Weekly COVID-19 update

According to Oakland County, there have been seven cases of COVID-19 in our area in the past 30 days. Six in the 48371 ZIP code and one in 48370. By ZIP, here are the numbers: 48367 — nine total cases, zero deaths. 48370 — six total cases, one death. 48371 — 75 total cases, three […]

OHS kicks off mental health website with virtual fair

OHS kicks off mental health website with virtual fair

By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford’s high schoolers had a special summer send-off on May 27. OHS staff presented a live, virtual mental health fair to launch the school’s new mental health initiative and suicide prevention website called, “OHS Connects.” The interactive website is designed to address the mental, physical and social health of […]

COVID-19 testing available in Oxford

COVID-19 testing available in Oxford

By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Beginning next Monday, June 15, hair salons, barbershops and other personal service businesses can re-open, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on June 5. This is a big step in the right direction as Michigan seeks to return to normalcy. Despite this progress, we are not yet completely out of the […]

Weekly COVID-19 update

Since mid-April, The Leader has reported on COVID-19 cases and deaths as supplied by Oakland County. This week, our ninth week of these reports we have a change, to the good. The county supplies numbers by ZIP code. Last week, we reported in the 48371 (Oxford) zip, there were a total of 73 cases and […]

Weekly COVID-19 update

Interestingly, on our eighth week of reporting the number of local COVID-19 cases, the number of cases and deaths in the area remains the same as last week, 87 cases, five deaths. Interesting becasue the numbers in both 48367 and 48370 ZIP codes shrunk by one each, while in Oxford’s 48371 ZIP gained two cases […]

Since all wish to protest, I shall commence to whine

Since all wish to protest, I shall commence to whine

I haven’t whined in a long time, so, in a weird kinda’ American way, I’m due. I mean, every one else in the country is up in arms and complaining, why can’t I? Like many of you, I watched a little bit of television this past weekend. All the news shows were live feeds from […]

Weekly Leader COVID-19 update

For the second week in a row, we are sad to report another community resident lost their life due to COVID-19, this according to Oakland County’s COVID by ZIP website. This is the fifth such death in our ZIP code areas of 48367, 48370 and 48371 since The Leader started its Monday morning tallies, on […]

Stupid COVID & social distancing

Stupid COVID & social distancing

If you step back and objectively look at it, this really has been a fascinating year. I think the word “unprecedented” is the one folks are bandying about. From the COVID crud, cramped economy, closed schools and cruddy politicians, even the weather has been crazy. We had snow the other week, last week eight inches […]

What I did on my Covid vacation

Wow. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to sit down and write a Don’t Rush Me column. I penned the last on Monday, March 31 — a couple of days after I was officially laid off from work. Forty-one days. This was basically the first time in my life in which I wasn’t […]

RoboCats making visible difference

RoboCats making visible difference

By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School robotics program, also known as the RoboCats and Team 2137, operates with a mantra, “We build more than robots.” In the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this mantra has more of a firsthand application than ever before. Teaming with Romeo High School’s robotics program, […]