Council to review purchasing ordinance By Megan Kelley Special to the Leader During its meeting on July 11, the Oxford Village Council approved a bid award to Birmingham Sealcoat, Inc. in the amount of $247,816.30 for the village office’s north east parking lot rehabilitation project. The village received five bids for the project, which […]
Ransford served in Oxford for nine years By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Special to the Leader On July 1, Oakwood Elementary Principal Coy Stewart will begin her new role of Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Brandon Schools. Colleen Ransford, former International Baccalaureate Coordinator with Oxford Community Schools, as well as the DK-5th grade […]
Orion and Oxford residents can pick up a free marijuana/prescription medication lockbox during the North Oakland Community Coalition’s Protect It, Protect Them campaign. From 5-7 p.m. Aug. 2, the NOCC will hand out lockboxes at the Orion Center, 1335 Joslyn Rd. The campaign is a partnership with the NOCC and the Orion Township Parks and […]
By Jim Newell Special to the Leader The Oxford Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously during its meeting on July 12 to refuse accepting federal funding to help build a safety path along Ray Road from Oxford High School to Meijer. The reason: the cost is just too high. Oxford Township received $374,696 in […]
By Drew Holt Special to the Leader By the turn of the century, baseball had become America’s new favorite pastime, and as such, it became very popular in Oxford. By 1906 baseball fever had hit most local communities and teams sprang up all over. But these were no little league squads. These teams were stocked […]
Parade of boats kicks off holiday weekend It was a warm, overcast Saturday morning on July 1 – perfect weather to be on one of the Stringy Lakes in your decorated pontoon boat. Oxford Township residents who live on Paint and Clear Lakes gathered in their yards and at beaches for the 9th Annual […]
Strawberry Festival starts at with breakfast By Don Rush In these parts, when July rolls around the locals start thinking about the Strawberry Festival in Leonard. What started out as a fundraiser for the Addison Township Fire Department in 1952 has grown into a full day of fun. The 71st annual Strawberry Festival returns to the […]
At its last meeting in June, the Oxford Community School Board accepted a resolution for the 2023-2024 school year budget. Next year’s proposed budget is $103,072,329, about a 3.5 percent increase over the final amended budget from the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Assistant Superintendent for Business & Maintenance Sam Barna presented the proposed general fund budget […]
By Don Rush So, the whopper of this fish tale goes like this: One day, from an ocean far, far away, the little mermaid Sea-Vannah discovered a secret underground passage and swam and swam until she came to the passage’s end, a little lake at Scripter Park, in Oxford Village, where she popped up out […]
Matewan Garden Club is a tale of 3 generations By Don Rush Iris Underwood sees things. She has a vision, follows her instincts and she makes her visions come true. Her latest vision to reality is her fifth book, Matewan Garden Club. “This is my fantasy about the little, burnt out coal mining town I […]