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• UPDATE: Oxford Braces for Extreme Cold and Blowing Snow

  We're under a yellow warning for cold and a yellow advisory for blowing snow.

• Woodstock Chamber Promoting Local Businesses

  It's introducing the Buy Close By campaign and tickets are now on sale for the Sip and Sample Social this spring.

• WPS Conduct Open Air Drug Enforcement

  Woodstock Police officers visited more than 20 locations in the downtown core between January 12th and January 23rd.

• PJHL Preview - Feb 6th to Feb 8th

  All of Oxford County's Junior C hockey teams have home games this evening.

• Suggestions Open for Oxford Reads 2026

  You have until February 23rd to submit your suggestion for the county-wide book club.

• One Killed in Tillsonburg Crash

  The driver was the only person in the vehicle at the time.

• Ingamo Homes Receives OTF Grant

  $87,000 has been donated to Ingamo Homes to support gender based violence awareness.

• UPDATE: Suspect Arrested Following Weapons Investigation

  A 29-year-old has been apprehended by police following a weapons investigation early this morning in Tillsonburg.

• OCAR Prepares for Valentine's Day Bake Sale

  It will be held at 789 Dundas Street from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday February 14th.

• IDCI Club Supporting Iconic Graduate

  Jeremy Hansen will become the first Canadian astronaut to circle around the moon and he graduated from IDCI in 1994.

• UPDATED: Human Remains Identified

  A postmortem examination identified the deceased as 45-year-old Cory Gigault.

• WPS Police Briefs - February 4th, 2026

  Woodstock Police Briefs include a road-rage incident, a speeding violation, a driver travelling on the wrong side of the road with a suspended licence, and a hit-and-run.

• Executive Director Set to Retire from OCF

  The Oxford Community Foundation is seeing its Executive Director retire after nearly 10 years in that role.

• Fundraising Booming for CNOY in Oxford

  The walks in Woodstock, Ingersoll and Tillsonburg have raised close to $144,000 combined.

• Applications Open for Tourism Innovation Grant

  The recipients will receive a $3,000 grant so they can develop or expand a tourism experience in Oxford County.

• Two Impaired Drivers Charged in Tillsonburg

  A 28-year-old woman was charged on Saturday and a 37-year-old man was charged on Monday.

• Oxford OPP Briefs - February 4th, 2026

  Oxford OPP briefs include a dangerous driver in Norwich Township and a case of gas theft in Tavistock.

• SWPH Issues Cold Weather Alert

  With the wind chill, it will feel like minus 25 degrees.

• UPDATE: Non-Life Threatening Injuries Reported in Highway 59 Crash

  All Injuries are confirmed to be non-life-threatening, and the road has reopened

• Interview with the Mayor - February 3rd, 2026

  Mayor Jerry Acchione says 2025 was a banner year for construction and industrial for the City of Woodstock.