Pedestrian crosswalk markings stretching across M-24 between Starbucks Coffee and the Oxford 7 Theater were removed last week. Signs informing pedestrians to ‘Use Burdick Crosswalk? (shown above) were erected near the corners of Dennison and Stanton streets, which intersect M-24 from the west and east. Twice the village council voted to have MDOT remove the […]
Two budding young artists from Oxford High School walked away with top honors at the Toad in the Hole Productions art show held Nov. 17 at Devil’s Ridge Golf Club. Congratulations to senior Emily Molczyk, who won first place and $100 cash for her ebony pencil drawing entitled ‘Hold on,? and senior Kera Presbie, who […]
Tolerance, property rights and the free market ? all the ideals that helped make America great are tossed aside when it comes to the issue of smoking. Last week, the Michigan House of Reps voted 56-46 to ban smoking in places of employment and most public places, including restaurants and bars. Fortunately, the Republican-controlled state […]
It’s never a good idea for government to investigate itself. Even if it’s done in the most open, fair and objective manner, it still looks bad to the general public. Why? Because most of the time when government investigates itself bad things happen. Cover-ups. Friends protect friends. Documents go missing. New documents are created to […]
Parents and kids in the Oxford Head Start and Early Childhood Developmental Delay programs got 18 brand new car seats, free of charge, Thursday along with instructions on how to use them safely. ‘Car seats need to be used correctly,? said Angela Glew, a child passenger safety specialist with the Michigan Dept. of Community Health. […]
Hats off to Oxford Middle School for collecting approximately 3,500 nonperishable food items to help local folks in need this holiday season. ‘We do it every year, but this seems to be the biggest (collection) we’ve ever had,? said Megan Van Sickle, student council adviser and social worker at OMS. Members of the Oxford Lions […]
Soldiers recovering from wounds sustained in battle along with those still fighting overseas will be receiving holiday greetings from Oxford High art students. Students in art teacher Becky Ziemianski’s three Drawing I classes made holiday cards for the troops. ‘Each one has an original piece of artwork on the front drawn or painted by a […]
It’s still very early in the season, but Coach Scott Couch is happy with what he sees so far from his 6-3 varsity wrestling team. ‘I’m pretty pleased with them right now,? he said. ‘We’re starting to come along.? On Saturday, the team traveled to Romeo to wrestle in a dual meet tournament. Oxford came […]
Lakeville Elementary first and second-graders deserve a big around of applause for the Christmas musical they put on Dec. 6 at Oxford High’s Performing Arts Center. It was called ‘A Place in the Christmas Choir? and the story began with Santa Claus in the midst of rehearsing the Christmas Choir, which consisted of Elves, Christmas […]
Written allegations submitted by a former employee against its director prompted the governing board for the North Oakland Transportation Authority to hire an attorney last week. Following a special closed session meeting Nov. 29, the NOTA board voted to hire attorney Rich Strenger ‘to handle a personnel matter? for $120 per hour, not to exceed […]