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Miss Oxford hopes to represent Ohio
OXFORD — The next Miss Ohio could be a Miami University student.Kat Howland, who will be a senior at Miami in the fall, was crowned Miss Oxford at the local pageant March 2 and will be one of 24 contestants in the Miss Ohio pageant June 19-21 at the historic ...
Walmart site plan moves forward
OXFORD — Years in the making, a Planned Unit Development to replace the old Walmart store on South Locust Street got a hearing before the city’s planning commission Tuesday and the commission voted to recommend approval to Oxford City Council.The PUD was before the commission for final approval, although it ...
Braves ride Smith’s arm, hot bats to first-round tourney win
OXFORD — A seven-run first inning got the Talawanda High School baseball team off to strong start in its Division I sectional tournament game Tuesday.The Braves won 12-2, using a bases-loaded walk in the sixth inning to end the game with a mercy-rule finish. The win sets up a Thursday ...
Search is on for Oxford’s ‘Unsung Heroes’
OXFORD — The search is on for the city’s “Unsung Heroes” and they will be honored in four categories as part of the kickoff celebration for the fall campaign of the United Way of Oxford, Ohio and Vicinity.The community is invited to nominate those who are “Unsung Heroes.”The traditional kickoff ...
3,000 pounds of food donated to local pantry
OXFORD — Two major donations totaling more than 3,000 pounds of food were made to the Oxford Community Choice Pantry Monday, helping the pantry in its mission to feed the hungry in the Talawanda School District.First, on Monday morning, the pantry staff accepted 997 pounds of food and personal items ...
FOX anchor, MU alum to speak at graduation ceremony
Bombs exploding at the Boston Marathon, the capture of Saddam Hussein, natural disasters like Sandy and Katrina and the shootings at Sandy Hook have all drawn Bill Hemmer from his New York home to report on stories for television audiences. This weekend, Hemmer put those things aside for a brief ...
12 THS athletes making the jump to college
OXFORD — A dozen Talawanda High School senior athletes will continue their athletic careers in college, playing for a variety of Division III schools. Interim Athletic Director Denise Zimmerman, herself a college athlete in D-III, said the 12 seniors should be proud of the opportunity to continue in their sports ...
Wine Festival will be bigger, better than ever, organizers say
OXFORD — Growing every year, the Oxford Wine Festival has become a popular draw that brings many visitors to the city and gives residents a day of socializing, while enjoying art and music and toasting what the community has to offer.The sixth annual event will be held Saturday, May 18, ...
Braves prepping for postseason baseball tourney
OXFORD — Talawanda High School’s baseball team will open postseason tournament play Tuesday with a home game against Princeton at 5 p.m.The Braves will host Princeton in a first-round sectional game in the Cincinnati I baseball Division I tournament. The winner will play Thursday at 5 p.m. against the winner ...
THS ready to host first SWOC track championships
OXFORD — Talawanda High School’s new track will host the first-ever Southwest Ohio Conference track championships on Tuesday and Thursday with the Braves having a solid chance to win the girls’ title.Talawanda coach Paul Stiver said he does not want to point to specific athletes or performances for this season, ...
Food drive, business loan focus of council
OXFORD — Food was on the agenda for Oxford City Council at its meeting Tuesday, both in a proclamation about Saturday’s “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive and in a resolution modifying the Revolving Loan Fund agreement with the MOON Co-op market.MOON Co-op received a modification of its Revolving Loan Fund ...
Salute to Our Pioneers to have 50th celebration
REILY TWP. — Preserving history is important, but those who are part of the Indian Creek Church and Pioneer Burial Grounds preservation effort take time out every May to celebrate that past. This month, they mark 50 years of recalling that pioneer past.The annual Salute to Our Pioneers at the ...
New Equestrian Center features 54 stalls
OXFORD — Sunday was a day for horses in the Oxford community. After the Red Bricks and Roses Carriage Parade in the Uptown area in the early afternoon, the scene shifted to Miami University’s new stables on State Route 73 with the public invited to an open house to see ...
Talawanda AD exits, will coach at Ball State
OXFORD — Lured back into college coaching when the right situation arose, Jason Grunkemeyer stepped down this week as Talawanda High School Athletic Director.He moves now to Muncie, Indiana where he will be an assistant on the staff of Ball State University men’s basketball coach James Whitford, who was named ...
New helipad will aid emergency situations
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Fire Chief Richard Robinson remembers guiding a helicopter into a narrow clearing of trees at night so that the victim in a serious ATV accident could be airlifted out to a hospital.He said the pilot later told him the rotors were brushing the tops of the trees.“I ...
THS searching for 3 new coaches
OXFORD — Three coaching positions are now open at Talawanda High School, just as the search has begun to fill the athletic director’s position.Before leaving the district this week to take an assistant men’s basketball coaching position at Ball State University, Athletic Director Jason Grunkemeyer announced that the high school ...
Carriage parade showcases days gone by
OXFORD — Horse-drawn carriages with riders in period clothing came down High Street Sunday afternoon in a salute to days gone by.The Red Bricks and Roses Carriage Parade made its way from Millett Hall to Uptown, where carriage owners and their horses were introduced. They continued their trek around Oxford ...
‘Don’t stop dreaming,’ NAACP speaker says
OXFORD — A half-century has passed since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous “I have a Dream” speech and the Oxford Unit of the NAACP heard Sunday how that dream lives on.“I am Martin Luther King’s dream personified,” Cincinnati City Council member and Miami University graduate Yvette Simpson ...
Barry’s BP closing up shop
OXFORD — A long-time family business will disappear from the city’s landscape when Barry’s BP closes its doors in the middle of May.Barry Krauth has decided it’s time to close the service station which he and his father, Don, have operated for a combined 40 years of the 92 it ...
‘Wizard of Oz’ is last show for long-time THS director
OXFORD — “The Wizard of Oz” will continue its run at Talawanda High School with another performance tonight at 7 p.m. and two shows Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m.The show opened last night for the first of its four performances.The show is the last Talawanda stage production for Ryan ...
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