Usually when you hear about firefighters rescuing a cat, it involves some helpless feline stuck up a tall tree. That familiar old story got a new twist Friday night when Oxford firefighters rescued a small kitty trapped inside the stone wing wall of a Mausoleum in the township cemetery on the north side of W. […]
Those who feel the need for speed beware ? Oxford Village Police Chief Mike Neymanowski is looking into new, high-tech ways to slow you down. As such, the chief is recommending the use of portable radar speed signs which not only display drivers? speeds, but count vehicles and analyze their speeds so he knows where […]
In 1993, I fell in love. She comes in all shapes and sizes. Her exotic origins vary. Sometimes she’s from the Dominican Republic. Sometimes she’s from Honduras or Nicaragua. Sometimes she’s from Cuba. She’s always there to help me relax after a hard day of work or celebrate special moments. She’s been a constant companion […]
Unless Oxford Township cooperates, the chances of a piece of property on Lakeville Road being annexed by the village don’t look very promising. ‘This is a very convoluted area of the law,? wrote village attorney Bob Bunting. Jim McGowan has formally notified both the village and township of his request to have the village annex […]
Two ordinance amendments designed to change the makeup of the Oxford Village Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) had their first readings approved by council last week. The first proposed amendment would decrease the number of village council persons required to serve on the commission from two to one. The remaining eight planning […]
Here’s some news to make your bladder gladder. A local architect has been hired by the Village of Oxford to design restrooms for downtown’s Centennial Park. Council last week voted to pay the Oxford-based D.L. Jones & Associates Architects not more than $840 to provide construction bid specification documents for a two-unit restroom to be […]
Roger Oberg was many things to many people ? educator, community leader, devoted Rotarian, jokester, local icon, mentor, gentleman, friend, neighbor on Dennison St. But to my 12-year-old daughter Larissa he was, and will forever be, simply ‘Great Grandpa O.? They weren’t related by blood or marriage. Their bond was one of pure affection and […]
If an entire community can be judged by the character and deeds of one good man who called that place home, then let’s hope Roger D. Oberg is the standard by which all of Oxford is measured. ‘He gave his heart to the schools and to the community,? said former Oxford Superintendent Mark Orchard. ‘He […]
Three men with heads for business and hearts for the downtown were appointed Tuesday to the Oxford Downtown Development Authority. Kevin Stephison, of Huntoon Funeral Home, Kurt Kuehn, of Chase Bank, and Chris Hendrix, of Coldwell Banker Schooltz Realty, will fill three of the four open seats on the DDA board. ‘Having business people on […]
Community service is in Andrew Hunter’s blood. ‘I come from a family that believes very strongly in giving back to the community,? said the new president of the Rotary Club of Oxford. Hunter was recently installed as the club’s president for 2006-07. He’s the second member of his family to lead a group of Rotarians. […]