Relax. This is not a column about iambic pentameter. This is a column about the secret history of the English language. But the story of English happens to be the story of iambic pentameter too. Even ...

ReporterReece Hollowell is a senior double-majoring in journalism and professional writing. He has been involved in journalism at Miami since 2021, writing for multiple sections of The Miami Student ...

Oxford City Council took two steps forward on affordable housing at its most recent meeting, voting unanimously to buy a West Chestnut Street property and approving plans for a 12-unit development on ...

The City of Oxford wants to soften its water, making it easier to lather up and saving wear and tear on everyone’s dishes, clothing, plumbing fixtures and appliances. On June 15, City Council heard a ...

Yossi Greenberg has dedicated his life to making sure every Jewish student at Miami University has a place where they feel at home. Miami has an undergraduate population of just over 16,000 and ...

Tucked between the famous and often bustling Brick Street Bar and Oxford’s Uptown Park, is a quaint boutique that has served the Oxford community for over 40 years. The Apple Tree was opened in 1979 ...

A new restaurant named OxVegas Chicken is opening this fall in uptown Oxford. The restaurant will be located at 48 E. Park Place Ave., across from Oxford Memorial Park. Oxford Mayor William Snavely ...

Over 25% of registered voters in Butler County have already cast their votes for the 2024 election, according to Ohio live results. Nicole Unzicker, director of the Butler County Board of Elections, ...

Today’s edition of The Oxford Observer will be the last. This news site started eight years ago to bring local news to the Oxford community. It was after the Oxford Press folded into the Journal-News ...

The Butler Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) recently announced that they have acquired $1.5 million, which will be put toward improving the aquatic conditions of Four Mile Creek in Oxford.

The Talawanda Brave Track and Field team sent three distance runners and one pole vaulter to compete in the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Coaches (OATCCC) Ohio Division 2 State Championships at ...

Lured by the smell of pizza and cookies coming from the writing center in King Library, students took a stand for democracy by choosing to participate in a patriotic evening of bunting, red, white and ...