Funeral arrangements will be made early next week for an Oxford Middle School eighth-grader who shot himself at home on Jan. 25. Donations for the family of Shane Hrischuk, 14, are being collected to help with funeral expenses. Contributions can be made at Chase Bank in the name of his mother, Michelle Hrischuk, via account […]
After delaying a decision for nearly 18 months, the Oxford Village Council last week finally made it clear how it wants to handle the issue of medical marijuana dispensaries ? prohibit them. ‘I don’t think it has a place in the village,? said Councilman Kevin Stephison. ‘There is no other way to do it. It […]
A tentative compromise was reached regarding the future voting composition of the Oxford Area Cable Communications Commission. The only question is will the local governments agree to it? An informal meeting was held Jan. 12 between Oxford Township Supervisor Bill Dunn, Addison Township Supervisor Bruce Pearson, Oxford Village President Tom Benner and Leonard Village President […]
Three Oxford firefighters moved up in the ranks last week by being promoted as the department’s first-ever full-time sergeants. Steve Giroux, Benjamin (B.J.) Stapp and Blair Lockwood now proudly wear sergeant’s stripes on their collars and gold badges on their chests to denote their new status as officers. During a special promotion ceremony held during […]
A significant deficit in Oxford Village’s water fund prompted council last week to vote 3-0 to transfer $250,000 from the municipality’s sewer fund to cover it. According to the village’s most recent audit report, the water fund had a deficit of $87,353 as of June 30, 2011. Considering the water fund had a ‘favorable fund […]
Oxford Village is looking for a real estate professional to help it sell two pieces of vacant, municipal-owned land. Last week, council voted 3-0 to issue a request for proposals for real estate services in order to list 27 Pleasant St. and 23 Stanton St. on the open market (see public notice on Page 22). […]
‘Vindicated.? That’s how Barbara Mira Johnson, 41, of Leonard, described how she felt about an Oakland County Circuit Court judge last week dismissing the 14 felony drug charges she was facing for working at a medical marijuana dispensary. ‘I did nothing wrong,? she said. ‘I would not accept a plea (deal).? County prosecutors indicated they […]
It truly is the end of an era. Oxford Community Schools is eliminating paper report cards beginning with the high school’s in June. ‘We believe report cards should not be a special event and that grades should never be a surprise to parents or students,? according to an e-mail from district spokesperson Linda Lewis. Parents […]
Oxford Township got one step closer to securing property for a future fire station should the need ever arise. Last week, township officials voted 7-0 to rezone approximately 3.25 acres of vacant land located on the west side of M-24, just north of X-Celsior Drive. The land is being rezoned from Suburban Farms (SF-2), which […]
It’s been a year since Oxford Township municipal Well #1 was taken off-line and it’s fate is still in limbo. Last week, township officials voted 5-2 to authorize Stearns Drilling Co. to redevelop the faulty groundwater well for an amount not to exceed $3,000. ‘That’s kind of a bargain, I guess, if you want to […]