Oswego Daily News

UPDATE: A suspect is in custody and no injuries were reported. The Oswego City Police conducted a search of the residence and there was no firearm located.

Oswego City Police, with assistance from several other agencies, defused a potentially life-threatening situation this afternoon on the city’s southwest side. At about 3:08 p.m. today (Sept. 30), the Oswego City Police were dispatched by 911 to a report of a suicidal male with a gun at 258 W. Third St.

On Sunday (Sept. 29), at 8 p.m., two drivers were ticketed following the investigation into a motor vehicle accident that occurred on State Route 49, four-tenths of a mile east of Avery Road in the town of Constantia, the result of a road rage incident, according to sheriff’s deputies.

The Oswego City-County Youth Bureau anticipates it will receive a limited amount of funding for youth development programs in 2014. Not-for-profit organizations have until Nov. 8 to apply for grant funds through the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.

Tammy Hadlow said she always aspired to volunteer on a global level. Now, she is doing just that. She is working as an environment volunteer with the Peace Corps in the Philippines. “I hope to bring my work/life experience to my new community and be part of a successful project that will have positive lasting effects on my host community,” said Hadlow.

The ranks of Oswego County’s Youth Court swelled by a dozen on Thursday. Youth Court is a recognized community diversion program aimed at keeping young offenders out of Family Court. Youth Court is a system, backed by police, where juvenile offenders who have committed a minor crime and have admitted their guilt are tried by their peers in a court of law.

The New York Sea Grant Launch Steward Program has posted a new blog to provide the public with information on how to look for, remove and properly dispose of aquatic species hitchhikers on motorized and non-motorized vessels.

The Board of Education and the stakeholder committee have finished with the preliminary interview process leaving two candidates for the final interviews with the Board of Education. The two finalists are Benjamin Halsey and Anita Murphy.

The Salmon River International Sport Fishing Museum near Pulaski will celebrate its 10th year anniversary on October 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a special ceremony and a presentation at 1 p.m. about the past, current and future events of the museum.

THIS JUST IN:  The New York State Department of Health today notified the Oswego County Health Department that more evidence of the West Nile virus was found in mosquitoes collected Sept. 12 in West Monroe. Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang reminds residents to continue to be proactive in protecting themselves against mosquitoes to avoid infection of mosquito-borne viruses.