Oxford soccer returned to the field this past Friday after a week away to face off against Fenton. The Lady Cats lost their first game back 3-0. ‘We’re just not generating offense right now,? said coach Val Cerato. Fenton took hold of the field by scoring two goals in the first half. With only 12 […]
Fifth grade students at Clear Lake Elementary will soon be using new and innovative technology in their classrooms thanks to the efforts of team-teachers Kerry Knight and Gary Irish – the two were awarded a $1,500 technology grant from the Auburn Hills-based company EDS. ‘Only 150 of these grants were given out worldwide,? said Paul […]
The Blue Star Service Banner displayed in the window of a home is an American tradition dating back to World War I. The banner tells everyone that someone in the family is proudly serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. In the Oxford area, three homes fly the single-star banner for U.S. Army Specialist Fourth Class […]
For some people getting up at 6 a.m. to get to work by 8 a.m. is pretty tough. For Oxford Transportation employees Bill Broecker and Ann Weeden, it’s sleeping in. The Oxford bus garage early birds arrive to work every school day before the sun even begins peeking over the horizon at 5 a.m. Both […]
The varsity softball team had a chilly league opener against Brandon on April 16. The Lady Cats lost to the Blackhawks 2-9 and 2-12 in the frigid weather. Oxford scored its two runs in the top of the fourth for game one. Elise Rendell singled followed by Jessica Anhel with a single. Andrea Olesky bunted, […]
Brrrr – through cold, wind, rain…. Nothing keeps the Lady Cat soccer players off the field, and this past Wednesday was no different. Oxford faced off against Richmond in frigid temperatures and harsh winds to finish with a 2-2 tie. The Lady Wildcats first goal of the game was scored in the first half by […]
The struggle was long and the task was arduous, but the rewards are so sweet for Lakeville Elementary’s The Book Busters – the winner of the second annual Oxford Public Library/Oxford Area Community Schools Battle of the Books. Battle of the Books is a program for fourth graders coordinated by Oxford Public Library through the […]
On April 12, Lakeville Elementary sent several students to the Division I (kindergarten and first graders) and Division II (second and third grades) Math Pentathlon National Tournament in West Bloomfield – and the school was proud to bring home 12 medal winners from the event. The Math Pentathlon Tournament is a chance for students to […]
The Addison Township Board of Trustees voted at their last regular meeting to accept the planning commission’s recommendation of rezoning a parcel owned by Dr. Roger and Nancy Murray from 10-acre agricultural to 5-acre rural estates. The 163-acre parcel is bordered on the north side by Lakeville Rd. and the west side by Lake George […]
The 31-year-old Oxford man accused of attacking and maiming an Oakland Township woman, including biting off her ear, pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Kelley Kostin in the 52-3 District Court on April 25. Patrick Andrew LaFleur was arraigned on one account each of kidnapping, maiming, felonious assault and assault with intent to do great bodily […]