Director of Code Enforcement Neal Smith said the city should tear down a west side building – before it falls down on its own. This building has been at risk for quite a while, even more so now; it was recently vandalized inside and heavily damaged, he explained.
The Oswego Town woman was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of her husband in their home on March 19.
While the humidity made things feel worse than it was, it was only 3.3 degrees higher than average – and only good for 6th place on the list of all-time hot Julys dating back to 1844, according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service.
Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman presented his 2011 city operating budget message following Monday night’s council committee meeting. The mayor is proposing a 50 percent increase in the sewer rates in an attempt to make the sewer fund self-sufficient by 2012.
Lisa Buske hopes to have her book finished by this Thanksgiving. It details how she has dealt with the kidnapping and presumed murder of her sister – Heidi Allen. She hopes by sharing her experience it will help others facing the same situation.
Ten time Indy 500 veteran and 1997 Oswego Speedway International Classic winner Davey Hamilton met several race fans Friday afternoon at Burritt Motors. Hamilton was in town to help kick off the 24th annual “$10,000 to Win†this weekend at Oswego Speedway.
Oswego County Public Health Director Dr. Dennis Norfleet announced today that a total of eight pools of mosquitoes collected near the village of Central Square and the Toad Harbor Swamp area have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).
“The virus activity is developing into a situation very similar to what we had in 2009 when we had a case of human EEE in Oswego County,†said Dr. Norfleet.
The New York State Education Department has made significant scoring changes in grading the statewide proficiency tests. These tests have been given regularly since 2005 to elementary and middle school students. However, the changes will have an impact on test scores as well as present problems for school districts.
A new wind turbine was installed Thursday on the roof of Lee Hall on the SUNY Oswego campus. The turbine, connected to the campus heating plant, will provide about 40,000 killowatt hours of electricity a year.
At approximately 1:10 p.m. today (July 29), Oswego Police were dispatched to Wal-Mart, 341 State Route 104 regarding a bomb threat. AÂ search yielded no credible threats and the store was reopened after Wal-Mart management determined that there was no danger to the public.
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