Some good economic news is finally on the horizon for Oxford Township as one of its existing industrial facilities will be expanding, meaning additional tax revenue for the municipality and more jobs for those seeking employment. Plans are in the works for a 6,000-square-foot addition to MSP Industries (45 W. Oakwood Rd.), owned by the […]
Christianity’s sacred symbol, the cross, means many things to many people. But to veterans who have had their minds and spirits shattered by the horrors of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s a ‘lifeline? to help them find their way back, according to Father William Vander Heyden, chief of chaplain services at the North Chicago […]
On the surface, it seems harmless enough ? inhaling helium from a balloon to produce a comical, high-pitched voice that sounds like a silly cartoon character. But Addison mother Margaret Koski isn’t laughing, not after what happened when her 12-year-old daughter, Clarissa, did it as a joke on Sunday, Sept. 23. The Koskis were volunteering […]
It didn’t take long for the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce to fill its vacant executive director position. A little over a month after the group surprised many folks by giving former Director Amy Alder the boot, the chamber hired Holly R. Bills, of Lapeer, on Friday. ‘I think Oxford had a great chamber on […]
At first glance, it looks like a photo of Noah (see right), Oxford’s famous one-eyed groundhog who made weather predictions from 1999 until his death in April 2002. But careful examination revealed it’s actually a picture of a very rare albino groundhog discovered June 22 by Oxford residents Dennis and Vicky Winkler, who live on […]
For nine years, Verizon’s famous national ad campaign repeatedly asked consumers, ‘Can you hear me now?? Well, in rural Addison Township, the answer is finally a resounding, ‘Yes!? Just before midnight on Thursday, Sept. 27, the 190-foot Verizon monopole constructed earlier this year in the township’s Watershed Preserve Park went on-line, providing cellular phone coverage […]
CLINTON TWP. ? Not only did the Oxford High School Marching Band take top honors Saturday at the Chippewa Valley Marching Band Invitational, the Wildcats also earned their highest-ever competitive score at a scholastic show. ‘We won first place in Class A,? said OHS Band Director Jim Gibbons, who noted it’s been about three years […]
One of the great things about most property taxes, particularly township millages, is that people get to vote on them. Instead of being arbitrarily and automatically increased by out-of-touch elected officials who are usually consumed by what they want (i.e. pet projects), most millages must be approved or denied at the ballot box. Most people […]
It’s been 19 months since it was originally announced that free wireless internet service is coming to downtown Oxford, so residents and business owners alike should be pleased to learn that their wait is almost over. The equipment is finally here and ready for installation atop the Northeast Oakland Historical Museum (1 N. Washington St.), […]
Leadership. Scholarship. Service. Character. Finding a single high school student who embodies all of these admirable qualities at such a young age is quite impressive. Finding 45 of them in a single school is absolutely astounding. As always, Oxford High School settled for nothing less than astounding as it welcomed 45 new members (see shaded […]