Monday, September 5 – The Oxford Police Department assisted the Lake Orion Police Department with a possible robbery in progress on S. Lapeer Rd. *Malicious destruction of property reported on Glaspie St. after two males were seen spray painting the pump houses. The males fled the scene upon police arrival. Sunday, September 4 – A […]
Spotting one big buck is enough to make any avid deer hunter’s heart begin racing. Imagine seeing five of them, all lined up like three-dimensional targets on a range. That’s exactly what Hugh Syron, of Addison Township, saw on his 11?-acre property between 7:30 and 8 a.m. Aug. 29. ‘I couldn’t believe it,? he said. […]
The Bald Mountain Regional Medical Complex & Surgical Center will not be changing names anytime soon. Dr. Kevin Robertson, who owns the 58,000-square foot building squashed rumors last week of his intention to sell the facility. ‘There is a lot of interest in medical centers,? he said of why the rumors may have started. ‘These […]
January is School Board Appreciation Month, and Lake Orion students showed their appreciation by creating special posters and cards honoring their board members. Pictured here are school board members Trustee Bill Walters, Secretary Tina Peterson, Treasurer Janet Wolverton, President Jim Weidman, Trustee Tiffany Weber-Phillips, Vice-President Mary Jo Burchart and Trustee Bob Gritzinger.
Oxford Village voters will have the opportunity to turn their opinions into action when they head to the polls on Tuesday, Sept. 13 and decide whether or not to give their permission to sell a small piece of publicly-owned land. ‘I favor the proposal,? said village Councilman Tom Benner. ‘I don’t feel like the village […]
On Thursday, Sept. 1, a single-car accident occurred at the intersection of M-24 and Stanton in downtown Oxford. A 45-year-old male Metamora resident driving a 2002 Buick Century was traveling north along M-24 when he swerved to avoid a vehicle which was pulling out of Stanton, but had stopped. The driver thought the vehicle was […]
Comcast Cable’s plan to move public access channels into a 900-level digital range were temporarily halted across the state last week due to a Michigan court ruling. ‘Late Monday, January 14, Federal Judge Victoria Roberts issued a temporary restraining order, blocking Comcast from transmitting their PEG channels digitally,? said Orion Community Cable Communications Commission Administrator […]
A judge found that Danny Poole had ‘good cause? to leave his employment with the North Oakland Transportation Authority because of Director Pat Fitchena’s alleged actions and was therefore entitled to unemployment benefits. ‘It is clear that there was a personality conflict between the director and (Poole),? wrote Administrative Law Judge Susan Payne Woodrow in […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor For Tony Albensi and Kevin Stephison, next week’s Oxford Village election is largely a formality. The two men are running for two four-year council seats with no other names on the ballot and no declared write-in candidates to offer competition. Stephison is the newcomer to the council while Albensi is […]
In many circles these days, the focus of education seems to be quantity ? specifically, how to increase the amount of students, revenue and facilities. But that isn’t the case at Upland Hills School in Addison Township. ‘Expanding as a school and going from a student body of 90 to a student body of 1,200 […]