Legislation about military recruitment, AI, other updates will affect Talawanda Schools this year
The 136th General Assembly of the Ohio Legislature has committee hearings scheduled again beginning Sept. 15.
Military
Father’s Day on the Ohio homefront
As Father's Day approaches, guest columnist Lee Fisher reflects on what the holiday has meant to him and shares a letter he wrote to his dad while overseas during the Vietnam War.
Local Legends: The civilian hero
Philip Carter Shera, born and raised in Oxford, wasn't a member of the U.S. Navy, but he still earned high honors for service during World War II.
Local Legends: Grandpap East
Elijah East, a veteran of the War of 1812 born to a mother who had been enslaved, married three times and fathered eight children, earning him the eventual nickname of "Grandpap East."
Local Legends: A proud vet
Kenneth M. Glass had a decorated career as an aviator in the U.S. Navy, traveling across the Pacific Ocean during World War II. After returning home, he finished college in Detroit and started a 25-year career at Miami University in Oxford.
Ohio’s Unknown Soldiers
Guest columnist Lee Fisher sat down with Fred Brower, an Oxford resident and former Marine, to learn more about his experience in the military.
Local Legends: King Jack
"King Jack" Samuelson's time in Oxford throughout the mid-20th century took him from businessman to mayor to philanthropist.