EEE Found In Bird-Biting Mosquitoes
Oswego Daily News

Additional EEE Found in Oswego County

The Oswego County Health Department announced today (August 14) that four additional samples of mosquitoes, collected Aug. 6 and Aug. 8 from the Toad Harbor Swamp, have tested positive for the Eastern equine encephalitis virus. The county is working with the state to schedule an aerial spraying of the Toad Harbor Swamp area. A horse in West Monroe died after exhibiting neurological symptoms similar to encephalitis.

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Oswego Daily News

Fayetteville Man Arrested For DWAI-Drugs Following Accident Investigation In Central Square

State Police arrested Richard D. Kim, 41, from 8003 Summerview Drive, Fayetteville, for Vehicular Assault 2nd degree, a class “E” felony; DWAI – Drugs, an unclassified misdemeanor and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana. The victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Man Arrested After Five-Hour Standoff

On Sunday (August 12) at 5:14 a.m., Fulton Police were dispatched to a resident in the 600 block of Ontario Street for the report of a domestic dispute. After approximately five hours, the suspect exited the apartment peacefully and was taken into custody without further incident. He is being held at FPD pending arraignment on several charges.

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Oswego Daily News

OCJ Inmate’s Death Under Investigation

At about 12:20 a.m. today (August 10), members of the Oswego County Correctional Facility responded to a medical emergency involving an inmate in the facility. The housing unit officer detected a change in the breathing pattern of the sleeping inmate and notified a supervisor.
Despite the life-saving measures taken, the inmate was pronounced dead.

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Billy Barlow
Oswego Daily News

Mayor Barlow Proposes First Tax Cut in 20 Years for City Residents

Mayor Billy Barlow has proposed a 2.1% reduction in city property taxes in his 2019 Operating Budget, the first tax reduction for city residents in 20 years. Mayor Barlow’s budget reduces the general tax rate from $15.67 per thousand dollars of assessed value in 2018 to $15.33 in 2019, saving approximately $26 per year on an $80,000 house.

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Surface water affected by blue-green algae often is so strongly colored that it can develop a paint-like appearance. (Photo NYS Department of Health.)
Fulton Daily News

David C. Webb Memorial Park Bathing Beach in Constantia is Closed

The Oswego County Health Department announced today (August 8) that the David C. Webb Memorial Park Bathing Beach on Oneida Lake is closed to swimming due to the visual presence of a blue-green algal bloom. Several public beaches in Oswego County on Lake Ontario remain open to swimming.

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