Iron and arsenic levels in the Oxford Township water supply will undergo reductions beginning late next year thanks to a method known as “media filtration.” Township officials last week voted unanimously to authorize Rowe Engineering, Inc. to design a water treatment plant utilizing a media filtration system. In July, officials gave Rowe the go-ahead to […]
Independence Township Supervisor Dave Wagner’s lawsuit against the Oakland County Election Commission to stop the recall effort was dismissed. Wagner’s attorney Larry Barnett filed a complaint with the Oakland County Circuit Court on July 29, 2009. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Colleen A. O’Brien made the ruling on June 2. The complaint consisted of two […]
Local photographer Winship Studios was chosen to take the school portraits for ten schools in the Clarkston district. The Board of Education approved the contract for Winship Studios/JD School Pictures in a unanimous vote during their meeting on June 14, 6-0. The proposal is a one year contract with emplorer option to extend for two […]
A motion to “move forward” with planning for a nonpermanent connection that would allow the Oxford Township and Village water systems to back each other up in emergency situations was unanimously approved by council Sept. 23. The connection would be located at the northern township-village border on M-24 and consist of two separate gate valves […]
There’s a new pizza in town – and it’s looking to give all those other pies a run for their money. Fatty’s Pizza, located in Lake Orion, opened up a new pizza shop in downtown Oxford on Sept. 26. The store is located at 40 N. Washington, next door to Achatz Homemade Pies. “We decided […]
Rain held off long enough for volunteers to finish weeding and planting projects in Depot Park, June 12. “It’s going well,” said Jim Brueck North Oakland Chapter president of Wild Ones, which organized River Day activities with River of Life. “We have a good crew. The garden’s in great shape.” Boy Scouts planted native plants […]
I took a trip to Georgia Memorial Day weekend to once again see my ‘Georgia Peach.? The trip resulted in me no longer just being in a relationship, but now I’m engaged to get married. I knew when I came home after my first trip in March, she was my wife to be. It was […]
Focus on Allen’s Performance It is very important that an elected public official be held accountable for his performance as an elected official. However, your criticism of Oxford Village Council President Steve Allen with regard to his homestead tax claims (“Village president’s dual homesteads violate state law” Sept. 24, 2000) does not directly relate to […]
10 years ago September 29, 1993 Anne Mihalyfi is the 1993 Oxford High Homecoming Queen. Jamie Morgan is wearing the King’s crown. Oxford’s Dawn Furlong has been named to the county solid-waste committee. This group is to come up with a solid waste plan for the next 20 years, Ted Fitch, Sally Thompson and Don […]
Dear Editor, As a long-ago J-school grad and writer/reporter/columnist, in another life, I often frown and reread many articles in The Clarkston News, as I thumb though page by page after the paper arrives in my mailbox. Maybe my inability to understand what is often a lack of clarity and organization of the facts in […]