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Recreational Kayak-Canoe Race Set In Minetto
As part of the weekend long Magic In Minetto Family Festival, a recreational kayak/canoe race is being held on Aug. 8 at 12:30 p.m. on the Oswego River.
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Oswego Farmers’ Market Welcomes Halfway To Nowhere
The Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce Oswego Farmers’ Market continues on Aug. 6 from 5-9 p.m. on West First Street, between Bridge and Oneida streets.
Community
ACT Youth Program Takes A New Direction
After three productive years, one of the Fulton community’s most effective and respected youth programs, the ACT for Youth program of Oswego County Opportunities, will be heading in a new direction that will allow the program to move forward and continue to be a positive impact on both the community and the youth that it serves.
Community
Exchange Student Speaks To Rotary
On Thursday, Daniel M. Fancher, Oswego Sunrise Rotary’s outbound exchange student to Finland, spoke to the club about his planned trip.
Community
Santore Seeks Reelection To Legislature
County Legislator Paul Santore is proud to announce his candidacy for reelection to the Oswego County Legislature.
Oswego Daily News
Courtroom Taunts and a Parking Lot Argument at Maxwells’ Trial
Emotions boiled over Friday evening at the trial of Lynn and Lindsey Maxwell, as the defense lawyer got into a parking lot dispute with a spectator and taunted the prosecutor during court. It all happened as a State Police Investigator finished 8 hours of testimony about conditions inside the Maxwells’ farmhouse in Palermo.
Oswego Daily News
More Mosquitoes Test Positive For EEE – County Plans Aerial Spraying
The Oswego County Health Department has been notified that four more pools of mosquitoes, collected from the Toad Harbor/Big Bay Swamp area on the north shore of Oneida Lake, have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis. Public Health Director Dr. Dennis Norfleet said the virus has spread from a species of mosquito that feeds on birds to a species that bites humans, As a result, Oswego County is preparing to conduct aerial spraying of the Toad Harbor and Big Bay swamps by the middle of or late next week.
Community
Study Blitz II Makes Huge Impact In Oswego Schools
Oswego students and parents were encouraged to use education internet services on the Oswego City School District web page during Study Zone Blitz II.
Community
Cruises Cut From Saturday’s Canal Celebration
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we will not be having the canal and harbor cruises originally scheduled for our Canal Celebration.
Fulton Daily News
Investigator: I Couldn’t Breathe Well In Maxwells’ Bedroom
Inv. Joseph Harriger took photos in the Maxwells’ master bedroom, showing numerous cats inside the closed room and piles of feces in several spots. But he didn’t stay long. “When I went in, I was taken back by the strong odor of ammonia,” he said. “When I went to take a breath, I felt like I couldn’t.” He stayed only 5 minutes.