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Granby Man Arrested for Pulaski Bank Robbery

January 16, 2024 Contributor

OSWEGO COUNTY – On January 12, 2024, at 10:02 a.m. the Village of Pulaski Police Department, New York State Police and the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported Bank Robbery at the Key […]

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Gas Prices Drop Across the Region

January 15, 2024 Contributor

NEW YORK – Today’s national average price for a gallon of gasoline is $3.07, down one cent from last Monday. One year ago, the price was $3.30. The New York State average is $3.28, down […]

Salmon River Winter Festival Returns One Week Earlier

January 12, 2024 Contributor

The 13th annual Salmon River Winter Festival will take place Friday, January 19 through Sunday, January 21. Enjoy a weekend of family fun and delicious food challenges throughout Pulaski, Richland, Sandy Creek and Altmar.

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Residents Advised to be Proactive in Their Health Care

January 12, 2024 Contributor

January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and the Oswego County Health Department reminds residents about protection measures, such as early cancer screenings and vaccinations, to help detect or prevent the disease.

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Oswego County Waives Civil Service Testing Fees Again for 2024

January 12, 2024 Contributor

The Oswego County Legislature approved a resolution at its organizational meeting to waive all civil service testing fees for the second consecutive year. The 2024 initiative helps remove a financial barrier to potential jobseekers, raise interest in open positions and encourage people to apply.

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National Grid Prepares for Weekend Winter Weather While Completing Restoration for Customers Affected by this Week’s Damaging Windstorm

January 12, 2024 Contributor

As National Grid restores the final isolated pockets of single customer outages in Northern New York following this week’s wind and snow storms, it is preparing for another round of winter weather this weekend.

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National Grid Restores Power to More Than 182,000 New York Customers Impacted by Damaging, Sustained Wind Storm

January 11, 2024 Contributor

National Grid’s field force of more than 4,200 workers continues to battle challenging weather conditions as they restore service to customers affected by the destructive winter storm that began in upstate New York Tuesday.

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Student-Athlete Mental Wellness App Wins SUNY Oswego Launch It Competition

January 11, 2024 Contributor

Two SUNY Oswego business administration majors and student-athletes, Noah Bull and Tyler Flack, won the university’s 2023 Launch It student entrepreneurship competition with the idea for a mental wellness app.

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TSA Recruiting Officers To Work At Syracuse Airport, Application Assistance Available Jan. 17Th

January 10, 2024 Site Administrator

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring officers to work at Syracuse Hancock International Airport and will be conducting an application assistance event at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 6646 Old Collamer Road […]

APW Teachers Grow Ugly Beards to Support the School’s Backpack Program

January 10, 2024 Contributor

OSWEGO COUNTY – Four teachers from Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Junior-Senior High School participated in the second annual Ugly Beard contest, a competition meant to collect votes in the form of non-perishable items to contribute to the school’s […]

County Officials Urge Caution During Extreme Heat This Week

June 30, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – The National Weather Service-Buffalo Forecast Office issued a heat advisory until 8 p.m. today, June 30, for all counties in western and northern Central New York. An extreme heat watch will also [...]
Extreme Heat Watch issued June 29 at 1:14PM EDT until July 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

June 29, 2026

WHAT…For the Heat Advisory, heat index values as high as 100 expected. For the Extreme Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values as high as 110 possible. WHERE…Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, [...]

County Officials Urge Caution During Extreme Heat This Week

June 30, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – The National Weather Service-Buffalo Forecast Office issued a heat advisory until 8 p.m. today, June 30, for all counties in western and northern Central New York. An extreme heat watch will also [...]
Fatal Accident in The Village of Central Square.

June 29, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – June 27th, 2026, at around 6:45 PM, members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to an accident at the intersection of East Ave (State Route 49) and Gertrude Drive in [...]
Contractor Fraud in Oswego County

June 24, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – On Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026, Paul Conklin, 67, of Marcellus, NY, was arrested and charged with Grand Larceny in the third degree and Misappropriation of Funds of Trust. Conklin has been the [...]