Layoffs are looming in the Oxford school district, but Superintendent Virginia Brennan-Kyro vowed the administration is working hard with the various employee unions and associations to ‘minimize? the numbers. ‘We’re trying to avoid as many layoffs as possible,? she said. ‘We’re a growing district and I’ve hired every single year that I’ve been here. This […]
They may be in the autumn of their years, but for the next few months they’re the boys of summer. Oxford’s newly formed Slow Pitch Senior Softball Team is rounding the bases and leaving its competition sobbing in the dugout. Last week, Oxford opened the season by thrashing Waterford Kennedy Optical 25-2 and stomping the […]
Someone has been purposely setting fires in Powell Lake Township Park and Ron Davis wants residents and park users to be on the look out. ‘Make note of who’s there,? said the director of the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department. ‘If they’re carrying a gas can, you know they’re up to something.? On Saturday, […]
Oxford Township’s first ever water treatment plant is up and running, but don’t expect that orange water to disappear overnight. The $1.6 million treatment plant located in the Oxford Woods subdivision on Queens Drive is currently removing the iron and arsenic from about 2,000 gallons of well water per minute. Shannon Parry, of the township’s […]
Today, they’re high school students, but tomorrow they’ll be the civic leaders and public servants guiding our communities and the nation. Four Oxford High School students have been selected to participate in three summer programs designed to educate them about public service, promote good citizenship and prepare them to someday take the reins of society. […]
If he builds it, she will stock it. That’s the premise behind the new wine business Frances Fischer, of Dryden, is trying to establish at the Hunters Ridge Hunt Club, 3921 Barber Road, in Oxford Twp. And she’s a step closer thanks to a determination by the township planning commission last week. Fischer is attempting […]
Every year the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce honors a small band of deserving individuals who have made a positive impact on the community. Selflessly giving of their time, energy and talents to improve Oxford, the winners of the chamber’s Community Awards personify the good in all of us and the hope for a better […]
As another Mother’s Day approaches moms in the Oxford area and across the United States once again find themselves separated from their sons and daughters by a war overseas. With these mothers in mind, longtime Oxford resident Brenda Craig recently sent us a copy of this postcard dated July 15, 1918. It was originally mailed […]
Immanuel United Church of Christ is normally well known for its delicious pancake suppers. But the church has decided to shake things up a bit and add some new dishes to their fund-raising menu. Red stag stroganoff. Wild boar smoked ham. Buffalo meat balls. Venison stir-fry. These are just some of the more exotic dishes […]
Do you own an historic home in the Village of Oxford? Ever thought of giving tours? You don’t have to because the Historic Home Tour Committee wants to do it for you. Two more homes are needed for the 7th annual Somewhere in Time: Oxford Village Historic Home Tour Saturday, August 5 from 1 to […]