Great Scott! They took a DeLorean to prom

It didn’t transport them back to 1955, but it did get them to the prom in style. Oxford High School senior Michael McCormick took his date, junior Sasha Runde, to the prom May 4 in a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12, the iconic sports car featured in the ‘Back to the Future? film trilogy that starred Michael […]

Addison fire station paid off

The Addison Township Fire Department could throw an old-fashioned mortgage-burning party, but it would probably receive a 9-1-1 call to extinguish the blaze. After nine years of making payments, Fire Station #1, located at 4026 Forest Rd. in the Village of Leonard, is officially paid off. Back in 2003, the township borrowed $850,000 from Oxford […]

Oxford, Lake Orion agree to present joint dispatch proposal

If this were a math test in school, it would be one heck of a story problem. If two villages combine their dispatch centers into one, how much money will this consolidation save each of them and will it be enough for one of them to keep a customer? Last week, the Oxford Village Council […]

Lone Ranger memory shared

Bill Miller’s heard an awful lot about Oxford’s plans to celebrate its historical connection to the Lone Ranger with a movie event and parade, so he wanted to make sure the newspaper had a photo of the legendary masked lawman. ‘I didn’t know if you had a picture of him or not,? said the 85-year-old […]

Grant allows Addison FD to go paperless for patient reports

It seems like the whole world is going paperless these days and the Addison Township Fire Department is no exception. Thanks to a $6,163 grant from the Four County Community Foundation, Addison will be able to purchase all the equipment necessary to electronically fill out, file and submit reports regarding patients they transport to the […]

Banbury Cross looks for ways to make Meaghan Guzanek ‘shine?

Watching Meaghan Guzanek work the room at the 23rd Annual Derby Day Benefit Saturday, it’s easy to see why her mother said, ‘She thinks she runs the place.? Meaghan repeatedly crisscrossed the arena at Banbury Cross Therapeutic Equestrian Center (1223 Brauer Rd.) in Metamora Township, smiling at all the guests she encountered, helping out wherever […]

Husband accused of shooting wife

A 35-year-old man accused of attempting to murder his wife by shooting her in the head Friday night, then leading police on a high-speed chase through Oxford and Metamora townships is sitting in jail now. Jay Kristopher Bartoy was arraigned in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court Monday on felony charges of assault with intent to […]

It’s post time!

A little bit of Kentucky landed in Metamora Township Saturday as Banbury Cross Therapeutic Equestrian Center hosted its 23rd Annual Derby Day fund-raiser. Centered around the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Banbury’s event featured silent and live auctions, chances to pick the Derby’s winning horse, a parade featuring some […]

Leonard voters have choices this year

Next week, the Village of Leonard’s 275 registered voters will head to the polls at Rowland Hall and find something on their ballots they haven’t seen in a while ? choices. Voters will be asked to elect their village president, treasurer and a couple of trustees. All positions carry four-year terms and are nonpartisan. Village […]

Dentist offers dollars for excess Halloween candy

Halloween is every child’s dream and every dentist’s nightmare. All those sugary treats sure taste great, but too many of them can lead to tooth decay. That’s why Oxford dentist Dr. John Khoury is offering to buy children’s excess Halloween candy this year. ‘It’s something to help out the kids so they don’t eat as […]