Oxford County News

Jeffrey Tyler, a volunteer firefighter accused of setting a blaze that destroyed two houses, is led to Oxford County Superior Court on Wednesday.

FRYEBURG a ' A police officer fired earlier this year for inappropriate text messaging , speeding and issuing false summonses, among other things, is seeking reimbursement for wages that were not paid while he was on administrative leave.

The suggestion from Jim Miclon, head of the dispatch center in Oxford County, to use land-line telephones instead of cellular phones to call 911 indicates a major problem for Maine.

WAYNE a ' Richard Plante was an educator in every sense of the word. For most of his life, he taught kids from elementary age to junior high, earning the title of Teacher of the Year along the way.

PARIS a ' Attendance rates in the Oxford Hills School District have remained strong despite continuing outbreaks of flu-like symptoms among students and staff, an official said Thursday.

It looks like Maine voters will again be asked to voice their opinion on a resort and casino in western Maine, after the group proposing the project announced Monday that it collected 99,000 signatures to get the proposal on the November 2010 statewide ballot.

PARIS a ' People are being urged to use their home land-line telephones when calling 911 instead of cell phones, when possible, so dispatchers get the caller's identification and exact location immediately, said James P. Miclon, director of the Oxford County Regional Communications Center.

PARIS a ' A Canton man pleaded no contest Thursday in Oxford County Superior Court to two charges that he shot and killed his neighbor's two dogs March 15 when they got loose and came onto his porch.

OXFORD a ' Echoing a decision it made last year, the Board of Selectmen on Thursday unanimously voted to support a proposal that would place a resort casino in the town.

LOVELL a ' Two men were charged with making threats Wednesday after police were called to a disturbance on Foxboro Road, Maine State Police said.

Hopefully, one year from now, voters will again be asked to consider expanding casino gaming in Maine.

The two men charged with murder in the deaths of two people in Rumford this summer will enter pleas in Oxford County Superior Court Tuesday.

PARIS a ' A grand jury has indicted a brother and sister on robbery and assault charges against a young man in Brownfield earlier this year.

SWEDEN a ' A Sweden man faces possible charges stemming from a Friday incident, which led to authorities surrounding his home for a brief period of time.

Ernie Fitts of South Paris displays his 8-point, 196-pound buck early Saturday afternoon in West Paris.

MEXICO a ' A South Carthage woman remained behind bars on Saturday, charged with elevated aggravated assault in Friday night's brutal beating of a Mexico woman.

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PARIS a ' The Oxford County commissioners have recommended reducing the requests of several county budgets to lower a proposed increase in taxes.

WATERFORD a ' Police were looking Monday for the driver of a truck that was ripped in half when it slammed into a large maple tree beside Hunts Corner Road on Sunday night.

SOUTH PORTLAND a ' Since former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell's efforts to help Maine kids go to college began in 1999, those efforts have helped both students and the state, a report released Friday showed.