Festival Warms Up Oswego

Organizers say Warm Up Oswego 2010 was the biggest and best ever. The event helped lift the Port City out of the winter doldrums, and raise money for the restoration and maintenance of the Oswego YMCA Armory.

The investigation is continuing into the late-morning crash that injured two residents of 516 Highland St. in Fulton

The annual storytelling competition will be underway soon, but it will go on without G. Ray Bodley High School.  Also today, a fire drill empties the school and the weekend’s sports roundup.

Hannibal came together this past weekend for Winterfest, a weekend of outdoors activities designed to make the best of the harshest weather of the year.  Lots of folks showed up for a variety of contests, food and music.

Click inside to see a gallery of photos from a few of Sunday’s events.

The board member has released confidential contract information to the public, according to the Association of Administrative Personnel. The situation is similiar to that which got him removed from the board in June of 2004.

Students and staff wind up Catholic School Week celebration with ‘millionaire’ competition and a volleyball game that pitted the sixth grade against the faculty and staff. Ironiclly, the school’s sledding party was cancelled due to a lack of snow.

When the weather outside turns frightful, the people of Hannibal go outdoors.  Hannibal Winterfest takes place this weekend at Kenney Middle School and the Hannibal Municipal Building next door.  Human dogsled races, as you see in the photo above, are only part of the fun.  There are lots of outdoor events and indoor events for those who need a break from the weather.  Click inside to see the entire schedule of events.

This week, local history buff Tom Tryniski takes us back to 1930 and the long-gone Phillips St. School for this class photo.  Click inside to see signatures from the students.  And make sure to visit FultonHistory.com for all the local history photos you can find.

Shane Bartrum captured the Class AA 189 crown on the mat during the weekend while the number one hockey team in the state was nearly upset by the Bucs and the girls’ basketball and boys’ bowling teams swept their foes. Meanwhile, the boys’ varsity cagers lost and the girls’ jayvee five picked up a nail-biting win.

Fulton is again the class of Class A, sweeping to a solid victory in the Section III Class A meet this past weekend in Fulton.

The Red Raiders posted a team score of 249, 50 points higher than second-place Indian River.  See a gallery of photos from the meet by wrestling parent Michele Earl, inside.

When news of the devastating earthquake in Haiti reached Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Middle School, staff members at the school knew they wanted to do something to help the victims of the natural disaster. Ryan Cobb, Dean of Students at the Middle School asked staff for their input and together they came up with an idea for a [...]

In recognition of Children’s Dental Health Month, representatives from a local orthodontist’s office spoke to students at Fairgrieve Elementary School about the importance of good dental hygiene. Nancy Negus, dental hygienist and Claudia Murray, marketing coordinator for Callahan, Flanagan and Smith, an orthodontist practice in the Fulton community presented an informative program on many areas [...]

Happy New Year to all of our readers in the tri-county region!
While our Richland facility is closed until April, the society is still active with Friday afternoon hours at the Barclay Court House in Pulaski (2nd floor over DMV, 2pm until 5) or by appointment. We got off to a rocky start following our [...]