Happy birthday, Minetto! Magic in Minetto will celebrate the town’s 100th year with a fun, family-friendly festival. The Aug. 13 celebration will take place at the Minetto Town Hall and River View Park along the Oswego River from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Oswego County Fire Coordinator Donald Forbes is asking people to be extremely careful with cigarettes, charcoal grills, campfires and other flame sources, and to stop all outside burning of hay, grass and brush in Oswego County. Forbes said the county has seen an increase in grass and brush fires this past week and that fire officials around the county report their water supplies for fighting fires are critically low.
Oswego County is now officially under a drought warning and County Legislature Chairman Kevin Gardner (District 13, New Haven) is asking citizens to voluntarily conserve water. Legislature Chairman Gardner said Oswego County was included in a heightened drought warning which was issued Thursday (Aug. 4) by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
Recent weather conditions have caused major concerns with the local water supply, and have also increased the possibility of brush and grass fires. Dried vegetation that is normally green this time of year has become a fire hazard and a perfect fuel for a brush fire.
Mayor William Barlow announced today (Aug. 4) that due to severe drought conditions, the city’s ground water storage tank level is approaching a critically low level and continues to be depleted at a rate that could cause a significant health hazard if water conservation measures aren’t undertaken immediately by all water users. Mayor Barlow requests that all users of city of Oswego water, which includes the towns of Scriba and New Haven, curtail the use of water as much as possible for the next several weeks.
July 2016 was a warm, sunny and “dry, very dry month.” The average temperature last month was 73.0 degrees, according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. However, he is quick to add that “it’s no biggie. We’re way down on the all-time warmest list of Julys.” Precipitation for July was a derisory 0.52-inch. Going back to 1844, July 2016 is the second driest on record.
The Oswego City School District’s central offices will likely relocate into a section of the Leighton Elementary School, pending the sale of the Education Center. The plan would also include relocation of the high school’s main office to make room for the technology department. “Certainly we’re not going to take a loss on the sale of the Education Center. If we don’t find a happy balance where we net a significant amount of money, we’ll hold on to it,” Superintendent Dr. Dean Goewey said.
Fourteen Central New York not-for-profit organizations, a large percentage of which are based in Oswego County, received grant awards from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation in its second grant round of 2016. Projects encompass a wide range of focus areas, including workforce training, education, health and welfare for families and seniors, arts and culture, human services, and capital campaigns.
The tour will start at the overlook parking lot and will be led by fort historian Rachel Ruller. The event is free and open to the public, and will last approximately an hour and 15 minutes. The Fort Ontario Post Cemetery contains the remains of 77 men, women, and children who were connected with Fort Ontario throughout its history.
On July 31, at approximately 11 am., State Police responded to 12 Dunlap Road in the town of Richland for a complaint of two dogs that were left unattended and a foul odor emanating from the residence. When Troopers arrived, they discovered two small dogs left unattended inside the residence along with dog feces and urine all over the floor.
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