Articles by Steve Yablonski

Most areas received about a foot or so of snow. Oswego saw 13 inches from the storm with Fulton getting a bit more.

Several county government offices are affected by a phone outage at the Public Safety Center and Department of Motor Vehicles Office in Oswego this morning. People who are making incoming phone calls to those departments are receiving a busy signal.
E-mail functions are not affected.

The mayor is imposing the alternate side parking restrictions in the city of Oswego, effective at 1 a.m. Thursday and these restrictions will remain in effect (from 1 to 6 a.m.) until further notice. He instructed the Police Department to issue ‘Courtesy Notices’ for the first several nights that the parking restrictions are in effect.

Most of us have heard the terms weather forecasters throw around when talking about their craft. However, what do they actually mean? With heavy snow in the forecast, here are some terms and their definitions to help you be better prepared for most any weather situation that may pop up over the next few days and months.

Fred Beardsley took over as chair of the Oswego Country Legislature and the Oswego school district moved ahead with its redistricting plans.

Santa Claus will have no trouble with his sleigh tonight. “History is on our side for a white Christmas,” according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. “Each year we have about a 66.6 percent chance of a white Christmas. This year, I’d say the odds are a bit better.”