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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
WEB2 days 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
WEB2 days 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 …
WEB2 days 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...
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Oxford approves new residential developments
WEBMar 2, 2023 · Oxford City Council approved ordinances to finalize new residential developments of Owl’s Landing and extend the final subdivision plots for South Forest Edge last week. Owl’s Landing is set to be built off of Brookville Road. South Forest Edge will be situated at Lake Forest Drive off of US 27. Construction company, Todd Holmes LLC,...
Four candidates fight for three city council seats in upcoming …
WEBOct 12, 2023 · On Nov. 7, Oxford residents will vote on four candidates to fill three positions on Oxford City Council. Candidates for city council must have lived in Oxford for a year, be a registered voter in Oxford and be at least 18 years old. The seven Oxford city council members have a term limit of two...
Welcome to the Oxford Observer
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.
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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 …
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