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After more than 90 minutes of debate, sometimes emotional, the Oswego County Legislature named a new county treasurer on Thursday night. Fred Beardsley was appointed by a rather fragmented vote. The vote was 14 yes to 7 no, with 2 absent, one abstention and one vacant.

The Oswego County Autism Task Force is sponsoring its seventh annual Family Fun Walk for Autism on April 27. The family – friendly event will take place at Leighton School and Wilber Field and Track in Oswego, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Build-A-Bear Workshop established the Huggable Heroes Program in 2004 as a way to recognize kids that demonstrate extraordinary service for causes that make a difference in the quality of life in their local communities and around the world. Oswego’s Emily Bradshaw was recently chosen as a semifinalist.

The Oswego High School Guard finished off an undefeated season at The Mid-York Color Guard Circuit Championships this past weekend at North Syracuse Junior High School.
Oswego captured first place in all judging captions with a score of 81.51 to win the title in the Scholastic A2 category.

Rep. Dan Maffei announced today (April 10) that the Palermo Volunteer Fire Department will receive a $90,801 grant in Round 21 of the FY2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program which is administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.