Five Oxford Township budgets will see a small reduction in their revenue from the state this year. The township board last week voted to reduce by 5.2 percent its allocation of this year’s statutory revenue sharing monies to the township library and the library’s debt retirement fund, parks and recreation, police contracting fund, and the […]
A two car smash-up Friday afternoon at the intersection of Baldwin and Seymour Lake roads resulted in a ticket for an Oxford man. The 22-year-old Oxford man, driving a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am, was attempting to turn left off southbound Baldwin Road onto eastbound Seymour Lake Road when he ‘failed to yield? to northbound traffic, […]
OXFORD/ORION ? It was a battle between the New World and the Old World Sunday as 14 American golfers squared off against 14 European golfers at the Paint Creek Country Club in the first ever ‘Mini Ryder Cup Game.? The event was organized by Rochester resident and Scotsman Tom Rowat, Jr., a member of Paint […]
Rather than relocate the manufacturing of its new product to Mexico in order to save on labor costs, Cooper-Standard Automotive would prefer to keep its operations in the Village of Leonard. ‘It’s important to me and my management team personally because we’re from Michigan and we want to see jobs stay here,? said Eric Millay, […]
It took two electric shocks from a Taser gun, two police officers and two pairs of handcuffs to finally subdue a large 71-year-old Oxford Village man accused of domestic violence and resisting arrest April 19. Wilkie Collins was arraigned the next day in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court on two felony counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a […]
Tuesday was a homecoming of sorts for Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson as she addressed the Rotary Club of Oxford. ‘I have 1,700 communities (that) I represent now, but I’m always glad when (Rotarian) Joe (Bullen) asks me to come to Oxford,? she said. Johnson began her political career in Oxford 24 years ago […]
The Leonard Village Council recently made a boo-boo, but it’s working to rectify the matter. At its April 9 meeting, council voted to reduce its number of trustees from six to four, making it a body of five members, including the village president. However, council later learned it needed to conduct a public hearing and […]
Former Oxford Village Deputy Clerk Marion Patricia Paad’s embezzlement trial began Monday before Judge Michael Warren in Oakland County Circuit Court. Paad is accused of stealing village residents? property tax payments and police department funds. She’s facing five counts of embezzlement by a public official over $50. Each of the five counts is a felony […]
Motorists who travel Oxford Township’s gravel roads will notice a much smoother ride on some of these scenic rural routes. On Monday, workers from the Road Commission for Oakland County began spreading fresh gravel surfaces on 5.1 miles of township roads. ‘We tried to pick roads that are heavily used and in pretty bad shape,? […]
Mike Spisz is ready to take the big leap from 300 Dunlap Rd. in Oxford Township to 1200 N. Telegraph Rd. in Pontiac. All he has to do is win a couple elections this year. The 41-year-old township trustee filed his paperwork to run as a Republican for the District 3 seat on the Oakland […]