You know it’s spring when the elementary schools begin holding their fairs. Daniel Axford and Oxford Elementary kicked off the season with their joint Spring Fair on Saturday. Games, prizes, treats and high-energy kids ruled OES for four fun-filled hours. The next Spring Fair will be at Lakeville Elementary Friday, April 28 from 5-8 p.m. […]
Oxford’s girls varsity golf team is going to face some stiff competition this season and any victories it achieves will require a true team effort. ‘We have no stars,? said Coach Terry Kelley. ‘We have five pretty solid players. And of those five, if we can get four who score well, we’re good.? ‘It’s not […]
With a record of 2-0 to start the season, the Oxford varsity baseball team is certainly living up to Coach Kurt Nuss? expectations. ‘As a group we are young but experienced, which is a good combination,? he said. ‘We are very deep. This is the deepest team since I’ve been here.? Oxford’s lineup features six […]
Leonard Elementary students had a goal to read more than 3,000 books during March is Reading Month. We’re happy to report they not only beat their lofty goal, they oblitertated it! The school read a grand total of 9,723 books during March. As a reward for their efforts, Principal Joyce Brasington will have a bucket […]
An Oxford couple found dead of an apparent murder-suicide last weekend had just moved from Orion Township three months ago. The couple, Donald Frederick Ward III, 38, and his estranged wife Vanessa Joyce Ward, 23, were found dead in the Lake Villa mobile home park on April 8, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. […]
‘We’re on our way to the (Michigan) Supreme Court.? So said Oxford Village Attorney Bob Bunting in light of the state Court of Appeals recent denial of the village’s motion requesting it reconsider its decision concerning the Grove lawsuit, which centers around about a third of the parking in downtown’s northeast quadrant. On Feb. 14, […]
An Oxford couple was found dead in the Lake Villa mobile home park Saturday, the result of an apparent murder-suicide, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies were called to an E. Manor Street home around 5:30 p.m. after the home owner found her son and daughter-in-law deceased in the bedroom. Based on the […]
Jeff’s Tire and Auto Service was demolished Tuesday to make way for a new commercial development. The auto repair shop at the corner of Broadway and S. Washington streets closed its doors in February after 16 years of serving the community. In its place, construction will soon begin on the Broadway Plaza ? a two-story, […]
There’s a 300-acre park on Oakwood Road that unfortunately has become a well-kept secret. ‘It’s amazing how many people don’t even know we have this in the township,? said Ron Davis, director of the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department. Davis is referring to Oakwood Lake Park, a large tract of land a half-mile east […]
Attention shoppers ? great bargains and a good cause await you at the Oxford/Orion FISH resale shop in the Village of Thomas. FISH held an open house Friday to give the public an opportunity to check out its new operations inside the old Thomas Community Hall (487 First St.) The front half of the building […]