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WEBBy Riley Peters • May 9, 2024. With the merger of Talawanda Oxford Pantry & Social Services and Oxford’s Family Resource Center (FRC), a stronger, united organization will provide Oxford-area residents with new and improved services, as well as a new building on the TOPSS... Oxford rental inspection reveals 16% failure rate over the last ...
Oxford’s Climate Action Plan makes progress toward neutrality goals
WEB1 day ago · Data provided by Reena Murphy. This month marks the first year since the adoption of “Towards a Sustainable, Resilient Future,” the City of Oxford’s Climate Action Plan. The main goal of the plan is to reach “community-wide net neutrality” by 2045, which is based on the results of a greenhouse gas emissions inventory completed in 2019.
City council approves expenditures for restrooms, bridge
WEB1 day ago · Oxford residents will see some improvements and new projects around town following the approval of two resolutions regarding the Martin Luther King Jr. Uptown Park and the Oxford Area Trails (OATS) during Tuesday’s council meeting Councilors approved a recommendation presented by community staff to apply for and accept $175,000 through the Ohio Department of Natural...
Oxford introduces forgivable loan program to expand childcare …
WEB1 day ago · To provide affordable childcare to Oxford residents, the City of Oxford created a forgivable loan program to alleviate stress of working parents with more childcare options in the city. Loan forgiveness will include amounts up to $30,000 for costs relating to the growth and development of new licensed child care services within Oxford. This effort...
Oxtoberfest brings music, games and German beer to Uptown
WEB1 day ago · Oxtoberfest Brings Music, Games, and German Beer to Uptown. September 19, 2024. Chloe Southard. Oxford will hold its third annual Oktoberfest — dubbed Oxtoberfest — from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the uptown parks, at the intersection of Main Street and High Street. The family-friendly event is free to enter and includes several different ...
Making the election: Poll workers play vital role
WEB1 day ago · Poll workers are paid $202.05 for their work in the election. This includes a three-hour training, pre-election day set up, and physically running the polls from 5:30 a.m. to when the polls are closed and cleaned on election day, according to Corbin. Workers from previous elections can take an online refresher course in lieu of in-person training.
Oxford locals transform city’s restaurant scene
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Oxford’s food scene has experienced a significant transformation. Driven by shifting demographics and a unique entrepreneurial spirit, Oxford now offers a more diverse range of food offerings. But one thing has remained constant – the community’s deep commitment to its local businesses. On the front end of the last decade, much of Oxford’s restaurant scene...
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Council selects Snavely as new mayor of Oxford
WEBWilliam Snavely is once again the mayor of Oxford, selected at the city council’s organizational meeting Tuesday night. Snavely, who had been vice-mayor, succeeds Mike Smith, who was ineligible to run for re-election to council this year because of term limits. Snavely, a retired professor from Miami University’s Farmer School of …
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