From kids games and classic cars to musical acts and a never-ending supply of tasty food, it’s no wonder Celebrate Oxford is consistent hit with the community as well as folks from out of town. ‘I think it went really well,? said Michelle Bishop, executive director of the Oxford Community Development Authority, which the main […]
Dan Burke, 25, started Jan. 23 perhaps as he started many other days? with a workout and a shower; however, what happened next turned an ordinary day into something inconceivable. Burke’s wife, Melissa, painfully remembers what she would rather forget. Four months pregnant, Melissa said she was still lying in bed. ‘Danny started complaining about […]
Independence Twp. Sat., March 1 A 26-year-old Independence Township man was cited for possession of marijuana after a patrolling deputy spotted the man weaving in his lane near Clarkston Road and Eston Road around 8:15 p.m. and pulled the man over. Two illegal immigrants’a 24-year-old man and a 19-year-old man’were taken into custody after they […]
And the results are in… For the second year in a row, Oxford Area Community Schools? five elementaries and one middle school have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and maintained a steady overall B-average on their Michigan School Report Cards. ‘For our second annual, that’s a good thing,? said Curriculum Director Karen Eckert. ‘We’re very […]
Tuesday, August 3 Officers assisted a caregiver on Moyer St. whose charge had slipped out of a chair. 911 call for a house larceny on Oxford Rd. Suspicious vehicle seen on W. Burdick St. Transformer fire on Oxford Rd. Medical emergency on Eider Way. Medical emergency on Lakesview Blvd. Wednesday, August 4 A 21-year-old resident […]
The Clarkston Optimist Club hopes the community will turn out for an evening of intrigue and excitement next month when the organization hosts a mysterious’yet hilarious’evening of ‘Murder ‘midst the Magnolias.? The dinner theater event, a whodunit murder mystery, is set against the backdrop of a 1973 class reunion at Magnolia High, a fictional school […]
Sixteen professional engineers kicked off A World In Motion for fourth-graders Friday at Springfield Plains Elementary. MaryAnn McCracken, Kumar Papineni, Eric Doran, Sheri Rooks, Leo Leddy, Tamera Zahner, Karen Nicklin, Kelly Leddy, Deirdre Spaulding, Darek Villeneuve, John Freiwald, Debbie Bishop, and Gunars Ejupe, all engineers with General Motors, Lee Ellen Kerr and Greg Korchnak of […]
A special joint meeting of the Oxford Township Board and Oxford Village Council will be held 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17 at Fire Station #1 to discuss placing fire operational and Advanced Life Support (ALS) millage proposals on the November 2 ballot. The meeting agenda will consist of a presentation by Fire Chief Jack LeRoy […]
Tom Toteff wants to ‘put Oxford back on the map? with his invention. The manager of the Oxford-based Tom’s Hardware created an adjustable tie down system for securing and transporting dirt bikes, motorcycles, ATVs and snowmobiles that’s simple, easy-to-use and most importantly ? it works! Dubbed ‘FASTRAC,? the system consists of four-foot pieces of metal […]
The Michigan Victory games is Michigan’s premiere sporting competition for Individuals with various physical disabilities including muscular dystrophy, multiple schlerosis, spina bifida, and tramatic brain injuries. Independence Township’s Parks and Recreation are looking for athletes 14 and up with a primary disability to compete in the 2008 Michigan Victory Games on May 15-18 at Michigan […]