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 ...

Venessa, currently in her fourth year at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, is on the path to earning dual degrees in social psychology and journalism. As she envisions her future, Venessa sets her ...

Restoration began on the historic Alexander House at 22 N. College Ave., this week after RedLife, an extension of Calvary Church in Springfield, Ohio, purchased it in late November. RedLife hopes to ...

Oxford Presbyterian Church celebrates its 200th anniversary this year, called the “bicentennial.” The church traces its roots back to Scotland and will display their own “tartan,” a Scottish patterned ...

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 ...

Talawanda women’s track and field tied Harrison for the top spot in the Southwest Ohio Conference (SWOC) championships with a score of 84. The men’s team took fourth with 29. Softball wrapped up its ...

Last week, a city commission reclassified the two-story portion of the vacant Follett’s Miami Co-Op Bookstore from “historic” to “historic non-contributing,” potentially easing the way for the ...

Miami University announced the offices of diversity, equity and inclusion will discontinue operations following Senate Bill 1 (S.B. 1). The university is required to make several organizational ...

Oxford has hired a social worker to work with police in connecting residents with social services. After earning a master’s degree in social work from the University of Illinois Chicago, Weddle worked ...

Miami University will host its first-year student orientation over the course of several weeks this summer. The orientation allows incoming students to meet other new students and learn more about the ...

Hueston Woods State Park has been “busier than ever” this summer, with millions of dollars in renovations and a new trail sponsored by Haiku North America that opened July 2. This new trail aims to ...

Never before has Gary Franks experienced a supply shortage as crippling as right now. Franks is a co-owner of Bagel & Deli, 119 E High St., and said that his shop has been facing supply problems for ...