Jiancheng Huang, Oswego County Director of Public Health, said an 18-year-old female college freshman was taken by ambulance to SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse early this morning (Feb. 18), as a suspected case of bacterial meningitis. She was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit at SUNY Upstate.
Jack Brandt was sworn in on Feb. 14 to fill the seat vacated by the late Art Ospelt. He pledged that his votes will be in favor of what he believes to be in the best interest of his constituents.
Forty-four South Korean students arrived on campus in January ready to spend as many as three years at Oswego and as much time getting to know the campus and culture as possible.
On Wednesday at about 6:05 a.m. the Oswego City Police Department’s Anti -Crime Team with the assistance of the Special Response Team executed a search warrant at 257 Syracuse Ave., Apartment #1, Oswego. As a result, investigators located and seized 14 bags of heroin and two residents were arrested.
The towns of Minetto, Oswego and Scriba recently took action to seek a review of the city of Oswego Fire Department’s Ambulance Service Certificate by the New York State Department of Health. The three town boards adopted similar resolutions authorizing the Scriba to pursue a review by the Commissioner of Health of the city’s operating territory.
Assemblyman Will Barclay issued a statement Thursday following news of proposed legislation mandating current firearm owners and potential owners to take out a $1 million liability insurance policy.
On Thursday, Oswego County joined the growing number of counties officially voicing opposition to the governor’s NY SAFE Act. While admitting there were some good parts in the new law, legislators voted 25-0 to encourage state officials to go back and re-do the law.
Lilly Ledbetter, an activist for equal pay for women since standing up for her rights at an Alabama tire company, will headline SUNY Oswego’s Ernst & Young Lecture Series at SUNY Oswego with a free presentation at 6 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Sheldon Hall ballroom.
The county’s Health and Highway departments used Girl Scout cookies as a substitute for medical supplies during a drill to simulate the receiving and distribution of emergency medical supplies on Wednesday. The ‘supplies’ were unloaded, sorted and distributed to sites around the county.
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