Oxford Observer

Rumpke and Oxford Environmental Commission to Discuss Plans for Increased Recylcing

By Chase Bailey

November 2, 2018

Oxford residents, already the most active recyclers in Butler County, could nearly quadruple their recycling capacity by the end of next year.At least, that’s what members of the Oxford Environmental Commission hope might be...

New App Aims to Aid Campus Safety

October 26, 2018

Public Health Preoccupies County Commission Candidates

By Olivia Lewis

October 26, 2018

A single Butler County commissioner’s seat is on the Nov. 6 ballot. Democrat Dora Bronston wants it. Incumbent Cindy Carpenter, a Republican who is the board’s current president, wants to keep it for a fourth term.Carpenter beat West...

Incarceration Rates, Deadly Opioids Weighed in Issue 1

By Tyler Pistor

October 26, 2018

Ohio Issue 1 proposes reducing penalties for some drug charges, reducing sentences for some drug felons and increasing funding for rehabilitation programs. The goals, supporters say, are to keep low-level drug users out of pr...

Michael Serio returned to his Oxford residence after summer break and found it had been burglarized and trashed. <em>Photos provided by Michael Serio</em><br>

Student Residences Are Burglary Targets in Oxford

October 26, 2018

The areas shaded in green represent the existing overlay districts in Oxford. The green striped area along Route 27 in the lower right corner of the map is the Juniper Hill subdivision, now being considered for an overlay designation.

Citizens Petition to Protect Another Neighborhood from Rental Housing Creep

October 19, 2018

Oxford Fire Chief John Detherage, standing in front of one of the department’s trucks, said there is an upsurge of alcohol-related emergency calls at the beginning of every school year. <em>Photo by Emily Goliver</em><br>

University ‘Good Samaritan Policy’ Encourages Emergency Calls, Especially on Weekends

October 19, 2018

A True Tale of Sexual Harrassment

By Sarah Siff

October 12, 2018

I’m an average 42-year-old woman. Something happened to me two years ago that I’d like to tell you about. It was a few days before the 2016 election. I was away from my family on a two-week research trip to California. I didn’...

$These shirts, photographed on campus last week, were included in the annual <a href=\$ Clothesline Project that encourages awareness and discussion about sexual assault. Photos courtesy of Sophie Thompson" />

Crisis Center Workers Say Sexual Assault Services Are in Greater Demand Lately

October 12, 2018

Cell Users Can Get Informed Emergency Response with Smart911

By Peyton Gigante

September 28, 2018

Call 911 from a landline and the operator knows where you are. Call from a cellphone and the operator won’t know right away who or where you are. Smart911 aims to fix that.Smart911, now available in Butler County, is an app that allows you to build a profile the e...

The wreck pictured here is the first incident of its kind involving the brick pillar. <em>Photo courtesy of the Miami University Police Department</em>

Overextended Student Crashes Into Gateway Pillar

September 28, 2018

Talawanda Implements New Safety Measures

By Halie Barger

September 14, 2018

If your children come home from school talking about Alice, they won’t be referring to a new classmate.Talawanda School District students will be trained in A.L.I.C.E., which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate,...