Oswego Daily News

Several county government offices are affected by a phone outage at the Public Safety Center and Department of Motor Vehicles Office in Oswego this morning. People who are making incoming phone calls to those departments are receiving a busy signal.
E-mail functions are not affected.

The mayor is imposing the alternate side parking restrictions in the city of Oswego, effective at 1 a.m. Thursday and these restrictions will remain in effect (from 1 to 6 a.m.) until further notice. He instructed the Police Department to issue ‘Courtesy Notices’ for the first several nights that the parking restrictions are in effect.

Most of us have heard the terms weather forecasters throw around when talking about their craft. However, what do they actually mean? With heavy snow in the forecast, here are some terms and their definitions to help you be better prepared for most any weather situation that may pop up over the next few days and months.

Fred Beardsley took over as chair of the Oswego Country Legislature and the Oswego school district moved ahead with its redistricting plans.

The app contains interactive maps of 378 miles of snowmobile trails, public parking locations, 10 snowmobile clubs, 25 restaurants, 21 gas stations, 11 lodgings, and several more snowmobile-related and supporting businesses along the Oswego County trail system.

Santa Claus will have no trouble with his sleigh tonight. “History is on our side for a white Christmas,” according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. “Each year we have about a 66.6 percent chance of a white Christmas. This year, I’d say the odds are a bit better.”

The Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle Campaign is in the homestretch as Christmas approaches. But there is still time for you to help them help others. The kettle campaign ends on Christmas Eve.

County officials are mourning the loss of a colleague who gave more than four decades of public service to Oswego County residents. Arthur Ospelt, District 12 Legislator and Vice Chairman of the Legislature, passed away Dec. 18. He served in several leadership roles in town and county government. He is remembered as a strong and visionary leader who took great pride in the people and resources of Oswego County.

On Thursday at approximately 6: 40 p.m., the Oswego City Police Department responded to Palmer’s TV, located at 225 W. Third St., Oswego, for a reported robbery that had just occurred. First responding officers determined that one suspect had entered the open store, displayed a knife and demanded the money in the cash register.