Cadet Ross M. Skilling accepted the George C. Marshall surrounded by his peers at the Marshall Center, Virginia Military Institute. ‘I was quite honored to be recognized as one of the top in the nation,? said Skilling. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding senior Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets in […]
Oxford resident KC Orr was in Waterford June 15 when she lent her services to a female mallard duck in distress. She was at her son’s baseball game at Waterford Kettering High School and needed to run into town. Kettering didn’t have any restroom facilities available, so Orr and her daughter, Kennedy, got into their […]
Let the bids begin as Addison Township moves forward in the next step of their plans for the Arnold School. The Addison Township Board passed two motions during their monthly meeting June 15. The first was to purchase the building from the Addison Township Community Church at the cost of $1. Addison Attorney Robert Davis […]
After the $70 million bond proposal failed by 289 votes in February, Oxford Community Schools went back to the drawing board to work out a new plan. At the June 8 school board meeting, a potential $31.5 million bond proposal was presented for discussion. It would be split into two ballot questions ? one for […]
Oakand County Sheriff deputies are currently investigating a breaking and entering that occurred on June 13. A Burger King employee arrived to work at 4:45 a.m. and walked to the rear of the building to change the menu sign at the drive-thru. After hearing a noise come from the back door, he discovered it was […]
When senior Katie Tossel arrived in Oxford in October, she had just began a new chapter in her life, one she hadn’t anticipated. Tossel was in the middle of her fourth hour class at Lakeland High School when Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies took her out of class. Her mother has advanced multiple sclerosis and had […]
Laura Meyhew, 7, of Oxford, was inspired when she watched the news. The story was about a 10-year-old Californian girl that has breast cancer and had to cut her hair for chemotherapy treatments. Meyhew decided she would donate her hair for her. The seven-year-old went to Lulu’s Salon on Washington St. and had Emily, one […]
Leonard Elementary students cheered as they beat five Addison Twp. firefighters in a tug-of-war battle. Grade by grade, the students proved they were an equal adversary. The prize rewarded to the kids was a blast of water of the fire hose every 15 minutes to keep them cool during their annual Field Day June 9. […]
Angela and Pete shared a laugh when an older gentleman started singing ‘I’m Yours? by Jason Mraz for their first dance as Mr. and Mrs. Kolar. It was a surprise for Angela, a 1998 grad of Oxford Christian Academy, and Pete, an Oxford native, when they were married May 22 at Beacon Hill in Commerce […]
Oxford High School graduates were treated to a special night before receiving their diploma during the Senior Baccalaureate Ceremony on June 2. ‘You have looked forward to this time for so long and it’s finally here,? said Kathy Galbraith, Coordinator of Youth Ministry at St. Joseph Catholic Church. ‘Over the next few weeks I encourage […]