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A Talawanda High School Teacher was placed on administrative leave today after posting a politically charged TikTok.
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Talawanda Board of Education will host work session to discuss start times and school busing

By Alice Momany | May 8, 2024

Around 3 p.m. on most weekdays, many students in the Talawanda School District begin their walk home after the Talawanda School District Board of Education voted to reduce busing as a result of budget cuts. The district moved to a single-tier service, meaning that busing is only provided for students in kindergarten through eighth grade who live outside of a two-mile radius from the school.

Local asparagus pictured from large to small.
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Your guide to Oxford’s asparagus varieties

By Jim Rubenstein | May 5, 2024

Local asparagus has been spotted at Oxford Farmers Market. Shoppers quickly buy up the supply, so it’s important to arrive at the market around 9 a.m., when it opens,  in order to take advantage of this newly-stocked item. 

Students work on their individual projects at You're Fired
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Behind the Building: You’re Fired

By Sadie Childs | May 3, 2024

 If you’ve ever had the urge to paint pottery, there's a good chance you’ve checked out You’re Fired. This store, at the corner of West High Street and Beech Street has a long history of housing not just painters, but also various grocery stores. 

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Earth Day in Oxford

By Jim Rubenstein | April 22, 2024

Oxford observes Earth Day 2024 with several activities, including EarthFest on Saturday, April 20, beginning at 10 a.m., in Oxford Memorial Park. Adjacent to EarthFest, Oxford’s weekly Farmers Market operates on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.

There is a variety of mushrooms sold at MOON Co-op and grown at Guided By Mushroom's farm.
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How Oxford celebrates The Day of the Mushroom

By Jim Rubenstein | April 13, 2024

The Day of the Mushroom is April 16. It’s an occasion to celebrate all things mushrooms, primarily by consuming them and sharing fun facts. Here’s one fun fact: mushrooms breathe like humans – they take in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.

Students gather on Brick Street Bar's patio to observe the eclipse.
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Students revel under the total eclipse at Brick Street

By Harry Hittle | April 9, 2024

Brick Street, one of Oxford’s Uptown bars, hosted an event to celebrate Monday’s total solar eclipse that spanned from Northern Mexico to Eastern Canada. Oxford laid directly under the eclipse’s path of totality, with the moon fully covering the sun from 3:08 to 3:11 p.m. 

Oxford offers several sustainable and cheap clothing options.
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Second-Hand clothing in Oxford: Exploring Oxford’s thrift stores

By Gina Roth | April 7, 2024

For second-hand clothing and fabric options, Oxford prides itself on two locations unique to Oxford, on top of the commonly-found chain Goodwill. Thread Up Oxford and Uptown Threads support local, second-hand sales with good prices for distinctive finds. Although all of these stores fall within a one-mile radius of each other, many students aren’t aware of the options.

Girl scout troop 42058 poses for a photo in their vests. 
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Meet the girls behind your favorite cookies

By Molly Fahy | April 6, 2024

 With Girl Scout cookie season coming to a close, several of Oxford’s Girl Scout troops are starting to relax after this year’s successful season. Katie Wilson, the leader of Troop 42058, thought the cookie season was long but a success overall. 

Police Chief Jones said OPD will undergo new training in the near future to focus on de-escalation.
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OPD concludes external report from November incident; finds no evidence of excessive force

By Raquel Hirsch and Olivia Patel | April 4, 2024

The Oxford Police Department (OPD) has announced the conclusion of its external investigation of the incident between Officer Matthew Blauvelt and Miami University student Devin Johnson. According to a statement released on April 3, the team conducting the investigation determined that Blauvelt was compliant with department protocol and did not use excessive force against Johnson. 

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