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State Police Investigate Animal Complaint in Sandy Creek

The horses were evaluated by the Oswego County Humane Society and a veterinarian from North Country Veterinary and found to be underweight. However, there were no signs of neglect. The homeowner, in conjunction with county officials, will work to ensure the horses are properly fed and nourished to attain the appropriate weight, according to the State Police.

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Project Aims To Put Unproductive Farmland Back To Use

Tim Volk, SUNY-ESF senior research scientist, presents the senator with some of the willow shoots that will be planted.On Thursday (July 5), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand met with central and northern New York farmers interested in participating in growing willow shrubs for renewable energy fuel. Last month, she helped secure $4.3 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the creation of a new Biomass Crop Assistance Program project in New York.

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Water Chestnut Pulls on Oswego and Lower Salmon Rivers Set

Paddlers, from left, Patty Harrington, Cat Hampshire, Dan Kasperek and Naneen Drosse loaded their kayaks with water chestnut plants last summer on the Oswego River. The Oswego River water chestnut pull will begin at 10 a.m. July 7 near Minetto. (Photo by Dick Drosse.)On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to approximately noon, Dick and Naneen Drosse will lead a hand-pull near Battle Island and the historic canal lock on the west side of the Oswego River, south of Minetto. Volunteers will meet with canoes and kayaks at 10 a.m. at the Drosses’ home, Hickory Grove Road, Minetto.

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