OMS students pick Romney for president

Republican Mitt Romney won the presidency over Democrat Barack Obama by a popular vote of 617 to 370 and an electoral vote of 419 to 119, according to Oxford Middle School’s Nov. 5 mock election. As a way to get middle school students interested and involved in the election process, students spent the week prior […]

Anne Frank lives again on OHS stage

‘The Diary of Anne Frank? is both powerful and timeless, according to Oxford High School Theatre Director Krista Price. ‘I love how one girl, (who) in the great scheme of things may seem insignificant, her story is being retold and retold simply because she wrote it down,? Price said. ‘I think there is a lot […]

Oxford gains sister schools in Mexico

Oxford Community Schools is once again expanding its schooling territory. This time it is ‘south of the border.? Superintendent Dr. William Skilling, along with school staff members from Leonard Elementary, Lakeville Elementary and Oxford High School, traveled to Mexico on Oct. 20 to sign two sister schools agreements. One with San Juana de Asbaje Elementary […]

Addison fire chief makes pitch for tax renewal/increase

As voters head to the polls on Nov. 6, the Addison Township Fire Department is looking for voter support on their .75 millage. ‘The millage was originally voted in 2006 for 0.75 mills, but due to Headlee Amendment rollbacks, it is now at 0.7437,? said Fire Chief Jerry Morawski. ‘We want to increase that back […]

Four trustee seats and six candidates in Addison Twp.

Six candidates are looking at four seats for the trustee position out in Addison Township. The candidates include John Boehmer, Edward Brakefield, Linda Gierak, Terry Stevens, John Sutphin, and Seareal Gravlin. John Boehmer has spent the past four years on the board and is seeking a second term of what he feels is a ‘duty […]

One tough mudder

After running his first ‘Tough Mudder? competition last April, 2007 Oxford graduate Alexander McKeown became hooked. ‘Originally a couple of my friends and co-workers talked me into it. There were about four of us that did the first one back in April in Ohio,? McKeown said. ‘I had fun with it and wanted to see […]

Robin rescuers

As Phoebe Peterson went out to check the mail box one day she found a surprise. ‘I found a bird’s nest behind a tree at the side of a driveway,? she said. The birds nest contained three baby robin eggs Her mom, Tammy said there wasn’t a good place to put the nest back in […]

Nurse follows in her dad’s footsteps

While growing up, watching her father care for people, Angela Humphreys was in awe. She didn’t know, however, she would one day follow in her father’s (Steve) footsteps. ‘I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be while growing up, so as I got older I guess I just felt it was a good profession for […]

As trustee, Clark hopes to preserve quality of life

Bart Clark is running for Independence Township trustee to ‘protect and preserve the quality of life.? ‘I think we need to protect that,? said Clark. ‘I’d like to be able to say I did something to preserve that for my kids, my grandkids, and for your kids and your grandkids.? The way to ensure that, […]

Wagner wants four more years in supervisor seat

Dave Wagner is proud of his four years as Independence Township supervisor ? now he wants four more. ‘After the first term as supervisor, I still feel like there are still quite a few things to be accomplished,? he said. When David Wagner took over as supervisor four years ago, Independence Township was in ‘decent […]