Oswego County TodayJanuary 2018FREE Independent News for Oswego County

Oswego County to Participate in Statewide STOP-DWI Super Bowl Weekend Crackdown Enforcement Effort

January 31, 2018 Contributor

Oswego County STOP-DWI Coordinator Robert Lighthall announced that Oswego County police agencies will participate in a special enforcement effort to crackdown on impaired driving. The statewide STOP-DWI Crackdown efforts start on February 2 and will end on February 5. The Super Bowl is America’s most watched national sporting event and Super Bowl Weekend is historically a deadly period for impaired driving.

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SUNY Oswego's music department will celebrate the works of black composers such as Scott Joplin (pictured) at its admission-free Black History Month Recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, in Room 50 of Tyler Hall.

SUNY Oswego To Host Black History Month Recital Feb. 11

January 31, 2018 Contributor

SUNY Oswego’s music department will celebrate the works of black composers at its Black History Month Recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, in Room 50 of Tyler Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

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Owens Named to Fall 2017 Dean’s List at Saint Rose

January 31, 2018 Contributor

The College of Saint Rose in Albany is pleased to announce that Cassie Owens of Central Square has been named to the Dean’s List for Fall 2017.

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MACS Elementary Students Sing At Syracuse Crunch hockey Game

January 31, 2018 Submitted article

Nearly 100 third grade and fourth grade chorus members from Palermo, New Haven and Mexico elementary schools joined together to sing “O Canada” on the ice at a recent Syracuse Crunch hockey game in front of more than 6,000 spectators.

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February Food Sense Orders Now Being Accepted

January 31, 2018 Contributor

Any residents of Oswego that would like to make their food dollars go farther may order February Food Sense packages until noon on February 9. All Oswego-area residents may use the program.

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CNY Advocate Teresa Woolson Joins Katko For State of the Union Address

January 30, 2018 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko was joined Tuesday (Jan. 30) evening for the President’s State of the Union address by Teresa Woolson, an Oswego County mother who lost her son, Victor, to synthetic drugs in August 2012. Following Victor’s death, Woolson created the Victor Orlando Woolson (V.O.W.) Foundation in his honor. Since then, has worked tirelessly on a local, state, and federal level to advocate for stronger policies to raise awareness about the dangers of opioid addiction and combat the rise of synthetic drugs.

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Mayor Billy Barlow delivers his 2018 State of the City address Tuesday night.

Mayor Touts Port City’s Progress In State Of The City Address

January 30, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Mayor Billy Barlow painted a bright vision of the Port City’s future in his third State of the City address Tuesday night. “We are in a state of progress, resurgence and revival,” the mayor told the standing-room-only crowd. “There are positive signs of progress that are undeniable and we must seize the opportunity, keep pushing forward and capitalize on the improvements we have made.”

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Rosewitha ‘Rose’ Cheesbro, 61

January 30, 2018 Contributor

Rosewitha “Rose” Cheesbro, 61, of Fulton, passed away on Thursday January 25, 2018.

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Raymond Edwin Barton, 92

January 30, 2018 Contributor

Raymond Edwin Barton, 92, of Mexico, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at Seneca Hill Manor, surrounded by his loving wife and family.

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Mitchell Treasure, Lauren Isham and Liam Hinman qualified for slots in the Scripps National Spelling Bee Regional Finals to be held in March. The students are pictured with Riley Principal Dr. Linda Doty and fourth grade teacher Nestor Aviles.

Riley Students Shine At Spelling Bee

January 30, 2018 Submitted article

The Charles E. Riley Elementary School Spelling Bee rocked the house on January 12, hosting 33 candidates competing for three qualifying spots to the Regional Spelling Bee in March.

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