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Covering the City of Oxford, Ohio

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Covering the City of Oxford, Ohio

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Miami Hamilton forum hosts local political candidates
Miami Hamilton forum hosts local political candidates
By Gina Roth October 17, 2024

Local election candidates gathered in Miami University Hamilton’s downtown meeting space to discuss their issues and policies. Candidates on both sides of the county commissioner, state senator, and representative tickets were invited, but only Democratic...

 A concept for OCAC’s entry created by Bill Greene. Photo provided by Bill Greene.
OCAC entry is part of Blink Festival parade
By Chloe Southard October 17, 2024

The Oxford Community Arts Center (OCAC) will participate again in the Cincinnati BLINK Festival opening parade this weekend. The festival itself will run from Oct. 17 to Oct. 20 and is free to the public. Heidi Schiller, the executive director of...

Kids trick-or-treat on Halloween of 2022.
Oxford Observer file photo
Police works to celebrate a safe Halloween
By Maria Almeida October 17, 2024

The Halloween season is a fun but scary time in Oxford, and the Oxford Police Department also wants to make sure it’s safe.  Even though local parents continue to accompany their children for trick or treating, problems can arise such as inattentive...

Miami's Family Weekend puts Oxford area at center stage
Miami's Family Weekend puts Oxford area at center stage
By Vittorio Salotto October 17, 2024

Miami University hosts its 2024 Family Weekend this weekend, and while Miami families and the Miami community take center stage, weekends such as this involve all members of the Oxford community. Event-filled weekends like Family Weekend can be...

The inside the Sukkah in the backyard of Chabad  will host daily meals  at Miami University.
Community comes together to celebrate Sukkot
By Molly Keyser October 17, 2024

Sukkot, a Jewish holiday celebrated in the fall, started its weeklong celebration from sundown on Oct. 16 until the evening of Oct. 23.  Sukkot is one of the three pilgrimage festivals celebrated in Judaism. The holiday centers around bringing communities...

The Wrigleyville house showcases a plethora of items creatively advertising Snag for their Instagram. Photo provided by Emma Bixler.
Off-campus residents rally around delivery competition
By Lily Schlobohm October 17, 2024

In the city of Oxford, where UberEats, Doordash and Oxford To You thrive, a new form of delivery has an innovative approach to delivery. Snag, founded in 2021 by UC Santa Barbara students Mason Cohen and Jacob Duijser, was created to provide an...

Oxford cemeteries
Brad Spurlock, director of the Smith Library of Regional History, recalls the lives of historically significant Oxford residents while his audience explores the headstones of Oxford Cemetery.
Tour provides history of area through gravestones
By Diego Smith October 17, 2024

The small crowd of about a dozen people gathered in Oxford Cemetery on Saturday morning were not mourners, but locals hoping to learn a little...

Seasonal cemetery maintenance worker Blake Detherage uses a weed eater to cut grass closer to tombstones. Photo provided by Mike Green.
Maintenance workers bring life to Oxford Cemetery
By Hannah Sander October 17, 2024

On a cool fall morning, with dew still on the grass and the tombstones of Oxford Cemetery casting shadows on the rolling hills of the grounds,...

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