More new places to live will soon be popping up in Oxford Township. Last week, the township board voted 7-0 to rezone 15.788 acres of the Hills of Oxford, located at M-24 and Indian Lake Rd., as a planned unit development (PUD) so as to allow for the construction of 43 new detached condominiums. According […]
Imagine if the only thing preventing you from being able to better see the world was the inability to afford or obtain a simple pair of eyeglasses. It sounds trivial, but it happens to people everyday in Third World nations across the globe. But thanks to the efforts of two kindhearted little girls and an […]
The final details concerning the North Oakland Transportation Authority’s (NOTA) proposed millage were worked out last week and the language was approved 10-0 by its board. Now, all that is required for placement on the Aug. 5 primary ballot is approvals from the Oxford, Addison and Orion township boards. NOTA is requesting a new property […]
One of my biggest pet peeves is when a government entity that’s sitting on a mountain of extra money asks the beleaguered taxpayers to reach into their well-worn pockets and give more. To me, it’s the epitome of greed and bad government. I will always fight it tooth and nail whenever I see it happening. […]
The old Wildcat roar was heard loud and clear at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) state competition held over the weekend in Grand Rapids as 12 Oxford High School students were recognized for their talents and abilities. ‘I think the students did a great job this year,? said OHS teacher Bruce Holladay, who serves […]
There were plenty of fun things to see and do Saturday at the Daniel Axford/Oxford Elementary Spring Fair. Games, prizes, food, face-painting ? what a day!
Joseph Zikewich was a man of his word. As he stood on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Lexington (CV-16) in November 1944 watching 47 of his shipmates being buried at sea, Zikewich vowed that when he returned home, he would make sure these victims of a Japanese kamikaze attack would ‘never be forgotten.? After […]
A love of Lego building bricks and learning brought 99 Oxford students together Sunday afternoon for the Second Annual Daniel Axford/Oxford Elementary Junior FIRST Lego League (Jr. FLL) Expo. Fifteen teams from Daniel Axford, Oxford and Leonard elementary schools gathered to show off their models based on the Jr. FLL’s 2013 Disaster Blaster Challenge. The […]
Of the 385 people who responded to a parks/rec. survey, 84.4 percent feel there’s a need for a family/senior community recreation center in Oxford Township and 81.2 percent are willing to pay a 1.65-mill property tax to make it happen. The question is how much support will it garner when put before Oxford’s 14,936 registered […]
Additional manpower, additional station space and a couple of refurbished trucks. That’s what the Oxford Fire Department says it needs to continue effectively serving residents. To make it all happen, township officials last week voted 5-2 to authorize Fire Chief Pete Scholz to work with the township attorney to compose ballot language for the November […]