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Make plans to be in Oxford for dinner this Friday! The weather is looking like fall, which sounds like the perfect time to grab some delicious BBQ and enjoy an evening downtown! 🍖

We’re excited to welcome Holy Smokes It’s Melton BBQ to wrap up our FINAL Food Truck Friday of 2026!

📅 This Friday, October 16
⏰ Starting at 4:00 PM
📍 Downtown Oxford — at the picnic tables just north of the City Building

Grab your dinner, bring your family and friends, and hang out with us downtown! It’s a great way to enjoy a fall evening, support a local event, and try something delicious without leaving town!

We’re sad to see this year’s Food Truck Friday series come to an end, but we’re already looking forward to bringing it back in 2027!

We hope to see you Friday! Come hungry! 🍖🍂

📢 FIBER INSTALLATION WORK COMING TO OXFORD! 📢

The City of Oxford would like to let residents know that Spectrum (formerly Cox Communications) will be working in the northeast section of town, beginning near Cottonwood and Michigan Streets, to install fiber-optic cable.

Earlier this summer, Cox Communications notified the City that it had received authorization from the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to install equipment in Oxford to provide television and internet services. Since then, Cox has transitioned to Spectrum, which will be carrying out the work.

A few things residents should know:
🔹 Most cable and equipment will be installed in alleyways.
🔹 Some installations may require work in front yards. Door hangers will be placed on homes where front-yard work is scheduled.
🔹 All contractors and subcontractors will have identifying placards on their vehicles.

Starting today, work will begin in the northeast part of town and progress as installation moves forward.

We’re sharing this information so residents know what to expect when they see crews and vehicles working in the area. Thank you for your patience as this project gets underway in Oxford!

Oxford Municipal Court is held every 2nd & 4th Wednesday @ 5:30 p.m. in the Council Room of City Hall, located at 115 S. Sumner St., Oxford, KS 67119
**There is no Court scheduled for November 25, 2026 or December 23, 2026**

The City Office and Library will be closed on Monday, October 12th, in observance of Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

If you have a utility emergency while the City Office is closed, please call 911, and they will dispatch our utility crew to assist.

Regular office and library hours will resume on Tuesday, October 13th.

October 4th-10th, we’re celebrating the benefits of having a publicly owned electric utility and what that means for our community. As a community-owned utility, our focus is right here at home — keeping the lights on and providing reliable, affordable electricity to our neighbors and local businesses.

So, why does public power matter?

🏡 Local Control – Decisions are made right here in our community, with our residents and local needs in mind.

💰 Keeping It Local – Revenue stays in the community and helps support improvements right here at home.

🔌 Reliable Service – Public power utilities provide reliable service and, on average, experience fewer and shorter outages than investor-owned utilities.

🤝 Neighbors Helping Neighbors – When storms roll through or another community needs a hand, our KPP Energy family steps up. Cities like Lucas, Ellinwood, and Clay Center have been there to lend a hand when it’s needed — and that’s what being part of a community is all about.