The SUNY Oswego Women’s Center will host the 35th annual Take Back the Night at 6 p.m. Oct. 24, to raise awareness of domestic violence. The Take Back the Night march brings attention to violence, including sexual assault and domestic violence, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A rally with guest speakers will precede the march.
At the close of Thursday’s meeting, members of the Oswego County Legislature were invited to attend a non-partisan town hall event. Suzanne Stout, representing We the People of Oswego Indivisible, said the event, scheduled for 7 p.m. on October 17, would take place in the Legislative Chamber on the fourth floor of the County Office Building, 46 E. Bridge St. “We are a non-partisan group and we are trying to educate ourselves and the public about issues that face Oswego County,” she explained.
There will be a Water Outage on State Route 48 (West River Road). The affected areas will be from Burden Drive to the south city limit. The water will be turned off at 9 a.m. and will be back on by 6 p.m.
In front of an auditorium full of local shoreline home and business owners Tuesday night, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Senator Patty Ritchie and Senate Environmental Conservation Committee Chair Senator Tom O’Mara, along with Assemblymen Will Barclay and Bob Oaks came together for a Joint Hearing on 2017 Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Flooding.
The Oswego County Health Department reported today that a horse in West Monroe tested positive for the EEE virus in the state lab. The horse was seen by a veterinarian and euthanized on September 28. Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang said horses are very susceptible to mosquito-borne diseases if they are not vaccinated.
Friends of Great Bear, trail stewards for Great Bear Springs Recreation Area, is pleased to announce that the group is the recipient of a 2017 $4,200 grant from “The Emerick Fund, a component of the Oswego County Community Foundation.” The grant is for the repair and improvement of a popular and well used trail section at Great Bear.
The elite honor ensemble zeroes in on nation’s elite marching musicians and color guard members. The U.S. Army All-American Marching Band performs each year at halftime of the nationally-broadcasted U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Allison Pasco is joining an elite group. Only 125 high school marching band members among the millions in the United States are selected.
On October 8, Troopers were conducting a traffic detail at the Oswego Speedway on City Line Road in the city of Oswego when several pedestrians alerted patrols that a white male, identified as Kevin Schute, was operating a gray Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck allegedly yelling obscenities and driving erratically.
The New York State Senate is holding a public hearing October 10 in Mexico to examine the recent record flooding along the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario. The hearing is being held by Senator Tom O’Mara, Chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, and Senator Patty Ritchie, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
On Oct. 6 at 1:25 p.m. the Oswego City Police Department was notified that Deidre Rogers of 956 Middle Road, Lot 8A, Oswego, had died. Rogers was the victim, who was hospitalized from the assault that occurred on Sept. 30 at 128 E Fourth St. in the city of Oswego. Pending the results of the autopsy, the Oswego City Police Department will be working in conjunction with the Oswego County District Attorney’s Office in filing appropriate charges in this matter,
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