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Oxford Area PFLAG held a coffee hour for LGBTQ residents to gather at Kofenya and talk about queer life after high school.
‘What is Queer life beyond high school?’: LGBTQ coffee hour shares hope
By Ryann Beaschler April 25, 2024

Between afternoon sips of coffee, middle schoolers, high schoolers, college students, and working and retired adults shared thoughts about parental acceptance, getting married, going to prom, coping with negative comments and attending pride festivals....

(From left to right) Thea Holley, Bryce Wortman, Addison Greene, Ysabella (Izzy) Anders and Kai Ironstrack pose with their 1st place trophy from Ohio’s state destination imagination (DI) competition on April 6. Photo provided by Jessica Greene, parent of the Oxford area DI team.
Local Destination Imagination team heads to global competition
By Jessica Opfer April 25, 2024

With a table full of snacks and matching light-up cowboy hats, Oxford’s area secondary level Destination Imagination (DI) team – the Drastic Park Rangers – knows how to make a learning experience fun. For most of the last decade, the team has...

Otwee students range in age from three to 17. This photo was taken at the Otwee school in September, 2020. It is featured in Ox-Wee’s page on the Hub of Miami.
Miami club supports Ugandan public school
By Sophie Taylor April 25, 2024

A Miami student club’s fundraisers support a public school in northern Uganda with over 1,000 students. Ox-Wee is the “sole supporter” of the Otwee school, according to Eli Thorpe, the current president of the Ox-Wee club. Ox-Wee, previously...

Miami University students Rhian Clane, Shannah Whitlock and Ava Sabin converse over a coffee outside the Shriver Starbucks.
New coffee outlets flood Oxford, caffeinating residents
By Caroline Kissane April 25, 2024

Whether it's socializing in the Shriver Starbucks or doing school work over a coffee at Koyena, the students and locals of Oxford have been finding any reason to indulge in a cup of coffee.  Since the beginning of the 2023 school year, three new coffee...

Smith Library manager Brad Spurlock gives a tour of the library’s collection.
Smith Library keeps local history alive in Oxford
By Wes Payne April 25, 2024

On the top floor of Oxford Lane Library, a small team works to preserve the local history of Oxford and surrounding areas.  Library manager and historian Brad Spurlock describes the Smith Library of Regional History as an “archival collection.”...

Players on the team representing Sigma Alpha Mu work together to hit the giant inflatable ball onto the opposing side of the court.
Games, performances and seedlings: Oxford celebrates Earth Day
By Gabby Benedict April 25, 2024

On April 20, Uptown Park was decorated with a giant inflatable globe, eco-themed activities and food trucks galore. Back-to-back festivities EarthFest and Creativity City featured booths, acrobats, jugglers, dancers and ribbon twirlers dancing and performing...

The Fitton Center, located at 101 S Monument Ave. in Hamilton, OH, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and it is closed on the weekends.
Fitton Center artist-in-residence explores hunger through painting
By Madi Jerome April 25, 2024

Painting instructor and Oxford resident Chrissy Collopy has earned the inaugural artist position at the Fitton Center in Hamilton. Her three-month residency began April 1 and will run through the end of June.  Resident artists will spend three months...

The EPIC Cup trophy on the bar at Gaslight Brewhouse in Oxford. The tournament website describes the trophy as the “largest trophy known to mankind.”
EPIC Cup provides boost to Oxford businesses
By Graham Bearman April 25, 2024

The eighth EPIC Cup soccer tournament will bring in thousands of players, parents and referees to Oxford, starting April 26. According to Marina Young from Enjoy Oxford, this large influx of visitors will benefit restaurants, hotels and other local businesses. This...

RedHawks in New York: Designer discusses Miami’s impact on her career
RedHawks in New York: Designer discusses Miami’s impact on her career
By Emily Stisser April 25, 2024

Amy Myers, a Miami University interior design graduate with more than 20 years in luxury retail design, interior architecture and design, told a Miami audience “there are lots of ways to be a designer” at a talk on April 22. Although Myers moved...

The Talawanda softball team poses as SWOC champions.
Talawanda softball takes SWOC title
By Ayden Wacker April 25, 2024

The Talawanda Brave defeated the Northwest Knights 19-0 at home on April 22, capturing the Southwest Ohio Conference (SWOC) regular season softball...

Milo Flaspohler returns a shot from his opponent Aiden Jacob.
Talawanda tennis defeats conference foe
By Lily Schlobohm April 25, 2024

The Talawanda boy’s tennis team overcame 40 mile per hour wind gusts to defeat Southwest Ohio Conference (SWOC) rival Harrison 3-2 at home...

Talawanda infielder Derek Hacker prepares to swing against Ross.
Errors cost Talawanda baseball against Ross
By Steven Pepper April 25, 2024

The Talawanda baseball team lost to former Southwest Ohio Conference (SWOC) rival Ross 7-1 on April 20. The Brave recorded five errors during...

Hadley Parisien takes a swing at the plate for Miami.
Miami softball extends record-breaking win streak to 21 games
By Addison Lenhart April 18, 2024

Miami softball continued its historically dominant season on April 16, sweeping Ball State in a doubleheader. The RedHawks’ 8-3 and 5-4 victories...

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