Kieft, Jones lead kickers in OAA Red victory

The fight the Wolves had during their first half against Rochester Adams on Thursday led them to a win against the OAA Red foes. After a scoreless first half and the opponents up by one point, Clarkston came back for a 2-1 win. “They played really well,” said Clarkston Boys Varsity Soccer Coach Chuck Lawhorn. […]

Clarkston leaves Highlanders in wake

The Lady Wolves won their meet against Rochester Adams last Thursday, 94-92. The Clarkston High School Girls Varsity team finished in first place in eight of the 12 events. Megan Stelpflug and Sami Stelpflug helped two relay teams with their finishes. With Kathryn Culver and Natalie Vela, the Stelpflug sisters, the 200-yard medley relay team […]

Student art featured at Orion Art Center

Students from all ages and all art mediums will have their work featured at the Orion Art Center’s 6th Annual Student Exhibit, open now through March 1. From watercolors, to sketches to multi-dimensional pieces, a variety of artwork will be on display. ‘It is fun to see the work of a kindergartener next to a […]

Village owns museum bldg. with no restrictions

Contrary to what was originally believed, the Village of Oxford has had complete control over the historic Oxford Savings Bank building for the last 10 years. A copy of the Quit Claim Deed and an opinion from Oxford Bank’s legal counsel indicated that when the financial institution deeded the building over to the village in […]

Bounce back for win

Spikers left the Flushing Quad with three wins. They opened beating North Branch, 25-10 and 25-19. “It was a big win,” said Clarkston Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach Kelly Avenall. “We haven’t beaten North Branch before in this quad. It was a good thing.” They lost to Flushing in the first set, 25-16. They bounced back […]

The little grandma who thought she was Irish

Like most families, sooner or later the older generation gives way, moves on . . . kicks the bucket. So it was with ours the other week. The Rush clan lost our grandmother, Mildred. At 97, she out-lived her three children, my Aunt Pat Kessler, Uncle Terry and my father, Donald W. Rush. She out […]

Oxford cheer takes 4th at FML tournament

The Oxford Varsity girl’s competitive cheer team placed 4th out of nine at last Wednesday’s first Flint Metro League competition at home. In round one, the girls scored 186, round two’s various gymnastics skills brought them a 179.97 and round three’s stunting got them 267 points. On Saturday, the girls traveled to Armada and took […]

Township, former assistant settle suit for $340,000

Jill Verros, former assistant to the supervisor, has obtained a $340,000 settlement from Orion Township, resolving her eleven-count lawsuit against the township, which included suits against Clerk Jill Bastian and Treasurer Alice Young. Under the terms of the agreement, Verros? termination from the township will be treated as a resignation, and she will receive a […]

Ready to learn!

Summer vacation is over and Oxford students went back to school Tuesday. Here we see Lakeville Elementary student Molly Miller unpacking her new school supplies for another year of educational adventures. For more photos, see Page 10. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.

School district grosses 638 new students

Oxford Community Schools was very busy this summer. Besides all the usual hiring of new staff and working to complete all the construction projects on time, the student services office was busy enrolling new students into the district. According to Denise Sweat, the assistant superintendent of student services, the district had enrolled 638 students as […]