Two environmental activists are waiting to learn whether the illegal protest methods they used in Oxford Township last year will cost them nearly $40,000. 52-3 District Judge Julie Nicholson is expected to issue a written ruling on whether Duncan Tarr and Dylan Ochala-Gorka will be responsible for paying the Wisconsin-based Precision Pipeline $39,226 in restitution […]
It’s good to be the queen. She gets all the best food. She gets to mate with the strongest males. And if there are rivals for the throne, she gets to kill them, no questions asked. Such is the life of the head of the hive, according to beekeeper Judy Schmaltz, owner of Jodi Bee […]
Thanks to Ed Houck, a lifelong Oxford resident, for dropping off these great historical photographs. The 1968 Oxford High School graduate found them packed away amongst his late mother’s belongings. Houck plans to donate them to the Northeast Oakland Historical Society so they may be preserved for the education and enjoyment of future generations. We […]
It’s been said the uniform makes the man, but it doesn’t guarantee veterans a job. When it comes to finding work, it’s the man wearing the suit who often wins the war. That’s where Scott Fader comes in. The 39-year-old Oxford resident is the founder and chairman of Suits for Soldiers, a nonprofit organization that […]
Against the white of the snow and ice on the ground, strands of black horse tail hair and patches of blood were a pronounced and sad reminder of the carnage that had occurred the day before. ‘To have her life end like this ? she deserved better than that,? said Oxford resident Kallie (Roesner) Meyers. […]
Pat Schnur feels she cannot sit idly by while the senior citizens in her community go without a transportation service to take them to medical appointments, pharmacies, grocery stores and social activities. ‘Every person on this earth has worth,? said the 74-year-old Addison Township resident. ‘No matter who you are, you have worth. We can’t […]
For many people, going to work means spending time in an office or a factory. But for Bartlett Clark, a retired U.S. Navy captain, it used to involve spending months beneath the ocean’s surface traveling the world in a nuclear-powered submarine. He could have taken to the sky to serve his country, but he chose […]
For William Horne III, success on the football field and success in the classroom are not mutually exclusive. The Oxford High School senior recently received academic all-state honors (second team) from the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association. ‘If you study and do your work, it definitely pays off in the long run,? said Horne, […]
A claim that a pack of coyotes attacked a horse in Oxford Township, resulting in its death, is being investigated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). ‘We’re looking into it,? said Tim Payne, the DNR’s Southeast Regional Wildlife Supervisor. ‘We are still uncertain as to exactly what happened.? Oxford resident Kallie (Roesner) Meyers […]
Oxford High School juniors are invited to spend part of their summer vacation exploring what it’s like to be the public officials who make the laws and the police officers who enforce them. Applications are available in the counseling office for the Boys State, Girls State and Student Trooper programs, sponsored locally by Oxford American […]