About a month ago we announced that the paper you are reading now was joining View Newspaper Group. No doubt some of you wondered what type of changes would come with that acquisition. Today, you are seeing two of those changes. One, being the updated look of the paper; and two, the way that this […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Oxford Village — The Village of Oxford Planning Commission approved two dispensaries at its Tuesday, May 3 meeting. The two businesses are respectively the first dispensaries to operate outside of the Glaspie St. industrial area and the first to require the construction of a new building. Hazel Park-based Skymint […]
A History of The Oxford Michigan Police Department 1837-2000 By Don Rush Oxford — Oxford has always held a special place in Jim Malcolm’s life. His grandparents had a farm in the township, and at one time owned the Oxford Tavern; his cousin was long-time Oxford historian Margaret Stoddard; Stub Robinson, another town historian gave […]
According to Oxford Village Police Chief Mike Solwold’s April 2022 numbers, his department is seeing more action. In his “Chief’s Report” calls for service in April to the department increased by eight when compared to April 2021. Last year, there were 681 calls for service in April. This April there were 689 calls. The department, […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School varsity baseball team managed to dodge getting swept by the Lake Orion Dragons in late April, winning the last game in a three-part series at home between Tuesday the 26th and Thursday the 28th. The first game began at 4 p.m. on the 26th and […]
Independence Twp. — Oakland County Sheriff’s Detectives are looking for an Independence Township woman who is believed to have fatally shot her live-in boyfriend and her brother. The suspect, Ruby Taverner, 22, is believed to be armed and dangerous, and should not be approached. She is a white female, approximately 5-feet 2-inches tall, thin build […]
Woman Arrested Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) deputies responded to an attempted vehicle theft — officially Unlawfully Driving Away an Automobile (UUDA) — incident on the evening of Friday, April 29. A 31-year-old Oxford Township woman pulled up to a Drahner Rd. home around 7:30 p.m. and, according to witnesses, entered a work van parked […]
Beginning May 16 work will begin on the intersections of Hudson, Dennison and Hovey streets as Oxford Village replaces old water lines. And, with that, the folks at Immuanuel Congregation United Church of Christ, 1 Hovey St., wanted to let members know how this work will effect them. “Sidewalks and curbs are being replaced at […]
Oxford High School ninth grader Anna Terenzi takes the ball away from a Berkley player on Thursday, April 21 at OHS. The Wildcats were victorious that day. For the rest of the story please click HERE. Photo by D. Vaglia
This is our 108th week of reporting local COVID numbers. This week our area continued to see light increases in recent cases and total cases. COVID-related deaths stayed at 63. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 6,254 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, […]