A request to hire an architect to design a new Oxford Township Hall was tabled last week until officials can determine exactly how much money is available for the project. The request came from Trustee Charles Kniffen, who serves on the Building and Site Committee. “We all know we’ve got to build a new township […]
Oxford Township officials Jan. 28 voted 4-0 to continue participating in the North Oakland Household Hazardous Waste Consortium (NO HAZ) this year and to designate Trustee Shirley Clancy as the township’s appointed representative to the consortium board. Under the leadership of Oakland County government, NO HAZ provides safe, reliable, environmentally responsible collection of household hazardous […]
Walt Studinger, president of the Oxford Educators Association (OEA), the union organized to represent the teachers of Oxford Schools, presented a formal letter to the Oxford Schools Board of Education during the Jan. 27 meeting. Studinger said his written comments are in response to a “Letter to the Editor” published in the Jan. 21 edition […]
Adults who hide runaway kids may soon be prosecuted under township law. Oakland County Sheriff’s Lt. Al Whitefield, commander of the Oxford Township substation, asked the township board Jan. 28 to amend Ordinance 43A (Disorderly Conduct) to include prohibiting the contribution to the delinquency of a minor. Whitefield said his officers have been confronted with […]
Paese Chiropractic recently donated $70 in cash and more than $500 in food to Oxford-Orion FISH. The office’s food drive was held from Jan. 26-30. During this week, new patients could come into the office and receive their first day of services for the price of a $10 food or cash donation. On Jan. 30, […]
I am by nature a lover of words. As a writer, nothing gets me higher than finding that perfect word to describe something. It feels right. It sounds right. It looks right. It even tastes right (watch out for paper cuts). Some of my favorite words include – oligarchy, brouhaha, totalitarian and happy hour. But […]
10 years ago February 2, 1994 Ali Oxford and Westland physician was convicted January 24 on drug and fraud charges. Keithley Johnson, 65, was convicted of “Unlawfully distributing pharmaceuticals.” Bill Patterson bought VanWagoner Drug Store in downtown Oxford 30 years ago. This week he retired. His son-in-law and pharmacist Tim Davidson will continue the business. […]
With an impressive 18-7 overall record, all the Wildcat grapplers have to do now is beat the Holly Bronchos tonight (Wednesday) to claim their second place finish in the county. The Cats began their climb to the top of the county this past week when the team grabbed first place at the Oxford Invitational. The […]
The Brandon-Oxford lady skiers dominated the slopes this past week with a win against Saginaw Heritage; while their male counterparts struggled to place. On Feb. 1, the ladies won against Heritage 26-46. Placing for Brandon-Oxford on the slalom were Karen Offer in first with 56.15, Grace Auchterlonie in third with 57.58 and Lauren Bayliss in […]
The Oxford cagers seem to be caught in a five-game slump that has brought their overall record to 4-8 and their league standings to 2-4. The Wildcats started off this past week on Jan. 23 with a 79-60 loss to the Holly Bronchos, who currently stand first in the league. Oxford competed hard through the […]