Gayle Stanley Schlicht never craved the spotlight or sought accolades for his considerable involvement in this community. From helping preserve local history to promoting youth sports, the lifelong Oxford resident simply did whatever needed to be done for the betterment of the hometown he loved so much. ‘He was just a diehard Oxford guy,? said […]
Auto companies like General Motors, Ford and Nissan predict that by 2020 at least 10 percent of their overall sales will be electric vehicles. In an effort to be proactive regarding this future trend, Oxford Township officials last week voted 6-0 to refer to its planning commission, for review and consideration, the idea of creating […]
It’s amazing how you can see something for years, then one day, all of the sudden, it inspires you to create. That’s what happened to me as I gazed at the painting shown right while making some routine phone calls. For those of you not familiar with it, it’s part of a series called the […]
Oxford Village officials appear to be on-board with the idea of obtaining a speed sign to aid the police department’s enforcement efforts, but they would rather see grant money pay for it as opposed to local tax dollars. ‘I won’t let this die,? promised Police Chief Mike Neymanowski at last week’s council meeting. ‘We’ll get […]
The sights and sounds of road construction will be present in the Village of Leonard next month as a 1.03-mile stretch of Forest St. undergoes some badly-needed reconstruction and resurfacing. Earlier this month, the Michigan Department of Transportation awarded the project to M.L. Chartier Excavating, Inc. The Ira-based company was the lowest of nine bidders […]
DETROIT ? U.S. Army Private First Class Dalton Sedam took center stage in front of 32,611 people Monday evening when he delivered the game ball at Comerica Park as the Detroit Tigers took on the Minnesota Twins. ‘It was awesome,? said Sedam, a 2008 graduate of Oxford High School, who serves overseas in air defense. […]
One of Oxford’s sons left for China this week to teach students in the Far East about this nation’s past and, if there’s enough interest, how to wage the 100-yard war. Gerald Wichman III, a 2004 graduate of Oxford High School, landed a job teaching U.S. history and physical education for the next year at […]
The peace of a normally tranquil Oxford Township subdivision was shattered around 12:30 p.m. Aug. 3 by the sound of a gunshot as a firearm sale at a residence in the 1700 block of Twin Lakes Blvd. quickly turned into an alleged armed robbery. Two Pontiac residents, ages 16 and 17, are now facing multiple […]
As stories go, this one’s got it all ? the atomic bomb, a mighty battleship sunk by an enemy torpedo, hundreds of survivors clinging to life in shark-infested waters. But it’s not some fictional Hollywood summer blockbuster, it’s the true story of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35), which was sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy during […]
A routine building check in the Glaspie Industrial District Aug. 6 paid off big time for Oxford Village Police Sgt. Mike Solwold as he arrested a 50-year-old Corunna man for drunken driving and stealing scrap metal from a local manufacturer. It was around 12:15 a.m. when Solwold rolled through the quiet parking lot of Acorn […]