Oxford is home to yet another group of state champions as the Paws, the hometown Special Olympics basketball team, brought home the gold over the weekend. The Paws travelled to Rockford and won the State of Michigan Division 5 Championship after beating Marquette 46-37 on Friday and Bay City 33-26 on Saturday. ‘The kids, right […]
An Oxford woman who’s expecting twins can be assured her babies will be safe and secure when riding in the car thanks to the diligence of the Oxford Fire Department and the generosity of Milosch’s Palace Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Orion Township. The expectant mother recently stopped by the fire department to have her two […]
At the tender age of 11, Anthony Moore is already an inspiration to everyone around him. After more than three years of hard work and sheer determination, the Lakeville Elementary fifth-grader tested out of special education in January and is currently a straight-A student on his way to middle school. ‘I achieve my goals,? Moore […]
Oxford Village Police are investigating a possible armed robbery attempt that occurred at an ATM in the parking lot of the Oxford Marketplace shopping center on Saturday, March 24. According to Sgt. Mike Solwold, a woman was withdrawing some cash around 10:30 p.m. when she heard a male voice say, ‘Give me all your money.? […]
It’s a quest that spanned five communities in three states, but the mystery owner of an Indianwood Christian Academy (ICA) class ring was finally found thanks to Oxford resident Joe Bullen. ‘It’s been fun,? he said. Back in late February, the Leader ran a story about how Frank Fogg, a resident of Joplin, Missouri, was […]
U.S. President Calvin Coolidge once said, ‘The chief business of the American people is business.? Well, it appears some Oxford High School students have taken that famous statement to heart as five of them earned the right to compete at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) 2012 National Leadership Conference in Chicago April 25-29. ‘We […]
Having Oxford Township municipal water available for fire suppression systems will no longer be free if a proposed ordinance amendment is approved. At its 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 9 meeting, the township board will conduct its first reading of a proposed ordinance amendment that would charge future businesses and other facilities a onetime $1,500 connection […]
Each year the top 1 percent of McDonald’s restaurant managers from 13,700 locations across the country are presented the prestigious Ray Kroc Award. This year Oxford resident Patty Horton, manager of the Lake Orion McDonald’s, was among the 137 winners, six of which were from Michigan’s 550 restaurants. ‘All the hard work pays off,? she […]
Kevin Stephison has decided to call it quits as both the chairman of the Oxford Downtown Development Authority and an elected member of the Oxford Village Council. He cited the reason for his resignations as ‘personal,? not political, in nature. ‘My free time is getting very scarce,? Stephison said. ‘I was kind of hoping I […]
Survivors of those deadly tornadoes that swept through Kentucky earlier this month are getting a helping hand from students at Lakeville Elementary. Last week, third-graders in teacher Maureen Magdaleno’s class set up a lemonade stand in the school cafeteria to raise funds to help tornado victims rebuild their lives. ‘They’ve been very enthusiastic,? Magdaleno said. […]