Two mosquito pools tested positive for EEE, one in the village of Central Square and the other in the town of West Monroe. Both sites are part of the target area that was sprayed last weekend. Four mosquito pools tested positive for WNV, two in the village of Central Square, one in New Haven and one in the town of Palermo.
The inaugural Oswego Bike Fest will kick start at Oswego Speedway on Friday, providing non-stop entertainment throughout the entire weekend inside the Port City ‘Steel Palace’ oval. While Oswego Bike Fest is geared toward motorcycle enthusiasts, the festival will provide food, drinks, and entertainment for three straight days that will appeal to any and all spectators, not just those with motorcycles.
Mostly sunny and warmer today. High in the mid 80s.
Four nonprofit organizations that serve the Pulaski area received grants totaling $10,500 from the Pulaski Community Fund. The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust provided seed money in 1991 to establish a charitable fund within the Central New York Community Foundation to benefit the greater Pulaski community.
The USTA Tennis Program teaches basic tennis skills and gives youth a chance to get outside and exercise, said the program’s coordinator. A carnival was held to give them a chance to show off what they’ve learned. The USTA Summer Tennis Program began in 2006 and is run through the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau.
G. Ray Bodley High School seniors are reminded that retakes for their Fultonian yearbook senior portraits will be taking place on August 27 at the high school. School Pictures of Rochester will be at GRB from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the auditorium.
An Aquatic Invasive Species is an organism introduced to an ecosystem that disrupts the native habitats of the region. These organisms are spread a number of ways including accidental dispersal by humans. AIS are becoming a persistent problem for waterways in New York State, clogging boating channels, disrupting the natural food webs, and impacting taxpayers. The impacts of AIS on local economies include AIS management costs, and the potential to decrease shoreline property value.
Warm with increasing sunshine this afternoon. High in the lower 80s.
Deputies report that 23-year-old Justin N. Lamb of Oswego was operating a 2013 Suzuki motorcycle on County Route 7 in a southerly direction when he left the roadway in a westerly direction striking a mailbox and a near by residence.
Oswego County contracted with Duflo Spray-Chemical Inc. from Lowville to conduct the aerial spraying of about 10,000 acres of the Toad Harbor / Big Bay Swamp on the north shore of Oneida Lake to reduce the spread of the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, which is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito.
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