Do you know a graduating Oxford senior? The Oxford Women’s Club is pleased to announce their 2023 Scholarship program for graduating Oxford students (all genders). Winners will be awarded a minimum of $1,000 each. Students must live within the Oxford School District or attend an Oxford area school. Students need only a 2.0 GPA on […]
March fundraising effort begins By Don Rush Send us your tired, your dirty and your empty cans or bottles. For the fourth year in a row two local groups are joining fundraising forces with a can/bottle drive. The drive will benefit Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance and the Polly Ann Trail. Both groups evenly split funds raised. […]
Protect yourself from online fraud By Don Rush Detective Sgt. Jason Teelander is seeing a little bit of an upswing in area residents being scammed out of their hard-earned money and he’d like to let folks know about it. The Addison Township Substation Commander for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (OCS)) said most of the […]
By Don Rush It’s yellow. It’s rusting. It’s metal and the roof needs repairing. It’s 50 years old and Oxford Village is looking to bring life back to the old Oxford Fire Hall. “Last fall (the village) Council toured the building and they would like to see what it would take to bring it up […]
By Don Rush Two of the top three sheriff’s substations in Oakland County – as far as clearance rates from 2022 – are in Oxford and Addison townships. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office has 12 substations in the county. “Looks like Oxford is Number One with a clearance rate of 79 percent,” Addison Township […]
Randy Vesper comes with 33 years experiences By Don Rush On Jan. 1, when Matt Majestic was promoted from Assistant Oxford Fire Chief to Fire Chief (replacing the retired Pete Scholz) a little personnel vacuum was created. In a little under two weeks that void will be filled. Randy Vesper, 50, will officially start as […]
Addison Township Clerk Pauline Bennett is asking every resident in both Addison and Oxford Township to send her letters – not about her, just to her. She is seeking “letters of support” from residents, non-profit groups and business people alike in regards to the Spectrum cable company’s attempt to get a grant to improve broadband […]
Folk singer Watroba in Dryden Folk singer Matt Watroba will perform at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Dryden on March 11, at 7 p.m. There is no admission charge, but a free will offering will support St. John’s community work. “Many know Matt Watroba as the voice of folk music in Michigan for his work […]
By Morgan Kindermann Special to The Leader Oxford High School’s FIRST robotics competition team, Team 2137 The Oxford RoboCats, returned to hosting their annual Week Zero event the weekend of Feb 18 and 19, at Oxford High School. Teams from across the state were provided robot assistance and could try out their robots on the […]
Their paths were different, but both the Girls and Boys Varsity Bowling teams are heading to Allen Park this weekend to bowl in the state finals. The teams bowl on Friday at Thunderbowl Lanes and singles competition is on Saturday. “As good a season as both the boys and girls bowling teams had,” Wildcat Coach […]