Scholastic Art judges awarded eighth grader Kayla Volkomer an honorable mention award. OMS Art teacher Linda Shannon said, “Kayla has an exceptional way of expressing herself visually. This is the first time I can recall that an Oswego Middle School student has received this recognition.”
The huge snowstorm creating havoc in the Midwest and elsewhere never really materialized in Central New York Wednesday. The Oswego-Fulton area received about 5.5 inches of snow with some freezing rain mixed in.
The storm didn’t quite turn out to be the monster that forecasts suggested it would be. Nonetheless, it generated enough snow and icy pellets overnight to force schools across the county to close for the day. That includes Oswego, Fulton, Hannibal, Phoenix, Mexico, Central Square, APW, Pulaski and Sandy Creek. Also closed: Cayuga Community College’s Fulton campus.
The Oswego School District Public Library will open at noon.
Members of the Oswego Fire Department Firefighter Chris Stupp and Firefighter Gary Clark were shoveling out fire hydrants on Tuesday.
With a widespread winter storm approaching this week, Oswego County Emergency Management Office Director Patricia Egan reminds area residents to follow winter safety tips and stay aware of weather forecasts.
“We kind of had our January thaw on the 1st and a little into the 2nd,” said to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. “One the 1st, there was only a trace of snow on the ground and it was rainy.” Over all, the average temperature was just about normal. Precipitation was 0.45-inch below normal, but snowfall was nearly 3 feet above average.
John Canale, a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, has started to write a book recognizing the soldiers from the Port City who were a part of the “greatest land battle that was ever fought.” He is soliciting information to include in the book.
Investigation and field testing determined that the driver, 26-year-old Jodi Daniels, of 37 Lakeview Road, Oswego, was allegedly operating the vehicle while impaired by drugs and that, also riding in the vehicle were an 11-month-old and a 4-year-old child.
Fire hit an apartment house in downtown Oswego Friday morning.
The fire did heavy damage to the back of the two-apartment converted home at 134 E. Bridge St.
The Oswego Town man charged with multiple felony sex charges wants more time to review a plea deal. He is facing charges in Oswego County Court for allegedly abusing a young girl and federal charges in Onondaga County Court for allegedly possessing child pornography.
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