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 […]
Not everyone is voting with an absentee ballot for the August 2 Primary Election. Many will vote the old fashioned way, by going to their local precincts. In both Oxford and Addison townships, the polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Since the election is after The Leader’s print date, we will […]
In a July 20, 2022 story headlined, “Taking care of Business” about the Oxford School Board meeting. The Leader wrote. “Administration and staff are to be clean, neat and well groomed, dress in a manner consistent with their responsibilities and to communicate to students a “pride in personal appearance.” The original version of this story […]
By Don Rush At the July 20 Oxford Village Council meeting Kelly Westbrook was smiling. The Oxford Downtown District Authority (DDA) Director had some good news to share – the DDA was awarded a quarter million dollar grant from the Consumer’s Energy Foundation. “We will look to makeover the back areas of the buildings in […]
By Don Rush Historians think of Spartans as coming from the ancient Greek state of Sparta. As being fierce warriors who need little but do much. They were known for their training, endurance and smarts. Their story has been told for thousands of years. Two weekends ago nearly a thousand Spartans raced in Oxford. On […]
It’s July and 90 degrees – but that hasn’t stopped the Oxford High School football program from inviting students to participate in voluntary practices and scrimmages. Last week, freshmen through seniors got back on the field to stretch, run and to “sharpen the rough edges” after not playing for a season. Varsity coach Zach Line […]
$287k-plus work in progress By Don Rush It’s only been 25 years since construction on the Oxford Public Library at 530 Pontiac Street was completed. That being said, the Library Board of Directors decided it was time to replace the library’s heating and cooling systems. “It was a part of our original bond plan, a […]
By Don Rush Little Emil Zieziula is only 5 years old, but he already has the eyes of one of the soccer world’s most respected organizations on him. He gained their attention after attending a five day camp with the Barcelona Soccer Academy in Brighton at the beginning of July. When it was all said […]