The Oxford Lions Club will be conducting free vision screening for preschool and grade-school children at the Oxford Public Library (530 Pontiac Rd.) on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 10:15 a.m. until noon. Children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to sign the consent form. The screening takes a minute or less and […]
Oct. 9: A woman living on the first block of Division St. called Oxford Village Police at 7:36 a.m., stating that Halloween pranksters placed signs in her yard overnight. Oct. 7: Oxford Village Police received a report at 7:01 a.m. from a business located on the 900 block of South Glaspie St. The caller stated […]
Immanuel Congregational United Church of Christ (1 Hovey St.) in Oxford Village will conduct a special worship service for people and their pets on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 11 a.m. A special blessing will be given to each pet along with a tag for their collar. All creatures great and small are welcome, but owners […]
Oxford area retailers showed off some of the season’s latest fashions at the Oxford Women’s Club Annual Fashion Show Oct. 5. With around 200 in attendance, the event raised nearly $5,000 for Oxford student scholarships, according to Oxford Women’s Club Treasurer Nancy Wray. “The vendors were wonderful… they all just did a super job. Great […]
A group of folks who help make Oxford Village an attractive place in which to live, work and play were honored Oct. 4 by the Beautification Commission. Six residential properties and three commercial ones were recognized as part of the 24th Annual Beautification Awards program held in the village’s community room. “This is our first […]
Bob Warnke got behind the wheel of the Chevy S-10 pickup truck he converted into a pure-electric vehicle in order to demonstrate it for OHS auto students. Watching with interest are (from left) Mike McDonough, Jacob Stuter, Cameron Barsanti, Hunter Downey and Hudson Butler. For the full story, please see “Plugs, not pumps, power […]
Move over, Tesla. Go charge yourself, Volt. Make way for the Warnke. On Tuesday, students in Oxford High School’s Auto Technology 2 and 3 classes learned all about the electric vehicle designed and built by Bob Warnke and his former company, Warnke Tool. “You have to see it to believe it,” said OHS auto instructor […]
Nearly 60 people showed up to Boulder Pointe on Sept. 29 for the Oxford School Board Candidate Forum hosted by Rod Charles. The format for the evening included minute and a half opening statements by candidates and one minute each to answer questions provided by the audience. Present at the forum were candidates Tom Donnelly, […]
Sandboxes are where childhood memories are made. And now, thanks to Life Scout Joe Legault, Kingsbury Country Day School in Addison Township has a brand new one for little ones to dig around in and build castles like they’re at the beach. On Saturday morning, the Oxford High School junior led a group of fellow […]
While other kids his age may ask for toys or gadgets for their birthday, Oxford resident Dylan Warren requested only one thing of his guests – kindness. Dylan held his 9th birthday party last weekend and asked his classmates to bring gifts, not for him, but for the K-9 Stray Rescue League in Oxford. Among […]