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Oswego Daily News

Captain Smith Earns Leadership Award

Army Capt. Catherine E. Smith has been named a recipient of the 2016 Gen. Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award 2016. She is one of 13 active-duty commission officers to receive this honor. Capt. Smith is the daughter of Debra and Frederick Smith of Henderson, N.C. (formerly of Oswego). She is a 2003 graduate of Oswego High School.

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Remembering the Richardson Theater
Oswego Daily News

Oswego County Historical Society Dedicates Marker For Richardson Theater

Amid the hustle and bustle along East First Street Tuesday afternoon, the Oswego County Historical Society harkened back to the days when the Port City was a Mecca for the theater. Historical society members, city officials and other held a ceremony, dedicating a roadside marker recalling the site of the Richardson Theater. The program was hosted by Justin White, president of the society, and Rick Sivers, president of the Oswego Players and historical society board of trustees member.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego OKs Deal With Three+One

The Common Council voted 5-2 to authorize the mayor to execute an agreement with three+one services to provide a financial analysis for the city and to approve the transfer of funds from the contingent account to pay for the service. Voting no were Council President Eric VanBuren and Second Ward Councilor Pat McLaughlin. When he questioned a representative, he “didn’t slake any of my concerns,” VanBuren said. “I had concerns that I didn’t feel were addressed.”

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Carlton W. Barrett
Fulton Daily News

Sixth Graders’ Hometown Hero Essays Posted

Sixth graders across the Fulton City School District recently completed a mini unit on Medal of Honor recipient Carlton W. Barrett of Fulton. Students wrote essays based on the prompt: “As a fellow Fultonian, I am proud of Carlton W. Barrett’s actions on June 6, 1944, because…” These are their stories.

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