Regional Champs!
Oxford wrestlers won the regional tournament in Davison last week. See story on Page 16. Pictured: Junior Matt Frisch shows no mercy to his opponent. Photo by Dan Shriner.
Oxford rocks the Crofoot
Exuberant members of nine communities, including Oxford, gathered Feb. 18 at the Crofoot Ballroom in downtown Pontiac to celebrate a national accomplishment and prove you’re never too old for a high school-style pep rally. The event was designed to promote two things ? Main Street Oakland County’s (MSOC) 10th anniversary and the fact that Oxford […]
Police: Domestic violence, ‘Our most dangerous calls?
Brandon Twp.-One of the most dangerous calls for police officers to respond to is a report of domestic violence. This week, deputies in the township responded to two such calls, in one case, forcing entry to a home to confront a suspect and ensure the safety of his victim. ‘We make a lot of domestic […]
‘When the pain of staying is greater than the pain of leaving, you leave?
Beth Morrison knows of many reasons women stay in abusive relationships’she hears them from the women who reach out to her for help. Christie (not her real name) stayed with her abuser, Nick, for more than a decade, being degraded, humiliated, shoved and choked. When she first met him in 1990 at a singles dance, […]
Jury convicts girls shooter
Dawn Warner didn’t care for the way Keyon Timmons smiled last week in Oakland County Circuit Court as he was being tried for shooting her 6-year-old granddaughter, Jordayna Barrett, of Oxford, in the face. ‘He has no remorse for what he did. In his mind, it’s a joke,? she said. ‘It makes you sick to […]
Burglaries on Coats Rd.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a couple of break-ins that occured on S. Coats Rd. in Oxford Twp. on Monday, Feb. 21. A home owner called the Sheriff’s office after discovering his pole barn was broken into around 8:30 a.m. The south side barn door was open, and upon entering the barn, he […]
On the right path
Atlas Twp.-By 2017, a township pathway will border the west side of Gale Road from Goodrich High School to Atlas’the culmination of years of planning and cooperation between area leaders and residents. Those efforts were recognized on Oct. 23 by the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission who awarded the citizen-led group Walk, Bike, Run Atlas […]
BHS’s new look at ‘Pride and Prejudice?
Brandon Twp.- The Brandon High School fall play is Morgan Barton’s dream production. For Director Jeff Malicke, it is a new challenge. But both believe audiences will enjoy a new take on ‘Pride and Prejudice,? with performances at 7 p.m., Nov. 12, 13, and 14 at the BHS Performing Arts Center, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. […]
Oxford Police Log
Monday, February 22 – A female driver from Oxford was traveling along Lakeville Rd near Curtis when she lost control of her vehicle during the snow storm in the morning and struck an utility pole. *An accident happened at the corner of M-24 and Drahner. A female driving a Buick LeSabre rear-ended a male driving […]
Woman sues monk, monastery over allegations of sexual abuse
A monk and the Catholic monastery he resides at in Addison Township are being sued by a woman who alleges he repeatedly sexually assaulted her over a four-year period. Father Daniel Homan and the St. Benedict Monastery, located at 2711 E. Drahner Rd., are the defendants in a lawsuit filed in Oakland County Circuit Court […]