News Stories for July 2009
Stories for Friday, July 31
Which Ohio politicians have received the most money this year?
COLUMBUS — Fundraisers, phone calls, well-placed connections and ideological generosity brought out more than $11 million in campaign giving during the last six months.Candidates, parties and legislative caucuses reported their fund-raising activities Friday, July 31. The reports give a glimpse at who is ahead and who still needs to shake ...
Stories for Friday, July 24
Tune into the drive-in
Where can you drive-in, tune-in and take a bite out of the best slice of nostalgia in Hamilton and Oxford?The answer is just minutes from Oxford and it takes the form of the Holiday Auto Theatre, a drive-in theater that has been a part of Hamilton and Oxford for 60 ...
Just buying groceries can help environment
Staff ReportSupporters of the Three Valley Conservation Trust can use their trips to buy groceries to help the Kroger Neighborhood Reward Program, which is a way to earn money for your nonprofit organizations.For every dollar you put on your gift card, Kroger will donate 4 percent to the Three Valley ...
Thunder Bay back next week for music festival
Thunder Bay, a classic rock and country band from Hamilton, will perform at Uptown Park on Thursday, July 30, to open part of the Oxford Summer Music Festival.Thunder Bay has performed in the Greater Cincinnati area for 25 years.The band plays cover music of a number of artists ranging from ...
Todd Road scheduled for repaving
OXFORD TWP. — Todd Road in Oxford Twp. will be re-paved Monday, July 27, thru Wed, July 29, weather permitting, according to the Oxford Twp. Police Department.A lane will be open for traffic, however, motorists are advised to find another route to avoid long delays.
Stories for Thursday, July 23
Railroad garden tour Saturday
Many of us grew up watching a train set go around the tree at Christmas time. It was a yearly tradition, but the train usually made its last loop around the tree by New Years Day.For celebration of his retirement as a Miami University professor in 2004, Allen Pantle and ...
Names make news
Area students earn degreesKathryn Emily Winsted, of Oxford, received a bachelor of arts degree from Ohio State University during the spring commencement exercises.David Feazell, of Oxford, was awarded a doctor of medicine degree from the University of Cincinnati at its spring 2009 commencement ceremonies.Lydia Kathleen Montgomery, of College Corner, graduated ...
Our readers write
Thanks for Eagle project helpI have recently finished my Eagle Scout project for the Boy Scouts of America. This project’s end was to construct a 10-foot by 12-foot shed for the Oxford Senior Center.This shed will provide valuable storage for the center’s recycling and medical equipment lending programs.I would like ...
Stories for Wednesday, July 22
Lane Library looking at cuts
As the state of Ohio faces budget cuts, public libraries who receive a majority of their funding from the state are forced to create a plan to keep their doors open with less revenue.Oxford’s Lane Library is facing the challenge to maintain ordinary operations with a decreasing funding level. Lane ...
Police try to get kids Hooked on Fishing
Local children enjoyed two Hooked on Fishing events at the Izaak Walton League on July 6 and 8.According to Sergeant Jim Squance, these events and a fishing derby for the public held earlier in the summer are all geared toward the same thing.“(The aim is to) steer kids away from ...
City seeking grant to improve more of High Street
Another leg of Oxford’s undulating brick streets could be rehabbed as early as next summer, with the city of Oxford working with the Butler County Engineer’s Office to secure $400,000 for the project.City Council members unanimously approved a resolution allowing staff to apply for a grant from the Ohio Public ...
Stories for Tuesday, July 21
John Kogge and Lonesome Strangers play festival Thursday
John Kogge and the Lonesome Strangers will perform Thursday, July 23, at the Oxford Summer Music Festival at the John W. Altman Pavilion sponsored by Cox Publishing/Oxford Press and McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital and staff.This band has been together for more than 14 years and has performed from Dallas, Texas, ...
Stories for Monday, July 20
Thrift store serves clients, raises money
The Oxford Community Garden is only the most recent addition to services by the Oxford Family Resource Center.The FRC thrift store, located on College Corner Pike with the facility, opened this spring to both serve clients of the agency and raise money from customers who are not clients.The store is ...
Center offers variety of services to help area families
The Family Resource Center provides families in the Talawanda School District with self-sufficiency services from nonprofit organizations.They provide low-income families with basic living essentials including furniture, household items, prescription medication assistance, rent and utility assistance, special transportation assistance and emergency food and shelter.FRC promotes self-sufficiency by helping clients with short-term ...
Community garden gets enthusiastic response
The Oxford Community Garden, located behind the Family Resource Center on College Corner Pike, is a new way of helping families in the community.Marilyn Elzey, who has been a volunteer for FRC, found the new idea for a community garden and did not hesitate to get involved.“When I found out, ...
Oxford stop on garden railway society tour Saturday
The Greater Cincinnati Garden Railway Society’s Summer Layout Tour will include a stop in Oxford on Saturday.The Midwestern and Rainbow Tunnel Railroad at 111 Country Club Drive owned by Allan and Liz Pantle will be open to the public during the tour on Saturday, July 25, from 1 to 6 ...
City’s hydrant flushing continuing
The scheduled Oxford Water Distribution Division fire hydrant flushing continues for another two weeks.When fire hydrants are flushed, the water may become cloudy or discolored. Cloudy water is caused by air trapped in the water during the flushing process and is harmless.The air bubbles can be removed by running cold ...
Stories for Friday, July 17
Porsches again heading to Oxford streets
This year, Porsches 2 Oxford – a casual Porsche party, is supposed to be nothing less than wonderful. The event is anticipating nearly 500 cars, and this year marks the event’s fifth anniversary. Attendees have been promised it will exceed last years’s festivities.The event kicks off July 24 with an ...
Contractors invited to be part of high school construction
The Oxford Chamber of Commerce, along with Talawanda schools, The Skillman Corporation and Steed Hammond and Paul, is hosting a contractors luncheon, welcoming all who are interested in getting involved with the completion of the new Talawanda High School.This luncheon will be at noon Thursday, July 23, at Kona Bistro, ...
Oxford Friends of Lane Library planning book sale
If you are looking for some books to fill your summer reading list or to gather a stack for your fall and winter reading pleasure, the annual book sale of the Friends of the Oxford Lane Library is fast approaching.The Friends’ annual book sale will be held July 30 through ...
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