This past week has been busy as far as news and meetings go. Tuesday was the usual ‘township party? at Independence Township Hall. The good news is the meeting was just under three hours long. Thanks for the extra few hours of sleep. The major topic of debate was ‘car allowances? (see story on page […]
Independence Township lost $600,000-$650,000 in cable-TV revenue and legal costs over the past two years, a victim of incomplete paperwork. According to several letters from Comcast, the township missed out on $320,000 in Public, Education, and Government (PEG) fees because its Uniform Franchise Agreement was ‘incomplete? and not sent within the prescribed ?30-day time clock […]
Test scores were the subject of heavy discussion at the March 18 Oxford School Board meeting, following the March 04 Oxford Leader article about Oxford being ranked 414 out of 507 school districts in a recent study by Bridge Magazine. ‘When you’re trying to explain an article like that, it may come out as excuses, […]
‘I really feel my boys were the better team that night, but we just didn’t come off the winning end,? said Oxfords Boys Varsity Basketball Coach Stephan Henning, after their 48-34 loss to Clarkston in the MHSAA District Semifinals on March. 11. ‘Even though we lost by 14, it doesn’t really indicate how close the […]
While looking for a job on Craig’s List in the non-profit section, Clarkston High School graduate Kristin Horstman came across an ad, which read ‘abolitionist needed.? ‘I was like ‘oh that sounds cool? so I clicked on it and she (Rebecca Salazar) has this grassroots thing going, where she was just going door to door […]
Independence Township, Springfield Township, and the City of the Village of Clarkston teamed together to go after a federal grant to upgrade municipal buildings to be more energy efficient and save money. Teaming up should increase their chances of approval, said Clarkston City Manager Dennis Ritter. ‘We were told if they put their grants together […]
Oxford Schools has about 20 full-time equivalent (FTE) students less than it did during the fall count, according to the Feb. 11 spring student count. The unofficial spring FTE came in at 5488.53 students. ‘I think traditionally we have seen our (February) count a little bit less than our fall count,? said Oxford School’s Deputy […]
Of the ‘Oxford 7? who made it to the individual state finals for wrestling, Alex Hrisopoulous (119) and Collin Campbell (135) came home with medals and All-State honors. ‘Although we only had two state placers and no state finalist (out of seven wrestlers), it may seem a little disappointing, but really it wasn’t,? said Head […]
After several months of looking at a variety of drawings for a new township hall, Addison officials finally decided on one that suited them. The board voted 6-1 at the March 2 special meeting to accept the preliminary design as presented. Trustee Linda Gierak cast the only dissenting vote. She ‘wasn’t crazy about the outside […]
After a 58-37 win over Rochester High in the first round of playoffs the Oxford Wildcats boys basketball team will travel to Clarkston High School (March 11 to battle the Wolves on the hardwood in the varsity MHSAA District Semifinals. The game will begin at 7 p.m. ‘Rochester’s Coach John Pleasant was my high school […]