Articles by Steve Yablonski

State Police arrested Kody L. Barr, 21, from Mexico, today (May 3) in connection with the recent vandalism in Mexico Village Cemetery. A 16-year-old boy was also charged with Cemetery Desecration 1st degree (E-felony), police said.

A small crowd got to know a little bit about five of the six candidates seeking two open seats on the Oswego Board of Education Tuesday night. Christopher Joyce had planned on participating, but was called into work. The other five faced a series of questions submitted by audience members at the OHS cafeteria. The candidates include Thomas DeCastro (incumbent), Jeffrey King, Tom Ciappa, and former board members Kathleen Allen and Mike McLaughlin.

On Monday (April 30), at approximately 4 p.m., investigators with the Oswego County Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Oswego City Police Department, executed a narcotics related search warrant at the 300 building of 550 W. First St. in the city of Oswego. As a result of the search warrant execution, approximately 1,230 grams of Fentanyl, 324.3 grams of heroin and 62.1 grams of crack cocaine were seized, police said.

State Police arrested Austin M. Baker, 20, from Central Square, today (April 30). He was charged with Sex Abuse 1st degree (D-felony), Forcible Touching (A-misdemeanor) and Endangering the Welfare of a Child (A-misdemeanor). The arrest stems from an incident that allegedly occurred at a residence in the town of West Monroe on or about November 11, 2017.