Weekly COVID Update

In our 30th week of reporting local COVID numbers, our area saw big jumps in recent cases, and in total cases. According to numbers provided by Oakland County, last week we reported there were a total of 255 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 305 cases, nearly a 20 percent increase. Recent cases […]

Stupid coronavirus.

Yup. It’s true. I sometimes get lost. It’s not that I don’t have a decent sense of direction, it’s just sometimes I enjoy the journey and forget to pay attention. It’s the same thing nowadays as it was when I was just a wee, little man. Back in the days before there was a Heather […]

OMS closes after rise in COVID-19

OMS closes after rise in COVID-19

By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Middle School closed for three days last week due to a trend in positive COVID-19 cases. “This is a proactive, cautionary measure and we are proud of our students and staff for their continued adherence to our protocols,” Oxford Community Schools wrote in a letter to families. The […]

Weekly COVID Update

In our 27th week of reporting local COVID numbers, our area saw an increase in recent cases, and also an uptick in total cases. According to numbers provided by Oakland County, last we reported there were a total of 214 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 230. Recent cases increased from 33 to […]

Schools report COVID-19 cases

Schools report COVID-19 cases

By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Community Schools has reported eight cases of COVID-19 since school began, Aug. 31. As of last weekend, there are at least five active cases: two at Oxford High School, one at Oxford Bridges High School, one at Oxford Virtual Academy and one presumptive case at Oxford Elementary. There […]

Weekly COVID Update

In our 25th week of reporting local COVID numbers, for the second week in a row our area saw a decrease in recent cases, but an uptick in total cases. According to numbers provided by Oakland County, last we reported there were a total of 191 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 203. […]

Weekly COVID Update

In our 24th week of reporting local COVID numbers, our area saw a decrease in recent cases, but an uptick in total cases and deaths. According to numbers provided by Oakland County, last we reported there were a total of 188 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 191. Recent cases dropped from 50 […]

Weekly COVID Update

The Oxford area saw an increase of nine in the total number of COVID-19 cases, but a decline in recent cases, according to numbers provided by Oakland County. Last week we reported there were a total of 179 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 188. Recent cases dropped from 61 to 50. Locally, […]

Weekly COVID Update

The Oxford area saw an increase of four in the total number of COVID-19 cases, according to numbers provided by Oakland County. Last week we reported there were a total of 175 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 179. Locally, the 48371 ZIP saw the largest increase in a week, from 141 total […]

Harvard Business Review highlights Barron Industries’ Covid-19 strategy

Harvard Business Review highlights Barron Industries’ Covid-19 strategy

By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer With many businesses struggling to safely re-open, the Harvard Business Review provided some guidance using the COVID containment strategy of Barron Industries as an example. As a government supplier, the Oxford-based casting manufacturer was required to remain open and worked with the University of Michigan’s Economic Growth Institute (EGI) […]