Soldier’s family lights trees, awaits hero’s return

Home for the holidays. It’s more than just the title of an old song sung by Perry Como in the 1950s; it’s something every U.S. soldier serving overseas wishes he or she could be around this time of year. But as long as the Free World needs defending from its enemies, there will be empty […]

OMS students learn consequences of substance abuse

Oxford Middle School’s eighth-graders received a sobering lesson in the consequences of illegal drug use and underage alcohol consumption when 52-3 District Court Judge Julie Nicholson visited them Dec. 1. Students witnessed firsthand some of the legal consequences of possessing illicit drugs and abusing alcohol as Nicholson conducted court proceedings in the school’s cafeteria and […]

$1.37M grant for NOTA not much help right now

The good news is the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) was awarded a $1.37 million grant from the state and federal governments. The bad news is it can’t simply be added to NOTA’s budget and freely spent on operations. It can only be used as reimbursement for a specific group of riders who are already […]

$1.37M grant for NOTA not much help right now

The good news is the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) was awarded a $1.37 million grant from the state and federal governments. The bad news is it can’t simply be added to NOTA’s budget and freely spent on operations. It can only be used as reimbursement for a specific group of riders who are already […]

My Way

It was certainly interesting reporting on the termination of Don Huegerich as station manager for Oxford Community Television (see Page 1). As I covered the Nov. 30 meeting of the Oxford Area Cable Communications Commission (what a mouthful), a few thoughts occurred to me and since it’s the season of sharing, here they are. I […]

Discussion of museum’s future to continue

Three things were made clear last week during the Oxford Village Council’s discussion of a proposal to move art exhibits and a for-profit business into downtown’s historical museum. One, the Northeast Oakland Historical Society is dead set against Robb Leland’s proposal to move his existing business, ArtCapsule Gallery & Frame, into the museum building and […]

To sell or not to sell? Voters will be asked

Next year, when Oxford Village voters go the polls to cast their ballot regarding who should occupy the White House, they must also decide whether or not they wish to see two pieces of municipal property put up for sale. The village council last week voted 4-1 to ask voters, via questions on the Nov. […]

Oxford among tops to do biz

Any community can claim it’s a great place in which to do business, but only an elite few can back it up with the empirical findings of a prestigious university’s research project. For the second straight year, the Village of Oxford was recognized as one of the top 44 communities in the state when it […]

Cruel act leads to generous gesture

It’s a story that began with an act of unthinkable cruelty perpetrated against an innocent animal, but it ended with a gesture of immense generosity. A 1?-year-old dog named Duke was shot Nov. 21 by an unknown person somewhere near his family’s Oxford home on Davison Lake Rd., near Baldwin Rd. ‘It’s just a hideous […]