Local basketball legend retires

Thirty-three years, five conference titles, two state championships, two national tournaments and 16 players who are now ordained ministers. It’s a pretty impressive legacy Joe Bullen leaves behind as he announced his retirement from coaching basketball. ‘It’s been a great ride,? said the longtime Oxford Village resident. For the last nine years, Bullen’s coached the […]

Budget OK’d: No tax hike, no road work

Good news for Oxford Village residents, their July 1 property tax bills will not contain a millage increase. Council last week voted 4-1 to approve a balanced budget for 2011-12 totaling $6,768,563, supported by the same tax rate of 10.62 mills, which equals $10.62 for every $1,000 of a property’s taxable value. ‘We worked really […]

OAYA honors 42 kids for good deeds, leadership

Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance honored 42 area students May 25 at its annual Youth Recognition awards ceremony held at the high school’s Performing Arts Center. The students were honored for their good deeds, volunteer spirit, compassion and leadership. Here are this year’s winners: Clear Lake Elementary Sergio Borg, Cullen Card, Brendan Crabill, Danielle Deryckere, Riley Fritsche, […]

Legion makes life easier for WWII vet

By C.J. Carnacchio Special Writer for The Review It doesn’t matter what war they fought in or what branch they served in, veterans always taken care of each other. No one knows that better than World War II veteran Jack Hall, of Orion Township, and his wife of 24 years, Eva. Thanks to some help […]

Fire claims another Addison Twp. home

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 […]

Chamber’s Groundhog Day Festival set for Feb. 1-2

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 […]

Student passes out on bus

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 […]

OPFEC elects board officers

There’s never a dull moment when the time comes for the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission to elect its board officers for the new year. At the Jan. 21 meeting, OPFEC voted 10-2 to re-elect township Supervisor Bill Dunn to serve as the board’s chairman. A motion by village President Steve Allen to nominate […]

Gas leak found in downtown Oxford

By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Oxford firefighters were dispatched to the Avalon Remodeling & Design Center at 3 S. Washington St. Monday morning after someone reported smelling a natural gas odor outside the building. According to Fire Chief Jack LeRoy, it was determined one of the outside gas meters was leaking. Fire personnel also determined […]

Oxford Fire Department gets new full-time firefighter

A manpower shortage in the Oxford Fire Department that’s existed for almost nine months was finally rectified by the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission last week. Commissioners voted unanimously to allow Fire Chief Jack LeRoy to fill the full-time firefighter position that was vacated in April 2003 when Paul Dallas resigned to assume a […]