Articles by Steve Yablonski

Joseph T. Steadman has now been located. At approximately 10:10 a.m. today (July 10), he was recognized from his description and photograph while on the lakeshore at Marsh Road in the town of Sterling. Officers responded and identified Mr. Steadman, who was subsequently transported to Oswego Hospital for an evaluation.

The free treatments, packets of a regionally produced (in Oriskany) larvicide that can be used to treat standing water, including small pools, bird baths and ornamental ponds, are being made available to homeowners through a partnership with the Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Jefferson, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego and St. Lawrence counties.

At its meeting Monday, the Common Council voted to hold a public hearing for a proposed code changes for Chapter 228, taxicabs (buses), of the code of the city of Oswego. It will be held at 7:10 p.m. July 23 in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Prior to the vote, the public weighed in on the issue.

Joseph T. Steadman, 34, of 126 County Route 85 in the town of Granby, was last seen in the Granby area on July 5. He is described as a white male, weighing approximately 250 pounds, standing approximately 6’4” with brown hair and brown eyes.

Eleven volunteers worked the Oswego River, along the west and south sides of Battle Island, the west shore of the mainland and the channel between Factory Island and Battle Island Golf Course. A noticeable decrease in the chestnut quantities was observed along the west shore of Battle Island after five years of pulling the chestnuts in that area.