By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Kimberly Hartman, a 55-year-old Leonard woman, died last week in a single-vehicle traffic accident. According to Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy reports, Hartman was driving south on Lake George Rd. around Drahner Rd. in Addison Township on the morning of Monday, Feb. 7 when her 2007 Ford F-150 pickup truck […]
Lyndi Junek, age 3, of Oxford was able to enjoy our winter wonderland last week just like many other children. Snow and cold weather caused Oxford Community Schools to close schools on Feb. 2-3. To see more “Snow Day” photos please see pages 8 and 9 of this week’s print edition. Photo submitted by Elizabeth […]
School superintendent search narrows By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Oxford School Board has narrowed the search for Oxford’s next superintendent down to two candidates: David Pass and Ken Weaver. They now advance to second round interviews. The board voted unanimously on Pass and Weaver Feb. 3 after conducting hour-and-a-half-long interviews with five candidates […]
This is our 96th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw a decreases in recent cases and an increase in total cases. The number of COVID-related deaths remained at 47. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 5,910 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Even if someone missed Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction, it was not hard to see more winter was on the way. A snowstorm blew through Oxford from Feb. 2-3 laying down around 6-8 inches of snow, closing schools, stopping bus service and painting the town with a hard-packing white mass. “We […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Township Board of Trustees will begin voting on whether to allow regulated medical marijuana businesses at its Wednesday, Feb. 9 meeting (tonight.) The decision will be made by voting on amendments to two ordinances. The first are zoning ordinance amendments from the Planning Commission regulating medical marijuana […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School Jazz Band will open for the MSU Jazz Band in the OHS Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. The concert will feature four-time Grammy-nominated vibraphonist Stefon Harris. “I would love for the community to come out to hear a world-class jazz […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Village of Oxford Village Council moved its February meeting date from Tuesday the 8th to Wednesday the 9th (tonight). “There were some scheduling conflicts with council and residents placing a priority on attending school board meetings, which are also the first Tuesday of the month,” Tere Onica, Oxford […]
Ice sculptor Clinton Rich finishes displaying the first of five sculptures created for Week One of the Oxford and Lake Orion DDAs’ #StrongerTogether IceFest. Week One’s theme is #StrongerTogether, representing the bond between Oxford and Lake Orion. “Ebony and Ivory,” the Oxford School of Music’s sculpture, plays on both the harmony created by a piano’s […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Varsity basketball returned to a packed Oxford High School Ian Smith Gymnasium last week as the boys lost to the Berkley Bears on Friday, Feb. 4. The loss put an end to a full week of basketball for the boys and a truncated week for the girls, who were […]