Potential. Talent. Depth. Experience. Flexibility. All the elements for another great season of Oxford varsity baseball are there. ‘We’re not going to be a team that beats ourselves,? said Coach Kurt Nuss. ‘If you’re going to beat us, you need to come and out-play us on that day. And we’re going to make that as […]
This year’s girls varsity golf team may not have loads of experience with only four returning players, but they make up for it with tons of enthusiasm and effort. Leading the team will be seniors Clare Hubbard and Christi Schiffman. ‘They were second team all league last year,? said Coach Terry Kelley. ‘I think they’re […]
Many people who retire receive a gold watch. Not Oxford Superintendent Virginia Brennan- Kyro ?- she got the boot. ‘I was totally shocked,? she said. ‘I had no idea. None whatsoever.? Following a closed session discussion Tuesday night, the Oxford Board of Education voted 5-2 to put Brennan-Kyro on ‘administrative leave with full compensation? until […]
It looks like Christine Burns is movin’ on up — up north, that is. On Friday, Burns, who serves as Oxford Village’s current clerk/treasurer/assistant manager, told this reporter she’ll probably be submitting her resignation with two-weeks notice to council on Monday or sooner. She’s taking the job as city manager in Cedar Springs, after reviewing […]
Many people who retire receive a gold watch. Not Oxford Superintendent Virginia Brennan- Kyro ? she got the boot. ‘I was totally shocked,? she said. ‘I had no idea. None whatsoever.? Following a March 27 closed session discussion, the Oxford Board of Education voted 5-2 to place Brennan-Kyro on administrative leave with full compensation until […]
About 25 to 30 residents gathered in the Board of Education meeting room Thursday evening to discuss what qualities and characteristics they feel Oxford’s new superintendent should possess. ‘What we need is somebody that can be flexible enough to accept that the school board doesn’t necessarily always agree with them and they don’t necessarily (always) […]
A blaze ignited by a backfiring lawn tractor completely destroyed an attached garage in Addison March 28, but was stopped from consuming a ranch home. At 12:42 p.m., Addison firefighters were dispatched to 3150 Honey Bee Lane (south of Lakeville Road and west of Hosner Road) to battle a structure fire. ‘When we got there […]
A volunteer like Evald Jorgensen is hard to find and even harder to replace, but sadly Oxford Township is going to have to give it a try. Unfortunately, due to health issues, the 79-year-old Oxford resident is no longer able to continue his duties as the jack-of-all-trades who helped the township maintain the Oxford Veterans […]
Not since the failed police millages of 1999 has an Oxford Township Board meeting drawn such a large crowd, stirred up so much emotion and flirted with chaos as it did last week. ‘I’ll call for adjournment of the meeting ? it’s out of control,? exclaimed a frustrated Trustee Charlie Kniffen. Between 200 and 250 […]
It appears a contaminated industrial site in Oxford Township targeted for redevelopment will be receiving federal grant dollars for an environmental assessment. ‘There is contamination on the site,? said Michael Polsinelli, president and CEO of the Bloomfield Hills-based Talon Development Group. ‘It’s a question of how much, where and what. That’s what we’re trying to […]