The Oswego County Health Department will offer influenza clinics for adults age 19 and older weekdays from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 6, at the Nick Sterio Public Health Clinic, 70 Bunner St., Oswego. No appointment is needed; walk-ins are welcome.
UPDATE: Oswego winner breaks his own state record.
As Mother Nature’s rain ended Saturday afternoon, Karl Haist’s reign was just beginning. Haist, of Clarence Center, NY, won the 2014 edition of the Annual CNY Great Pumpkin Festival with an entry tipping the scales at 1,725.5 pounds. Not only is it the Oswego top pumpkin, but it’s also the new New York State record. “I’m kind of surprised. I knew it was real big but I didn’t think it was this heavy,” Haist told Oswego County Today. “It feels good to have the state record, too!”
Years ago, Kylie Pelkey, as a new member of the Marching Buccaneers’ color guard, was assigned an umbrella to practice with. She woke up recently to find she was an All-American. The 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Tour recruited the Marching Buccaneer Thursday night to the Army All-American Marching Band’s color guard. The U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio will be televised live on NBC, from the Alamodome on Jan. 3, 2015. The band will perform at halftime. Since 2007, Pelkey is 13th Marching Buccaneers to be selected for this honor.
Colin P. Collins, 45, of 38 North St., Mexico, was arrested for fourth-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree welfare fraud, both class E felonies. Julie A. Collins, 44, of same address, was charged with first-degree offering a false written instrument for filing, along with the two previous charges for Mr. Collins stemming from the same incident.
On Thursday (October 2), at approximately 9:12 p.m., the city of Oswego Police Department received information of a juvenile who made threats against an Oswego city school via Facebook. A subsequent investigation into the complaint found that the threats were not credible. The juvenile was located, interviewed and subsequently processed through the Oswego County Family Court.
Oswego County Legislature Chairman Kevin Gardner administered the oath at the Oswego County Courthouse on Oneida Street as members of the graduates’ families looked on, many of them taking photographs. Youth Court is a recognized community diversion program aimed at keeping young offenders out of Family Court, according to Brian Chetney, director of the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau.
September 2014 was a very pleasant month, mild, dry and sunny, according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. It ended just like an Indian Summer.
The Oswego County Clerk’s Office said Tuesday (Sept. 30) that they are working with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles to address the issue of delamination or peeling of older license plates.
“Customers who come into our motor vehicle offices to replace their peeling plates will receive a replacement set at no cost,” said Oswego County Clerk Michael C. Backus. “The state is waiving the plate and transaction fees for this issue, effective immediately.”
SUNY Oswego has received a $2.88 million federal grant to improve college completion rates in Upstate New York. Oswego’s grant is one of 24 awards announced Sept. 30 under the U.S. Department of Education’s First in the World Program, which seeks to spur innovation in higher education aimed at helping more students access college and complete a degree. Working with Onondaga Community College, Mohawk Valley Community College and On Point for College, Oswego will target more than a thousand underrepresented and underprepared students who stand to benefit from higher education.
Oswego County’s diverse forests and rural scenery provide a spectacular mix of beautiful foliage every fall.
To help people find their way around some of the most scenic areas, the Oswego County Tourism Office is distributing a free fall foliage brochure. “The Autumn Guide” includes directions for three fall foliage driving tours and lists the top spots for viewing fall foliage in Oswego County.
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