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September 4, 2026

Porky & Buddy: Rats Who Share

December 11, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Readers, Full disclosure here. It’s a cat eat rat world. But that doesn’t mean that rats aren’t interesting creatures—both delicious and interesting. We were listening to NPR this morning. (Yes we were pretending to […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Cutting Down on Strays

December 4, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky and Buddy, I have been reading about the statistics on the numbers of cats and dogs that have to be euthanized every year because there is no room for them in shelters and […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: A Puppy for Christmas

November 27, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky & Buddy, Help! I want to get a puppy for my kids for Christmas and I really want a purebred so I will know just what I am getting. So I tried to […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: The Barking Dog

November 13, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky and Buddy, My dog Butch is driving me crazy. He barks and barks all night long. He has a nice house to sleep in and I keep him tied there at night so […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Winter and Your Pets

October 23, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky and Buddy, Winter is coming and I’d like to know whether there are some things I should watch out for to keep my pets safe? Cheryl Dear Cheryl, Brrr! We are strictly couch potato […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Pet Politics

October 17, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Readers, OK, we don’t care what your politics are. Really, we don’t. But this is important. One of the problems with the federal Animal Welfare Act, is that the USDA’s regulations to implement the […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health

October 9, 2011 Contributor

Dear Buddy: Whenever I come home, my puppy, Lola, pees. I thought she was housetrained, as she does ask to go out, but then she’ll squat and pee right in front of me. I have […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Game Hunting

October 2, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky & Buddy, I saw an ad on Craigslist that invited people to come hunt for “big game” at something called a “game preserve.” The ad didn’t stay up on Craislist for long so […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Disaster Preparedness and Your Pet

September 11, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky & Buddy, Oops! I got myself stranded at my camp in the Adirondacks last weekend because of all the rain and flooding and fortunately I had my dogs with me, but no extra […]

Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Pets and Intelligence

August 14, 2011 Submitted article

Dear Porky & Buddy, Someone just told me that having a pet will make you smarter? Is that true? Not that am worried about needing to be smarter as I am a rocket scientist. (That […]

Mayor Robert Corradino Announces Change of Leadership at the Oswego Police Department.

September 4, 2026

OSWEGO – After nearly seven years of leading the Oswego Police Department, Chief Phil Cady will be stepping down from the position on September 12, 2026. Chief Cady is leaving to pursue an opportunity in [...]

UPDATE: Oswego County DSS Building Threat Update

September 3, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – Earlier today, September 2nd, 2026, at around 11:19 AM, members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Oswego County Department of Social Services, located at 100 Spring Street in the [...]
Oswego County Sheriff’s Office Respond To The Board of Elections For Unknown Substance In Mail

August 27, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – Earlier today, August 26th, 2026, at around 2:44 PM, members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Board of Elections, located at 74 Bunner Street in the City of Oswego, [...]
CiTi BOCES and Micron Bring the Future of Technology to Life for Oswego County Students

August 25, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – The Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation (CiTi) BOCES partnered with Micron this summer to give Oswego County students an inside look at the technologies shaping the future through the inaugural Oswego [...]