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A school project for the Christmas holidays turned out to be more than just a grade for eighth-grade student, Malcolm Wettering, and brought tremendous joy to the residents of one Oswego nursing home.

Michael C. Backus of Mexico was sworn in as Oswego County Clerk on Jan. 1. Accompanied by his family, including his brother SSgt. Robert P. Backus USMC, Backus was sworn in by NYS Supreme Court Judge James McCarthy.

The Vice Chairman of the Oswego County Legislature was the most recent of several public servants to pass away since last summer. He is best known for the development of Oswego County’s comprehensive solid waste management system.

The Oswego Common Council OK’d the sale of the Mid-Town Parking Garage. Family Court attendant celebrates 90th birthday and retires from the position she held since 1984. And the county mourned the loss of Art Ospelt.

Port City considers alternate parking plan for the winter. Oswego County and Oswego City approves budgets for 2013. And, electronic monitoring system will alleviate over-crowding at Oswego County Jail.

An OMS student vowed to be the face, voice of the area’s homeless and push for the creation of a shelter. The Oswego Common Council votes to exceed state tax cap; councilors and mayor said a tax hike isn’t necessarily imminent in the Port City. This was “just a precautionary measure.”

With the issue of school safety on every parents mind, the Child Advocacy Center has partnered with the Oswego City School District, the Oswego County Department of Social Services, the Huntington Family Centers of Syracuse and the Oswego County Child Protection Advisory Council to offer a community forum on the subject.

Aerial spraying was planned after the Oswego County Health Department discovered EEE in Central Square. The county’s long-time clerk died at 77. And, hundreds turned out to mourn a 23-year-old Oswego native who died in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.