Miami funds fare-free rides to community
By Caroline Haubenstricker | March 27, 2021The Butler County Regional Transit Authority (BCRTA) made its Regional, Middletown and Oxford/Miami University bus routes free for all riders this year.
The Butler County Regional Transit Authority (BCRTA) made its Regional, Middletown and Oxford/Miami University bus routes free for all riders this year.
Oxford City Council approved a resolution during its March 16 meeting to mark a location Uptown to remember Simon Garnet and Henry Corbin, two Black men who were lynched in Oxford in the late 1800s.
With the signing of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, college students are getting their own stimulus checks in the third round of pandemic-related aid. Well, almost.
SilverSneakers is a free program offered through qualifying Medicare Advantage plans for seniors 65 years and older. According to SilverSneakers’ official website, members receive access to online workouts, more than 17,000 gyms and community centers, fitness classes, a fitness app and discounts on health-related items.
Oxford city officials launched a program on March 5 to help elderly residents sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations and to provide transportation to the Butler County Fairgrounds vaccination site.
Oxford’s cold shelter operated at 133% capacity for the month of February.
Since late January, Primary Health Solutions has distributed COVID-19 vaccinations to members of the Oxford community who fit the Ohio Department of Health criteria. Two of the recent spaces the healthcare provider has used for distribution are the Talawanda Middle and High School buildings.
Texans in need of clean water may soon be opening water bottles collected by the Oxford Baptist Church.
One dreary J-term afternoon, I stumbled upon a TikTok that made me want to return to Oxford as soon as possible. It was advertising the Butler County Donut Trail, and I immediately knew I had to do it.
City Council discussed two ordinances to move forward with new residential developments at its March 2 meeting.
Momeyer, a former professor of philosophy at Miami University, has been building sculptures since he retired in 2012.
Shauna Koch, the parent of a kindergarten student at Bogan, said her child was sent outside unattended when none of the approved guardians for the child’s pickup were there.
Students may soon have a new way to get to Oxford. The City of Oxford, in partnership with Miami University, has moved forward in creating an Amtrak station in the city.
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted small businesses across the country, but Ann Kamphaus took her business’s situation into her own hands.
For almost a year, Vicki Raible has been at the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Citizens Observer Patrol (COP) program invites volunteers to act as the “eyes and ears” for OPD officers on duty. The program, which started in the summer of 2020, attracts many Miami University students seeking internship credit.
On campus, many buildings closed by 9:30 p.m. and students were asked to return to their dorms by 10 p.m. With the curfew now lifted, many on- and off-campus buildings and restaurants plan to remain open later.
Where can one get fresh, quality roasted coffee beans in Oxford? Well, you don’t physically have to go anywhere.
Among the typical city purchases and development plans, Oxford City Council heard an unusual request with international ties at its last meeting. The resolution in question concerned the sovereignty of a small district in Eastern Europe.