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Karl Haist holds a sign proclaiming his pumpkin as the new New York State record.
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Haist Claims Oswego Pumpkin Crown – Sets State Record … Twice

October 5, 2014 Steve Yablonski

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!”

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Oswego’s Kylie Pelkey Earns Elite Status as Member of 2015 Army Marching Band

October 3, 2014 Steve Yablonski

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.

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Mexico Couple Facing Welfare Fraud, Larceny Charges

October 3, 2014 Contributor

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.

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Oswego Police: School Threat ‘Not Credible’

October 3, 2014 Contributor

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.

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Nearly 20 Students Inducted Into Youth Court

October 2, 2014 Steve Yablonski

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.

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