Today's Weather
Weather Notebook For April 12, 2016
Breezy and cooler with scattered showers today. High about 45.
Articles by Steve Yablonski
Oswego Daily News
Mayor Billy Barlow delivers 100 Day Address/2016 State of the City
“As we mark our first 100 days together in office, we can all look back and be extremely proud of what we have already accomplished,” Mayor Barlow told the packed Council Chambers. “For the first time in a long time, our residents are excited about our community. They are encouraged by their local government.”
Today's Weather
Weather Notebook For April 11, 2016
Breezy and milder with some rain today. High near 50.
Oswego Daily News
Oswego St. Baldrick’s Fights Childhood Cancer
Inside the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center in Oswego on Sunday afternoon, nearly 200 people were loosing their hair as the St. Baldrick’s Foundation was gaining support. After an hour, the total had hit $49,000. Over the course of its 10 years, Oswego’s St. Baldrick’s events have raised more than $511,600 to help fight childhood cancer.
Oswego Daily News
Hundreds Take The Plunge For Special Olympics
A couple hundred people took the plunge Saturday afternoon in Lake Ontario. They were freezing for a reason — Oswego’s fourth Polar Plunge for Special Olympics. The event was held at Wright’s Landing at 1 p.m. In roughly three minutes, the plungers had made their in and out of the freezing water.
Today's Weather
Weather Notebook For April 8, 2016
Cold and breezy with some minor accumulations of snow today. High near 35.
Oswego Daily News
March 2016 Was Warmer, Drier Than Average
March 2016 was a lot warmer than average and just a bit drier, according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. The average temperature 5.6 degrees above average. Precipitation came in 0.60-inch below average. Snowfall for March was 16.3 inches below average. And, through the end of March, total snowfall stands at 72.9 inches. That is 73.6 inches below average.
Today's Weather
Weather Notebook For April 7, 2016
Milder with scattered showers and cooler later today. High near 50.
Today's Weather
Weather Notebook For April 6, 2016
Cloudy, cool and windy with rain or wet snow possible today. High near 40.
Oswego Daily News
Proposed School Budget Contains Large Reductions
The tentative 2016-17 budget for the Oswego City School District has cut the fat – and then some. “Nobody likes reductions … I hate these reductions,” Dr. Dean Goewey, superintendent, said Tuesday night after unveiling his updated budget plan. The $79,510,611 budget proposal is less than the current budget and less than the 2014-15 budget. However, the cuts are severe. Many positions have been targeted for reduction at all levels within the district.