By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School varsity basketball teams had polar-opposite weeks, the boys continuing a losing streak while the girls pulled through the bulk of their games. The girls started the week off at Rochester High School, knocking the Falcons out of the sky with a 33-29 win. “The girls […]
This is our 97th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw a decrease in recent cases and an increase in total cases. The number of COVID-related deaths increased by two, to 49 According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 6,038 cases from Leonard, west […]
The Addison Township Board wants to know if residents want a single waste hauler. So they are mailing out a simple Yes/No survey to every residence in the township this week. The survey asks: “Should the Township work to provide a single waste hauler trash service?” Currently, the township has an open market where individual […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Village of Oxford Council met on Wednesday, Feb. 9 for its monthly meeting. Topics discussed include a rental registration ordinance, a DDA appointment and approving an event. Council member Lori Bourgeau was absent. Rental registration ordinance The council further discussed the rental registration ordinance, proposing questions to […]
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners appropriated more than $3.2 million to respond to the shooting that occurred at Oxford High School on November 30, 2021. The funding, which was approved at the Board’s January 20 meeting, provides the Prosecutor’s Office with the tools and resources necessary to ensure justice; provides mental health support to […]
With one match to go the Oxford Wildcat bowling teams are closing in on another OAA Red Division sweep. Both the boys and girls teams took care of the Lake Orion Dragons Monday (Feb. 14) night at Collier Lanes. It was also Senior night for both teams. The boys swept both baker games and cruised […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Addison Township is looking to upgrade Lake George Park with an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant trail. “The grant is to make an ADA compliant path down from the parking lot to the lake where we will be putting a dock in so that people can launch their […]
Last Wednesday (Feb. 9), Girl Scout Troop 77203 from Clear Lake Elementary visited Evergreens Bakery in downtown Oxford. The girls learned the ins and outs of owning a bakery and coffee shop. They were able to check out the big oven, huge refrigerator (that all 12 of them fit in) and decorated heart shaped cookies. […]
By Megan Kelley Special to The Oxford Leader Despite the holidays being over, it’s still giving season for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 334 who had their annual check presentation to Orion/Oxford FISH Adopt-a-Shelf program last week. “When we ask someone to adopt a shelf, the average it’s going to cost us is about […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Township Board of Trustees met for its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Topics discussed include committee recommendations, fire department expansion and medical marijuana. Medical marijuana punted Two agenda items regulating medical marijuana businesses in the township were removed from the agenda following the distribution of flyers […]