Last week, clerks in both Addison and Oxford townships started sending out absentee ballots to residents who requested them. Aside from state initiatives and candidates to vote for, there are also local people and issues to vote for. Last week The Leader published answers to questions posed to local Oxford Village Council and School Board […]
Named to coaching hall of fame By Don Rush “The only true path to success is through failure. If you have never failed, you haven’t really tried.” Oxford resident and now, Hall of Fame swim/dive coach John Pearson believes in that quote. It’s been attributed to him by those who know him. “People don’t know […]
Including 2 write-in candidates not on ballot By Don Rush There are now eight individuals – six on the ballot and two write-ins — running for four seats on the Oxford Board of Education. Last Wednesday night seven of the candidates answered questions from the community at a Meet the Candidates Forum. About 100 people […]
Recently Oxford Township Parks and Recreation got a little love from down Florida way. “I was caught out of the blue on this project,” Parks and Rec. Director Phil Castonia said. “I received a call about two weeks ago from a woman named Cindy from this non-profit group based in Florida called Josh’s Benches for […]
Leonard Elementary Wildcats ran their FunD Run Sept. 23 to promote a healthy lifestyle while raising funds. According to Leonard 2nd grade teacher Jennifer Coggins, students have raised over $10,567. “They have until October 7 to meet their $13,000 goal to get Principal (Paul) McDevitt to sleep on the school roof for a night,” she said. […]
This Friday is the start of a three-week run of away games for the Oxford varsity football program. This week they will travel to West Bloomfield. Next Friday, Oct. 14, they travel to Bloomfield Hills High School and they end the 2022-23 campaign at Chippewa Valley High School on Oct. 21. The West Bloomfield Lakers […]
After 143 years the wooden structure surrounding the big bell at Immanuel Congregational Church is in need of repair. “Over the years it’s been patched here and there,” church moderator Justin Willcock said. “It’s now time to do it right.” The bell tower houses the church’s 1,700 pound bell. Immanuel Congregational Church, at the corner […]
Bailey frustrated with administration, attorneys By Don Rush And then there were five. Last week, a week after Oxford School Board President Tom Donnelly resigned, board treasurer Korey Bailey also tendered his resignation. In a statement to the community, Superintendent Ken Weaver said, “This afternoon, September 19, School Board Treasurer Korey Bailey announced that he […]
Absentee ballots start coming out this week Starting this week, clerks in both Addison and Oxford townships can start sending out absentee ballots to residents who have requested them. Aside from state initiatives and candidates to vote for, there are also local people and issues to vote for. In order to help voters gain some […]
Downtown Oxford gets new mural By Don Rush Starting this week, Nick Hottmann, a 2001 Oxford High School graduate and now muralist from Idaho will be in town with the tools of his trade to paint his second mural in Oxford this year. Earlier in the summer he painted a mural in the northwest quadrant […]