🌱 Patch AM: How Oxford’s new “Talking Trees” forum could reshape your neighborhood canopy

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In today's newsletter:

• How Oxford's new "Talking Trees" forum could reshape your neighborhood canopy
• Oxford man convicted in Indiana murder after elaborate framing attempt fails

Also on today's calendar: NICK OFFERMAN PARKING PASS and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 49 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 75, low: 41.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Talking Trees:' Local scientist, city councilor encourage tree planting, preservation techniques (oxfreepress.com) — Oxford residents are being invited to quarterly "Talking Trees" forums at the Oxford Lane Library, where a city councilor and tree experts share practical tips on planting and preserving native trees. The city's Tree City USA status, spending on tree care, and urban forestry programs all tie into these conversations, which aim to build a local volunteer base and guide future development around protecting Oxford's tree canopy.
   

• 'All we had was each other': Indiana murder victim's sister reflects after guilty verdict (fox19.com) — A man from Oxford Nigel Thomas, has been found guilty of murdering Indiana resident Wilma "Gayle" Robertson after an investigation that revealed an attempt to frame another person. Her sister describes the deep personal loss and says she will attend Thomas's Oct. 26 sentencing, hoping for the maximum penalty while sharing Gayle's story to help others.
   

📸 Around Oxford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oxford

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• 3MT(R) Comopetition →
  Shriver Center, 701 E Spring St, Oxford
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• 52nd Annual Hefner Lecture: Latin American Birds, Connecting Your Home to the Tropics →
  Laws Hall, room 100, Miami University Campus, Oxford
  7:30 pm
Friday October 9
• 2nd Friday - Exhibition Opening & Performance →
  Oxford Community Arts Center, 10 S. College Ave., Oxford
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Board of Education Meeting, PAC
  Talawanda City School District Oxford, OH 45056
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• OxACT Presents - Vincent →
  Oxford Community Arts Center, 10 S. College Ave., Oxford
  7:30 pm
• NICK OFFERMAN PARKING PASS →
  Millett Hall, 500 Weeb Ewbank Way, Oxford
  8:30 pm
• An Evening with Nick Offerman →
  Millett Hall, 500 Weeb Ewbank Way, Oxford
  8:30 pm
Friday October 23
• Square Dance →
  Oxford Community Arts Center, 10 S. College Ave., Oxford
  7:30 pm
Tuesday October 27
• Howl at the Moon 2026 →
  Oxford Community Arts Center, 10 S. College Ave., Oxford
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 29
• Joe Cowels host the open mic at The Bearded Saddle! →
  THE BEARDED SADDLE SALOON, 1435 Trenton Oxford Rd, Oxford
  6:00 pm
Monday November 2
• Buffalo Bulls at Miami (OH) RedHawks →
  Yager Stadium, 700 Weeb Ewbank Way, Oxford
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 15
• Board of Education Meeting, PAC
  Talawanda City School District Oxford, OH 45056
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Yesterday evening around 7:15p someone in a newer, white, 4-door Chevy pickup pulled down my mother-in-law's driveway in the 4000 block of Stillwell Beckett Rd.
  and lawn jobbed her. They left the driveway and headed toward McGonigle. If anyone in the neighborhood has info or camera footage of a vehicle… (Nextdoor Oxford)

• Insomnia Cookies posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Oxford. Apply here.
• pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in OXFORD OH S01241 in Oxford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxford here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• High School Football: Blitz 5 Top 25 Week 8 (wlwt.com)
• Next Gen Journalism: The life they pictured wasn't the one they chose (wvxu.org)
• Operation Pumpkin carving begins ahead of Hamilton's 2026 festival (wcpo.com)

Ross

• Athens Municipal Court Judge Todd L. Grace nominated for Ohio Court of Appeals (athensindependent.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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