Oxford Township could pay a quarter less for fire and EMS dispatch services if it accepts the village’s recent offer. At a special Thursday meeting, council voted unanimously to offer a “good faith” 25 percent discount if the dispatch service contract it has with the township and the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission is […]
A check for $31,203.35 from the Village of Oxford will soon be heading to U.S. Department of Justice. At a special meeting Thursday night, council voted unanimously to pay the village’s 22.83 percent portion of the $136,677 the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission owes for misused Community Oriented Policing Services grant funds paid to […]
Boasting 23 charter members, the new Great Oaks Civitan Club is up, running and ready to serve others. The club held its charter meeting Thursday, Nov. 20 at Kalloway’s Restaurant and Pub. “I was really surprised how fast it came together,” said Civitan Michigan District Governor Joyce Scafe, who’s also a Great Oaks charter member. […]
The Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission last week approved its 2004 fire and police budgets. Commissioners approved a $938,738 budget for Oxford Fire Department operations – $827,291 for fire expenses and $111,447 for EMS expenses. Fire expenses consist of $532,143 for personnel; $9,075 for administration; $36,660 for supplies; $13,617 for vehicle supplies; $15,550 for […]
Those pesky orange barrels will begin popping up along M-24 in Oxford and Orion next year. Their anticipated presence can only mean one thing – ROAD WORK! But don’t run screaming into the night just yet. Read on weary motorist. A 4.9-mile stretch of M-24 beginning at Clarkston Road in Orion and ending at the […]
If Drs. Marc VanHoogstraat and Colleen Trombley have their way, “subluxation” is going to be a household word one day very soon. In an effort to spread the word about how interference with the nervous system (i.e. subluxation) diminishes people’s overall health and how proper chiropractic care can help, the couple converted their Lifetime Wellness […]
Three full-time firefighters was successful. According to Ruthanne Okun, director of the Michigan’s Bureau of Employment Relations,the ballots were counted this morning (Feb. 27) and it was 2-0 in favorof being represented by the Southfield-based Michigan Association of Fire Fighters (MAFF). A third ballot was returned to thestate, however, it came in past thedeadline, so […]
It appears a heat lamp used to keep a lizard warm may have been the cause of a major house fire that killed several pets Sunday morning in Addison Township. Firefighters were called to 725 Freedom Lane at 9:32 a.m. after a neighbor spotted the blaze and called it in. ‘The entire front of the […]
An historic era in Oxford Township government is drawing to a close as Clerk Clara J. Sanderson indicated she will not seek reelection this year. ‘It’s just been a marvelous experience for me, but it’s time for me to go,? she said. First elected in November 1972 ? the election that saw President Richard Nixon […]
A lost library book made its way back to Oxford last week with the help of some caring folks in the Lone Star state. Gabrielle Stadnick, a sophomore at Oxford High School, got a very big surprise when she was reunited with a missing copy of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.? Stadnick had checked out […]