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Oswego Daily News

Oswego Police Seek Help In Locating Missing Man

Charles J. RiceThe Oswego City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a reportedly missing person. Charles J. Rice was last seen during the early morning hours of Friday April 4 at a relative’s home within the city of Oswego. He is approximately 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

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Fulton Daily News

Future Oswego County Leaders Meet the Media

Future leaders of Oswego County focused their attention on media interaction during Leadership Oswego County’s meeting Friday and Oswego County Today was there. In its 21st year, Leadership Oswego County is an annually selected group of county residents who make a nine-month commitment to learn more about how to become effective leaders for the future.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego’s 2014 Polar Plunge Draws More Than 125

Polar Plungers brave the freezing waters of Lake Ontario on Saturday afternoon.The event, held Saturday, at Wright’s Landing boat launch, attracted more than 125 “plungers” of all ages. Funds raised by the freezing fundraiser will benefit the Special Olympics. It was the quickest and coldest plunge ever. More information can also be found on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OswegoPolarPlunge

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Oswego Daily News

Grand Jury Returns 25 Charges; Teens Arraigned Monday

Three teenagers accused of killing a town of Granby man were indicted by a Grand Jury on felony charges of murder, robbery and burglary. The secret Grand Jury proceedings were revealed when three separate indictments were filed with the Oswego County court clerk containing 19 counts and 25 felony charges against the young men.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego Police Cracking Down On Distracted Drivers

Motorists are reminded that the month of April is National Distracted Driver Awareness month. Members of the Oswego Police Department will be out educating and warning motorist of the danger of distracted driving. April 10-15, law enforcement personnel will be using a combination of traditional and innovative strategies to crack down on motorists who text while driving.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego County Combats Jail Overcrowding with Alternatives to Incarceration

The Oswego County Legislature’s Public Safety and Finance and Personnel committees have approved a budget modification request from Oswego County Sheriff Reuel A. Todd to cover the cost of housing inmates out-of-county. In the first two months of the year, this expense amounted to $130,000 which exhausted the adopted 2014 budget amount of $100,000.

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Oswego Daily News

Hundreds Turn Out To Remember Heidi Allen

Always hopeThe New Haven teenager was kidnapped on April 3, 1994. A huge crowd packed the New Haven Fire Hall on Thursday night to share stories and keep hope alive that some day the mystery of ‘Where is Heidi” will be solved. Pastor Vivian Summerville, the same pastor who led the vigils in 1994 and 1995, led prayers Thursday.

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Oswego Daily News

Freezin’ for a Reason in Oswego – Polar Plunge Set Saturday

A large crowd took part in the previous  Polar Plunge for Special Olympics. The 2014 event is set for Saturday. More than 100 participants are signed up for the second annual Plunge for Special Olympics New York and will take an icy dip into Ontario Lake on Saturday in support of local area Special Olympics athletes. Sergeant Jim Cunningham, officers Lysa Dolin, Bryan Thompson and Kevin Engle of the Oswego Police Department will lead the plunge carrying the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics “Flame of Hope.”

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