For the second time in three weeks fire has completely destroyed a home in Addison Township. Addison firefighters were dispatched to 3470 Hagerman Road (north of Frick Road) at approximately 12:30 a.m. Monday to battle a structure fire. When they arrived on the scene about 8 minutes later, firefighters found a “good portion” of the […]
It’s been two years since Oxford’s first and only groundhog, the one-eyed Noah, saw the light of Hog Heaven through his good eye and bid farewell to his earthly home and family. Although Noah is gone forever, the furry weather-predicting marmot is certainly not forgotten. His warm spirit and the sense of community he inspired […]
Suppose you were only half an inch thick and could travel by mail. Where would you go? What would you do? Whom would you see? These were questions asked by Stacey MacDonald’s second grade class at Leonard Elementary after finishing the book Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown. In the story, Stanley is flattened by a […]
An Oxford school bus made an unexpected stop in the parking lot of the municipal offices on W. Burdick St. after a middle school student on board passed out Wednesday night. A call came in to Oxford dispatch at 7:49 p.m. that a student with a preexisting medical condition had passed out. The bus, carrying […]
Tuesday, January 20 A resident on S. Glaspie St. called dispatch because he thought his son ran away from home. The youth was contacted at school and was heading home. Parking complaint on Glaspie St. Family trouble between a mother and son on Tanview Drive. Wednesday, January 21 Family trouble on Willow. A woman on […]
Fourth graders at Lakeville Elementary were treated to a special session during their disability workshop this past week – longtime Oxford Schools employee Sue Enekes spoke about living with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of physical disorders that result from a brain injury or abnormal brain development that can occur at any […]
Congratulations to sixth-grader Andrew Miller-Zelinko and third-grader Brooke Kovacic. They are the winners of this year’s Groundhog A-Go Go Creative Writing Contest. The winners are asked to come to Centennial Park Monday, Feb. 2 at 9 a.m. to receive their prizes. Each student has won a $50 savings bond from The Oxford Leader.
Helen L. Smith, American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Chairman of Unit 108, Oxford, announced today that candidates interested in attending the 64th session of American Legion Girls State, June 20-27 at Michigan State University, should contact high school counselor Lewis Wilson. Since its beginning in 1941, approximately 24,000 young women of Michigan have participated in […]
The Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Commission is seeking one Oxford High School student who would be interested in representing the student population on the commission. The student must have an interest in improving the community through the means of parks and recreation. The two-year term position requires attendance at all monthly Parks and Rec […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County reminds residents that snow banks along roads can be dangerous places for children to play, especially when snowplows come by. Recently, a child playing in a tunnel dug in a snow bank along a road narrowly escaped being run over by an RCOC snowplow. The child was concealed from […]