WANTED ? Civic organizations, local businesses and private citizens to help preserve an historic Oxford barn to benefit present and future generations. Call Hank at (248) 830-0129. If Hank Szlenkier was running an ad in the local newspaper it would probably look something like the above. The caseworker for Oxford Addison Youth Assistance is on […]
Until further notice, the frisbee disc golf course at Seymour Lake Park is officially closed due to ongoing vandalism, thefts and the rising cost of dealing with it all. Ed West, maintenance supervisor for the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department, estimated that over the last two years approximately $5,000 worth of damage and theft […]
A breaking and entering in Oxford nearly two months ago led village police to connections in Warren, Sterling Heights and finally Dearborn, where an officer recovered half of the stolen merchandise last week. Village Police Officers Thad Lambiris executed a search warrant June 16 in a Dearborn home, near Telegraph and Ford roads, where they […]
Bill Patterson (R-Oxford) and Eric Wilson (R-Lake Orion) have a vision for the future and it’s going to take time, money and above all, cooperation, to make it a reality. The two Oakland County commissioners gathered a group of local officials together in Pontiac last week to discuss the possibility of developing a senior and […]
Two brand new vans are on the road for the North Oakland Transportation Authority thanks to Addison Township and the good folks at the Oxford-based Training and Treatment Innovations and the Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority. NOTA is the proud owner of two 2004 GMAC Savannah vans. Each van can transport 15 passengers and […]
Move over Ponch and John, here comes Matthew (left) and Samantha Wilson. The 2 and 3-year-old brother-sister team from Oxford climbed aboard an Oakland County Sheriff’s Department motorcycle during the ?1st Annual Rough Tough Truck Night? at Seymour Lake Park Friday. Sponsored by Oxford Township Parks and Recreation, the event gave kids (and adults) the […]
Oxford Township water customers are being told to restrict their outdoor water usage until further notice. The manadatory restriction began Thursday, June 10 following the township board’s vote to impose it the day before at the request of the Oakland County Drain Commission and the township engineer. All customers served by the township water system […]
‘I had noticed this mole before, but didn’t think anything of it until it started itching. It didn’t look right and I remember thinking I should do something, but I kind of blew it off.? ‘I didn’t have it my whole life. I knew I’d had it for at least a year.? Then one day […]
Be kind to your pets or they just may set your house on fire. Case in point ? At 1:31 p.m. Friday, June 11 Oxford firefighters were dispatched to 458 Kirkwood (inside the Parkhurst Estates mobile home park) to extinguish a fire started by a pet cat. According to Fire Chief Jack LeRoy, it all […]
Oxford Elementary lost a combined 64 years worth of experience Friday with the retirements of Adelle Lund, Kathie Schafnitz and Linda Lamphere. ‘I know I remember laughing a lot and that’s what’s most important,? said Lund of her 17-year teaching career, which has been divided between Daniel Axford and Oxford elementaries. Prior to taking a […]