Six Oxford lakes recently experienced lower water levels due to a failure of the dam that regulates them. Three weeks ago the water levels of Cedar, Clear, Long, Squaw, Michelson and Tan lakes decreased by approximately 8 inches, according to a July 8 letter from Steven Korth, assistant chief engineer for the Oakland County Drain […]
“Ultimately, the decision of where Mill St. goes is in the hands of voters. Without an affirmative vote, the plan won’t happen.” – Oxford Village President Steve Allen “You’re giving people the right to vote on something that really isn’t affecting them. . .It affects us. It affects us economically. It affects us personally.” – […]
How do dissolve a government entity when state law doesn’t say how? Ask a judge. That’s exactly what the Oxford Township Board voted to do last week when it directed attorney Gary Rentrop to file for a declaratory judgement in Oakland Circuit Court to determine the proper way to dissolve or terminate the Oxford Public […]
“I think it’s pretty awesome that such a small town has a blow-out like this.” That was Milford resident Todd Coulter’s opinion of the 51st Annual Strawberry Festival held Saturday in downtown Leonard. This was Coulter’s first time attending the festival and he said it definitely won’t be the last for he and his wife, […]
What do get when you combine fresh air, sunshine and bargains, bargains, bargains? The return of the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Sidewalk Sales” to downtown Oxford Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, bargain hunters will be able to “shop till they drop” as local […]
“Along life’s path we are all privileged on occasion to know a truly unique individual, a person who fits into no mold and is not burdened by the hobgoblin of conformity. Such an individual has shared our table for the past three years in the person of James Renfrew, philosopher, pianist, writer, war veteran, public […]
Vesta Churchill was the recipient of some heartwarming family love and old-fashioned Christian charity last week. The 77-year-old Oxford Village resident’s Pleasant St. home received some much needed repairs and improvements courtesy of her family and Righteous Mission. Righteous Mission is a unique summer camp comprised of high school age students who spend one week […]
High winds from Monday’s storm caused an illegal burn at 1490 W. Drahner Road to get out of control. Oxford firefighters were called to the scene at 4:02 p.m. to extinguish a giant burn pit containing assorted tree limbs and brush. According to Fire Chief Jack LeRoy, the homeowner’s son was attempting to burn the […]
“seize – 1 to put in legal possession of a particular thing; assign ownership to; 2 a) to take forcible legal possession of; confiscate” – Webster’s New World Dictionary “seize – 1. To forcibly take possession (of a person or property). . .3. To be in possession (of property). – Black’s Law Dictionary “seizure – […]
After much debate, no action was taken by the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission last week regarding the village’s July 1 seizure of the old fire hall. Claiming 100 percent ownership of the 5,750-square-foot building on W. Burdick behind the government offices, the village changed the locks and placed the utilities under its name. […]