I guess there’s a certain moment in every American’s life when he or she knows he or she is getting older. There comes a point in time when all the pretending in the world won’t keep you hip, or cool, or of the younger-generation. I know. I got these hipster cool glasses and even their […]
Thanks to Ed Houck, a lifelong Oxford resident, for dropping off these great historical photographs. The 1968 Oxford High School graduate found them packed away amongst his late mother’s belongings. Houck plans to donate them to the Northeast Oakland Historical Society so they may be preserved for the education and enjoyment of future generations. We […]
Groveland Twp.- The remains of a man found in a wooded area in the township have been positively identified as those of Timothy Robert Burch, a Brandon Township man who was missing for nearly three months. According to police reports, two squirrel hunters found the remains at about 2 p.m. on September 26 in an […]
These days, Kyler Elsworth is seeing plenty of green. And white for that matter. The 2009 Goodrich High School graduate and wrestling stand-out, whose stellar career featured a school record 232 wins, along with two individual state titles and two team state crowns, has stepped away from his years as a grappler for a shot […]
It’s been said the uniform makes the man, but it doesn’t guarantee veterans a job. When it comes to finding work, it’s the man wearing the suit who often wins the war. That’s where Scott Fader comes in. The 39-year-old Oxford resident is the founder and chairman of Suits for Soldiers, a nonprofit organization that […]
Against the white of the snow and ice on the ground, strands of black horse tail hair and patches of blood were a pronounced and sad reminder of the carnage that had occurred the day before. ‘To have her life end like this ? she deserved better than that,? said Oxford resident Kallie (Roesner) Meyers. […]
Brandon Twp.-At 14-years-old, Ronnie Childers has connected on his share of local whitetails. ‘I started deer hunting when I was 11-years-old,? said Childers, a Brandon Middle School eighth grade student. ‘I’ve connected on five deer’two does and three bucks. I’ve missed just one’that was a few years ago, too, with a bow. I get a […]
Goodrich-The school board voted 6-0 to resurface the high school running track which encircles the football field. Trustee James Bertrand was absent. The Battle Creek-based company Current Surfaces was selected from five sealed bids received for the project, to grind off the old track surface and replace it with 3/8 inch textured surface. The cost […]
Since the word got out that School Board Vice President Carol Mitchell was named the real-estate broker to handle the upcoming private land purchase on Market Street for the Weiming Education Group, the question of ‘conflict of interest? has been raised both in the public and amongst social-media community groups. Even though the district’s attorney […]
At the Jan. 21 Oxford School Board meeting, Diane Myers presented 256 names of people who signed a petition in opposition to the dormitory to be built by the Weiming Education Group, which would house 200 foreign students. Myers had taken to an online petition early last December in an attempt to garner as many […]