Oxford County News

A local man wanted on seven warrants was arrested Thursday on five more charges, including eluding police and being a fugitive from justice, interim police Chief Jerry Hinton said Friday.

The consolidation plan - in which the state would take over control of the jails - was pitched as a way to ease overcrowding and relieve local costs, but jails are more crowded than ever and costs are rising.

An Albany Township man was arrested Tuesday evening and accused of beating his roommate with a board during a fight over the electricity bill.

A bill creating a two-year moratorium on the transportation of so-called "tar sands" oil in Maine pit environmental groups against those who say the ban would have far-reaching negative impacts on the economy during testimony before the Legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Monday.

A Hartford man was badly injured early Friday morning when he lost control of his Jeep on Route 140 and it rolled over several times.

The Oxford County Democrats will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 at the Fare Share Common on Main Street.

The police department will continue having an officer at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts said April 25.

In a national health ranking of all counties by state, Androscoggin County was deemed the sixth healthiest county in Maine, a notable improvement over its 2012 ranking of 11th, according to a news release distributed by MaineHealth.

Four county sheriffs teamed up with representatives of community health care providers today to warn of the danger to society in general, and youth in particular, of legalizing marijuana.

Nate Hill of Norway, center, carries pie tins from the home of Ronald and Patricia Bracy of Bolsters Mills Road in Otisfield on Tuesday afternoon.