It’s been seven months since former Oxford resident Devin Kalisz was supposed to attend The Chiari Institute (TCI) in New York for a surgery that would relieve her painful symptoms, but sometimes life doesn’t always go the way we plan it. Kalisz, mother of 8-year-old twins Paige and Micah, has suffered from Chiari Malformation for […]
A six-month-old Golden Retriever named Gracie is recovering after being hit by a speeding vehicle in Oxford Twp. last week, and is serving as a much-needed reminder for drivers to slow down on residential streets. Renee Luxton, who lives on Harwood Dr. just south of Seymour Lake Rd. and east of Sanders, let Gracie outside […]
Ever dream of that gorgeous, knock-em-dead prom dress, and then come to the realization that you’d have to baby-sit every Friday night for a year to pay for it? Unfortunately, many young girls in high school don’t have the financial option of paying for these dresses that can run from $100 and up. That’s why […]
Seventy children whose parents are incarcerated at the Oakland County Jail will receive fun Easter baskets, thanks to students in Oxford Elementary School’s new Service Club. Club coordinator and OES teacher Mary Kraniak got the idea to collect the baskets from her 92-year-old mother. Oxford resident Prudi Hillert, has been involved with the OCJ’s ministry […]
Every student remembers a certain teacher who helped them ace that hard math test or taught them how to complete a sentence with proper grammar. To help reward those teachers who’ve made such a strong impact on student’s lives, Oxford teachers Darlene Harsant, Catherine Colagross and Christine McPherson were selected to be the school district’s […]
Congratulations to 37 Oxford High School students who participated in the state DECA competition at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn this weekend and the 16 who qualified for the 61st Annual International Career Development Conference in April 25-30 in Atlanta, GA. DECA is an international association of high school and college students studying marketing, management […]
Ask any member of the Oxford robotics team, the RoboCats, how they feel about their upcoming regional competition, and they’ll say ‘confident.? ‘It’s like two extremes,? said senior teammate Michael Brendel, referring to their rookie year. ‘Last year, our robot was barely functioning (at the competition) and this year, we can do everything and then […]
The Oxford Varsity competitive cheer team ended their regular season March first with a 4th place finish at the regional competition at Lake Orion High School. Unfortunately, the girls didn’t make the cut to continue onto the state level competition. Oxford scored a 201 in round one, a 191.348 in the second and 279.5 in […]
Residents in Addison Township may be one step closer to getting a small grocery/liquor store in downtown Lakeville after the township’s regular planning commission meeting on March 11. Although no official action was taken, the commission came to the consensus that such a market, which would be located inside the Lakeville Towne Square Plaza at […]
Don’t miss out on the fun and shenanigans Saturday, March 15 as the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Stew Stroll in downtown’s Centennial Park. At 1 p.m., attendees can slurp down tasty Irish stews from local restaurants The Oxford Tap, Victoria’s Delights, Boulder Pointe, Kalloway’s Restaurant & Pub, Historic White Horse Inn […]