By Don Rush First Baptist Church of Oxford pastor Nathan Peloquin sees a need, he and others from his church sensed locals were in need of something and they figured out what that something was and what they could do about it. “Our community has been through hard times during the last few years. Many […]
Friday night lights and high school football are returning to town at the end of this month. Oxford High School Varsity Football head coach Zach Line has been working with the Wildcats since July to get players ready for the season opener at Romeo High School on Aug. 26. Oxford’s first home game is the […]
Raising funds to complete project By Don Rush Dominic Cutajar and his family have only lived in Leonard for about two year, but that isn’t stopping the 16-year-old from working to improve his community. Cutajar plans to build and install six signs in and around Leonard to earn his Eagle Scout Merit Badge. “I talked […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Oxford Twp. Communications & Grants Mgr. Beep! Beep! Beep! That’s the sound of a smoke alarm alerting a home’s occupants that a fire has broken out. That’s the sound of lives being saved. Unfortunately, not every home has working smoke alarms. But the Oxford Fire Department is working to change that with […]
By Jim Newell Leader Special Writer A new donation will go toward assisting individuals and families in the Oxford community with ongoing mental health needs. The Lake Orion Lions Club donated $6,900 to the North Oakland Strong non-profit on July 13. Jim Leach of the Lake Orion Lions Club reached out to the district to […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Leader Special Writer Independence Township — Kids stood on the dock waiting for the perfect moment to dip their net in the Discovery Pond at Clarkston Family Farm to see what they would find. It was the first day of Camp Wild on July 18 and the kids were learning […]
Only one audience person spoke to the Oxford Village Council at its July 20 meeting, Major Murray and he wanted to talk about the village’s proposed residential inspection ordinance for rental properties. “I do not live in the village, but I own properties in the village,” he said. And, about the proposed ordinance, “I […]
On July 27 the Oxford Downtown Development Authority celebrated the grand-opening of Washington Square with a ribbon cutting. DDA director Kelly Westbrook thanked all who showedd up and those who made the community space a reality. She thanked Nick Hottmann and Sisters Hair for the mural, the Department of Public Works and Four County Community […]
About 20 young children enjoyed the tree shade at Oxford Public Library, 530 Pontiac Street, last Thursday morning. Even though it wasn’t the hottest part of the day, the temperature was in the mid 80s and Youth Librarian Kim Burean sang and read to the children for the summer Storytime Outside reading program. The library […]
Amazon driver alerts local family of home fire By Don Rush The Buss family doesn’t believe in coincidences – there had to be more to it. “I don’t believe it just happened,” Oxford Township resident Larry Buss said. “For a package to be delayed for a day and then to have an Amazon driver make […]