A collision on M-24 slowed afternoon traffic almost to a stand still around 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The accident occurred when a Dryden man driving a Lake Orion Plumbing and Heating van rear-ended a 2002 white SUV Cadillac driven by a Birmingham man. Neither party was injured and the Dryden man was cited.
An unpleasant home chore turned into a treasure hunt when Oxford residents Dale and Suzanne Spiker found an original 1914 license plate in their front yard. The couple, who have lived in their home since the 1960s, was having local businessman Dan Ludwig dig up their front yard to repair a broken water main when […]
The Oxford Lady Cagers had an incredible evening on Tuesday against Brandon – making up for two losses the week before against Flushing and Linden. On Oct. 29, The Lady Cats lost to Flushing 59-37. Megan Stumph led Oxford in points with 13. Against Linden, Oxford didn’t fair much better, losing the game 55-35. Ally […]
Marco A. Paese, D.C., a 1989 Oxford High School graduate, is pictured presenting a $610 check to Oxford High School senior athletes Lindsey Tarrant and Jerry Wichman. Paese Chiropractic held a week-long fund-raiser where new patients could receive their initial examination, which normally costs around $160, for only a $20 donation to the Oxford High […]
The students have been named to the All Flint Metro teams: First Team Offense: Jerry Wichman, tackle, and Eddie Summers, place kicker. Second Team Offense: Kyle Rowley, quarterback, and Dave Reile, receiver. First Team Defense: Kyle Rowley, defensive back, and Pat Streit, defensice line. Second Team Defense: Blaine Degracia, defensive end, and Jake Krause, linebacker. […]
As budget crunches from the top begin to trickle down into county and local governments, everyone is beginning to feel the pinch – even Addison Township officials who just approved a five-year contract for law enforcement with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department at their Oct. 3 meeting. The township board of trustees approved the agreement, […]
And the report cards are here. School districts and administrators across the state received their first “School Report Cards” as a part of Michigan’s Education YES! legislation on Oct. 21. The goal of the grade cards are to give parents a measuring stick for reviewing their public schools. The official grades of each school have […]
The Oxford Schools Board of Education approved a three-year contract with the Oxford Administrators’ Association (OAA) at the last regular meeting on Oct. 28. The OAA approved the contract on October 21. “Their cooperative attitude and willingness to accept sensible trade-offs allowed us to reach an agreement very quickly,” said Superintendent Virginia Brennan-Kyro at the […]
Oxford Schools Curriculum Director Karen Eckert was not happy when she opened her newspaper last week and saw that MEAP scores for 2003 had been released to the public – and not to her yet. “I was very unhappy to read some information that was wrong and coming from the MDE (Michigan Department of Education),” […]
A total of $17,500 was raised by students at Clear Lake Elementary for the PTO’s first ever Fun Run “On the Tracks to Success.” For one day, over 500 students ran, walked and jogged a total of 7,128 laps. As a reward for not only reaching, but surpassing the $15,000 goal, the students were given […]