous to get these goats out here,” said Polly […]

Public safety

April 8: An Oxford resident, living in the 20 block of W. Burdick St., called village police at 5:28 a.m. to report damage to their vehicle. The caller stated that they had not driven their vehicle since several days prior to the call, but that they had come out to discover their windshield had been […]

Talk to the Pan

Talk to the Pan

Leonard Elementary teacher Sarah Ashley (left) portrayed Peter Pan for the school’s March 31 assembly celebrating the end of March is Reading Month. With her is paraprofessional Valarie Logan. For the story, please see “Neverland comes to Leonard.”

Council okays union contract for cops: Officers to get wage hike, pay more for health, retirement

A 40-page labor agreement approved by the Oxford Village Council last week gives the unionized, full-time police officers a 12 percent pay raise over the next three years, but it also requires them to gradually contribute more and more toward their health insurance and retirement benefits. “I worked on (negotiating) a couple (of contracts) prior […]

District looks to diversify intl. program

Oxford’s school district is continuing its push towards global learning with plans to further diversify the program, school officials say. “The board is standing behind the international program,” Board President and Spokesperson Dan D’Alessandro told this reporter. “We have given the superintendent the ability to continue to pursue the international program. It is the board’s […]

Oxford grad first female fire chief for OK dept.

Earlier this year, Paula Zimmerman shattered a glass ceiling in a male-dominated field and she did it wearing her helmet and turnout gear. The 1960 Oxford High School graduate became the first female chief for the Texoma Volunteer Fire Department in Marshall County, Oklahoma. “It’s pretty cool,” said the 74-year-old, whose maiden name is Mann. […]