Accident at M-24 and Ray Rd.

No one was injured in an accident that blocked traffic late Sunday morning at the intersection of M-24 and Ray Rd. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, A 60-year-old Northville woman, driving a gold 1999 Chevy, ran a red light while traveling northbound M-24. She was struck by a 19-year-old Oxford woman driving a […]

School board appoints Mitchell-Bliemeister

With a 5-1 vote, the Oxford Schools Board of Education has appointed Carol Mitchell-Bliemeister, 48, to fill the one-year vacancy left by Ron Etherton, who resigned on June 25. “I was surprised I got it because this was my third time trying,” said Bliemeister. The new trustee has lived in the Oxford school district for […]

Lakeville Elementary named to ‘needing improvement’ list

Oxford Area Schools district officials were not surprised when Lakeville Elementary appeared on the state’s newest No Child Left Behind list of schools needing improvement; however, they are concerned about public reactions. “This is not new information,” said Superintendent Virginia Brennan-Kyro, “but it is confusing for the parents.” Brennan-Kyro explained that Lakeville Elementary did make […]

Oxford, Addison approve agreements to use HAZMAT trucks

Thanks to an agreement with Oakland County, area firefighters will now have yet one more tool at their disposal for facing threats to public safety and hazardous incidents. Both the Addison Township Board of Trustees and the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission (OPFEC) recently approved separate interlocal agreements with Oakland County for use of […]

Parks, parks and more parks

Okay, I normally don’t get too involved in government issues. I much prefer to sit back, observe the situation, form my opinions and then take my viewpoint to the appropriate forum (generally the election polls). However, I’m also guilty of throwing in my two cents once in a while. So here ya go – spend […]

Oxford senior to go the distance

Marcella Frost never imagined that one day she would be living the life so many others had described to her – a life of activity, excitement and travel. But now the 80-year-old Oxford resident is getting ready for her very first adventure – she is preparing to walk in the 27th Annual Flint Crim Road […]

Best friends become guardian angels

Many people talk about having a guardian angel to watch over them. Twelve-year-old Oxford resident David Crump says he has four. Around three o’clock on July 22, David was playing water tag in the middle of Clear Lake near the high dive raft with friends Tony and Ryan Markowitz and Brendon and John Krug when […]

Auditor report yields changes in Addison Township

Since receiving notice on May 20 from auditors Plante & Moran of several steps that could help the township’s accounting operations run more smoothly, officials at Addison Township have been making a few changes. “Overall this is a good report,” said Les Pulvert, a representative with Plante & Moran, at a special board meeting on […]

Cell tower plan hits a few snags

Work towards a final site plan for the new T-Mobile telecommunications tower, to be located on the southeast corner of Rochester and Bordman roads, has recently hit a few snags. During a special July 15 Addison Township planning commission meeting, requested earlier in the month by representatives from T-Mobile, commissioners learned that the company has […]

Junior Olympian tells her story

Oxford Middle schooler Sarah Martinez has taken her love of running up a notch from just competing at the local level – she joined the Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) track and field division and recently competed in the Junior Olympic Games. “It was kind of hard because I didn’t know the people would be so […]

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