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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.
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...
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...
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.
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 ...
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WEBAug 31, 2018 · Welcome to the Oxford Observer. [David Wells was Editor in Chief of the Oxford Observer from 2018-2022, and passed away in 2023.] A newspaper is a mirror to the face of the community, reflecting the joys, the sadness, the successes and the failures for all to see. Sometimes, it even painfully brings some warts and wrinkles into focus.
Oxford faces an increase in social service demands
WEBOct 14, 2022 · The past year has strained social service agencies in Oxford that serve the homeless beyond their previous limits. Earlier this year, the Oxford Family Resource Center was forced to raise an additional $15,000 to handle a 6% increase in demand from December 2021 to March 2022 for emergency housing at …