A 17-year-old Oxford High School student was placed under arrest on Thursday, May 8 for threatening two of his classmates, threatening and assaulting an assistant high school principal and attacking a sheriff’s deputy. Deputy John Neph filed a report stating that he was called to Oxford High School at 11:33 a.m. for a disturbance. After […]
An Oxford Township man was found by a friend unconscious and not responding after going to take a nap in his van parked in the lot of Kalloway’s Restaurant & Pub, located on N. Lapeer Rd, on Monday, April 12. Carl Douglas Fullerton, 57, had shown up to work around 10:30 a.m. and met his […]
Oxford police have arrested two suspects in the April 18 armed robbery of the Heckle & Jeckle Party Shop, located at 27 N. Washington St. David Alan Hudson, 38, of Pontiac, and Justin Lee Cochran, 19, of Lakeville, were placed in custody after officials received a tip from an Oxford resident about their involvement in […]
‘You are the coolest,? said State Board of Education President Kathleen Straus. ‘You are the best.? These sentiments, and many similar, are a beautiful reflection of the thoughts and opinions of all those in attendance for the Clear Lake Elementary Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School Award Presentation Ceremony. ‘We have a one in a life […]
Oxford parent Tom Moore is quite pleased with the education his first grade son is getting through the Oxford special education program. As a matter of fact, he couldn’t say enough about the teachers and staff. “He’s getting wonderful assistance,” said Moore, whose son has Asperger’s Syndrom. “I give Oxford schools a top grade for […]
Oxford Area Community Schools is preparing to lose around $223,000 from this year’s budget due to cuts at the state level, but the good news is a $230,000 surplus will offset the effects ? for now. Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced late last week that a shortfall of $127 million in the state school aid budget […]
So, why did the kitty-cat dare to cross M-24? Well, if it was Oxford Village Police Chief Mike Neymanowski’s feline, he was probably just trying to get back home ? and didn’t remember that the family had moved just a few days before. Over the December holidays, Chief Neymanowski and his family moved from their […]
The Wildcat grapplers split this past week when they won on Wednesday’s dual meet against West Bloomfield and Waterford Kettering and then lost at the Heartland Team Tournament. The team’s record is now 13-5. At the dual meet, Oxford beat West Bloomfield 43-26 and Waterford Kettering 75-6. “Pretty much everyone on the team won their […]
For decades school districts have been handing out report cards. Administrators and teachers alike have been grading students on their abilities and achievements with A’s, B’s, C’s, D’s and F’s. Now the tables are turning and it’s the schools that will soon be receiving letter grades come this April. The Michigan State Board of Education […]
As Oakland Public Schools begins the long process of investigating the possible mismanagement of special education dollars on the new administration building, many taxpayers and parents of special education students are looking for a pathway for expressing their views and opinions. One such pathway is the county Parents Advisory Committee (PAC) for Special Education. The […]