The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a motorcycle accident in the 2100 block of West Genesee Road near the Interstate 690 underpass in the town of Lysander, which injured an Oswego County couple. Both were transported to Upstate University Hospital, where the male driver is currently being treated for a hip injury while the female passenger is being treated for a serious head injury.
The Oswego County Health Department has received notification from New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker of the declaration of an “Imminent Threat to Public Health” for mosquito-borne disease. The declaration enables the County Health Department to take steps, including aerial spraying, to control mosquito populations in Oswego County.
Back-to-school season is here. It’s time for parents to gather school supplies and backpacks. It’s also the perfect time for parents to make sure their children have all the vaccines they need to stay healthy. The Oswego County Health Department is reminding parents this August to ask the question, “Are my children up-to-date on their vaccinations?”
At Monday night’s Administrative Services Committee meeting, councilors paved the way for more road work in the Port City. They gave a favorable recommendation to a request for Change Order No. 1 for additional milling and paving work to be performed under the 2017 Milling and Paving Project in the amount of $227,200 with Riccelli Enterprises. It would increase the cost of the project to $725,200.
In an effort to ensure every child is prepared for school, the United Way of Greater Oswego County held its annual “Stuff a Bus” campaign recently at different bus locations around the county. The school supplies will now be divided among the nine districts in the coming days.
Humans have watched eclipses since before the dawn of written history, and during this long span of time our scientific understanding of the physical world has grown enormously. As a consequence, many of the older ideas we had about the causes and effects of total solar eclipses have been replaced by detailed physical explanations. Nevertheless, some older ideas seem remarkably resistant to replacement by the more scientifically-correct explanations.
Over the past few weeks, there has been a sharp increase in the number of Oswego County residents who needed post-exposure rabies treatments because of possible exposure to bats. Bats are typically more active this time of year and it’s critically important that people try to capture any bats that may have come in contact with a person or pet. Humans can develop rabies after undetected exposure to a rabid bat.
Lee Walker Jr., of 131 W. Albany St., has announced his candidacy for Oswego County Legislator, 15th District. No stranger to Oswego’s political scene, Walker Jr. previously served as Fifth Ward representative from 1993 to 1995 and 15th District legislator from 2008 to 2009.
Residents in the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone surrounding the nuclear power plants in Oswego County recently received a new public information brochure with emergency planning information. An error was identified and corrected. A new brochure is being mailed to residents in the EPZ.
On Wednesday, August 9, Wade J. Midlar, 51, of 554 County Route 85 in the town of Granby was arrested by the New York State Police Major Crimes Unit for one count of Promoting an obscene Sexual Performance by a Child, a class “D” felony.
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