With the widespread growth of the Clarkston area’s medical community, Clarkston State Bank offers services tailored for medical offices. ‘One of the things that we found out over the years is that physicians have a hard time taking any time out of their schedule to come into a bank,? said Dawn Horner, executive vice president. […]
Oxford School Board President Colleen Schultz said she’s ‘encouraged? to see nine candidates running for the four open seats on the board, which includes her own. ‘It shows our community cares about our school district and it shows people want to make a difference,? said Schultz, who’s served on the board for 17 years. ‘While […]
If you ask Amy Hamilton what her hobby is, she will be the first to tell you that it’s her kids. ‘I will get a hobby when the kids are grown and out of the house,? Hamilton said. ‘Until then, they are my hobby.? That’s why Hamilton has decided to become a school board candidate. […]
When Trustee David Lohmeier reviewed a presentation prepared for the township board by Plante Moran, he noticed something interesting. A slide refered to an Oct. 29 memo on funding the new Independence Township Hall, which Lohmeier hadn’t seen before. Requesting the memo, he found it detailed how much water and sewer rates should increase to […]
It was between 5:00 and 5:30 on June, 3 when I called my mom to let her know that I would be on my way home shortly It was then that she interupted me and said ‘Trev, we’re sitting in the Emergeny Room.? When I had heard my dad was having pain in his chest […]
‘Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat,? rings true for Joyce Brasington, having been born and raised in Oxford and graduated from Oxford High School in 1982. It’s that lifetime experience that she hopes to bring to the Oxford Board of Education if elected in November. ‘I love the community and I love the small town […]
Still wanting ‘to be a part of providing opportunities for kids? is why Trustee Kim Shumaker is seeking re-election to the Oxford Board of Education. ‘My experience, having lived in Ohio and Michigan and multiple different cities and different school districts is that sometimes school districts can be very focused on a particular thing. My […]
Precision Pipeline, the contractor laying the line 6B pipeline for Enbridge that will run through both Oxford and Addison townships, decided to give back this past week and presented a couple $2,500 checks to the community. The first check was presented to the Addison Township Fire Department on July 3. ‘We often work in rural […]
With Township Hall renovations complete, trustees Neil Wallace and David Lohmeier aren’t sure taxpayers’ money was well spent. ‘The prior board, I believe, abdicated its responsibility in a number of ways, including saying the $800,000 was going to be for remodeling and then using money for furniture and equipment, when no list was presented,? Wallace […]
In attempt to steer the township board in the right direction together, Clerk Shelagh VanderVeen gave each of the board members a copy of the Michigan Townships Association’s ‘Principles of Governance,? and asked them sign their names committing to the principles stated in the document. ‘I know that we have gotten off to a poor […]