Spooky fun
Leonard Elementary held its annual Halloween parade Monday morning. All the students marched from the school to downtown Leonard and back. Along the way, they received candy from employees of Cooper-Standard Automotive.
Public critical of low-income housing project
OXFORD VILLAGE – Lots of concerns and criticisms were expressed, but not much support was voiced for a proposed four-story, mixed-use development on W. Burdick St. that would consist primarily of affordable apartments for low-income senior citizens. “This project really does nothing for the community except drain us,” said local developer Chuck Schneider. “It’s not […]
Addison woman killed in crash
Marissah Rose Haack, 25, of Addison Township, was killed Saturday, Oct. 29 in a head-on collision on E. Romeo Rd. between Townsend Rd. and Blake St. The accident occurred at approximately 1:05 a.m. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, driven by a 39-year-old Romeo man, was headed east […]
Fire erupts on Augusta Blvd.
OXFORD TWP. – A house fire erupted in the Paint Creek Village subdivision, off W. Drahner Rd., on Halloween night, causing significant property damage, but no injuries. “Exterior-wise, you look at it right now and you can’t even tell anything’s wrong with it,” said Fire Chief Pete Scholz. “But inside, the whole center of the […]
A few things for voters to remember
Here are some things local voters should keep in mind when they trek to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Voters in Oxford’s Precinct #1, which encompasses the entire village, will face a two-page, two-sided ballot. Village voters have a lot to decide. The entire front side of the second page contains a total of […]
Set those clocks back!
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6. Don’t forget to set all clocks back one hour before heading to bed Saturday night. It’s also a good time to put fresh batteries in all smoke detectors. Only 52 shopping days left until Christmas!
School board answers Roesner’s questions
At a board meeting last Tuesday, Oxford’s board of education publicly answered nearly 40 questions for clarification which had been posed by Oxford Township resident and board of education candidate Kallie Roesner. Roesner had sent the questions via email October 18, regarding the finances of Oxford Schools Early College (OSEC), Oxford Virtual Academy (OVA), and […]
And the winner is…
Oxford resident Connie Miller travelled to Richmond, Indiana on Friday to receive her award at the 2016 Philo Festival of Media Arts. Miller, who hosts “Connie’s Kitchen” on Oxford Community Television, was named the winner in the “instructional” category for an episode of her cooking show that aired in October 2015. She was presented the […]
No legs, no limits: Stuntman doesn’t let being a double-amputee slow him down
Jeff Harig knows the first rule of show business is give the audience what it wants. So, when some students at Kingsbury Country Day School asked him to remove his legs, he obliged. Harig is a bilateral below-knee amputee who works on movies and television shows as a stuntman. “I am the guy that gets […]
Two face charges in shooting incident
Two Oxford Township men are facing charges for their alleged involvement in a shooting that occurred around 9 p.m. Oct. 26 at the intersection of Oakdell, Glaspie and Olive roads, just west of M-24. Both men were arraigned via video Oct. 28 before Judge Lisa Asadoorian in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court. The alleged shooter, […]