Sue Oles, owner of The Boulevard Boutique and Shabby Chic, is the newest member of the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA). “It will be a learning experience, that’s for sure, and I hope to bring some new ideas as a business owner,” she said. Last week, the village council voted 5-0 to appoint Oles to […]
Sell it? Keep it? Rehabilitate it? Demolish part of it? The question of what to do with the municipal complex located at 18-22 W. Burdick St. continues to plague Oxford Village officials. During a special workshop held prior to the March 27 regular meeting, council discussed and debated the potential fate of the municipal building […]
As the weather warms up, one Oxford Schools Early College (OSEC) program student is hoping to make an impact on a disorder which currently affects approximately 1.25 million American children and adults – Type 2 diabetes. Walker Kennedy, a fifth-year student of the OSEC program, is inviting the community to his golf outing, “Driving Fore […]
United States History Geography (USHG) students at Oxford High School heard tales of triumph and sorrow straight from the mouths of American heroes last Monday. Twelve local Vietnam-era veterans spent the day giving students first-hand accounts of their military experiences, their time overseas and their military training. Students had the opportunity to ask questions and […]
Residents at Independence Village of Waterstone in Oxford were delighted to try a variety of tasty treats last week during “Cookie Madness.” The eight-week-long, bracket-inspired competition is being held between Independence Village and its sister company, StoryPoint’s, 15 combined communities and will run until late April. Eight Independence Village residents submitted their favorite cookie recipes […]
Spring is here according to the calendar, but don’t tell that to the Oxford Village Council because it’s still talking about snow. Last week, officials continued discussing the need to get property owners to shovel their sidewalks and ways to make it happen. “As we all know, we have had snow problems for the last […]
If there’s ever an active shooter situation in Oxford, the village police department wants its officers prepared to deal with it and hopefully, save as many lives as possible. To that end, some officers recently underwent tactical training under Reserve Officer Gene Faermark, one of three firearms and tactics instructors for the agency. Faermark previously […]
Plans are in the works to honor James A. Sherman, Sr. with something truly befitting a man who spent his life in the newspaper industry – a manure spreader. Last week, employees from the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department removed an antique manure spreader from Sherman’s property along W. Drahner Rd. The plan, according […]
There was plenty of energetic Easter fun for the kiddies Saturday with egg hunts in both Centennial and Seymour Lake parks.
Oxford Fire Sgt. Rusty Fallin dropped thousands of colored plastic eggs from the department’s aerial truck during the Easter Egg Drop held Saturday at Christ the King Church on W. Drahner Rd. Once the plastic eggs hit the ground, a total of 275 kids scrambled to collect as many as they could in order […]