Articles by Steve Yablonski

Growing up, Scott Baker and William Weimer shared a love of golf. Now, they share ownership of their own golf course. “My partner and I met on the golf course 25 years ago. It was a dream as a youngster to own a golf course,” Baker told Oswego County Today. “It has now become a reality.” They’re the proud owners of the former Griffin’s Greens.

UPDATE: Northbound traffic on State Route 48 will be detoured at Munn Street, southbound traffic will be detoured at Burden drive until further notice.
Mayor Billy Barlow is asking that people “Please avoid Route 48 until further notice;, a large portion of the road has caved in and presents a dangerous situation. Route 48 is a state road and we are coordinating with the state DOT to address this right away!”

“Anytime something tragic and scary happens, we always encourage parents to talk directly and honestly to their kids with enough information to address their fears, but not too many details that it will scare them more,” said Karrie Damm, the executive director of the Child Advocacy Center of Oswego County.

When life gives you snow – create some snow art! Earlier this week scores of disgruntled residents in the area bemoaned the heavy wet snow and lack of things to do. Except for a few hardy souls like Stephanie Burdick’s husband, Dan, and seven-year-old son, Xavier. They took matters into their own hands, literally.