At the March 31 annual meeting, the Addison Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved the 2007-08 budget. The township’s general fund budget is set for $1,280,242 in revenues with $1,279,831 in expenditures, leaving a positive balance of $411. ‘I think the budget for this upcoming fiscal year is in good shape,? said Treasurer Dan Alberty. […]
The Oxford varsity girls soccer team now stands 0-1 in the Flint Metro League after a 3-2 loss to Holly last Wednesday night. The Bronchos dominated the Wildcats 3-0 five minutes into the second half, but junior mid-fielder Alex Johnson was able to score a much-needed corner kick, to let Holly know they weren’t about […]
When Kirt Bowden began his law enforcement career at the Bloomfield Township Police Department in 1977 he never thought he would one day become the Chief of Police. ‘The competition going through the department is so tough, you just never know how things are gonna work out,? he said. On March 26, Bowden, who is […]
After coaching boys and girls basketball in Oxford for over 30 years, Walter Studinger will now have to decide whether he wants to coach the Oxford High School JV boys? team or the freshman girls? team come this fall. ‘The decision is one that I think is unfortunate because I truly enjoy coaching both boys […]
During the month of March, elementary students in Oxford read a total of 894,746.5 minutes, and as soon as Daniel Axford’s minutes are totaled after Spring Break, it may even surpass one million. Each school put their own creative spin on how to celebrate March is Reading Month. Lakeville Elementary decorated all of their hallways […]
The art of blowing glass has become an addiction for Dave Hilty. The process of intricately molding 2,000-plus degree glass into various decorative vessels has been a part of the Oxford resident’s life for the last 27 years. Now, he will be able to share his unique art form with the community, as his work […]
Usually, it’s hard to get kids to sit still for even one minute. But at Leonard Elementary last Wednesday, the fourth-graders in Michelle Pinelli, Elizabeth Delano and Suzanne Rosevelt Osborne’s classes could’ve been mistaken for real wax statues at their second annual Wax Museum. Dressed in creative, and historically accurate, costumes, the students held perfectly […]
Flying monkeys, talking scarecrows and a man who rules an entire land from behind a curtain. That’s only some of the fun things you should expect to see at Oxford High School’s Drama Club and Choir performance of ‘The Wizard of Oz? April 26-29 at the Performing Arts Center. It’s been twelve years since OHS […]
When you’ve got high wind gusts and a hollow tree there’s bound to be trouble. The Oxford Fire Department was called to a home on the corner of W. Burdick and Hudson streets when an old tree toppled onto AT&T telephone and cable lines around 1 p.m. on Monday. According to the NOAA’s National Weather […]
A fugitive coyote that was captured in Detroit early last week was released Monday night after living at a Department of Natural Resources (DNR)-licensed animal rehabilitation facility here in Oxford Township. The Michigan Humane Society contacted Oxford resident Holly Hadac about placing the female coyote in her care instead of euthanizing the wild animal per […]