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The average temperature last month was 62.6 degrees; the same as 1998 and just ahead of 62.0 degrees in 1880. Since April 2011 every month has been warmer than average.

The county will distribute one 65mg tablet for every child weighing less than 150 pounds, and one 130mg tablet for every adult in a household.

The Oswego County Health Department launched its full-scale mosquito surveillance program for the 2012 season with training sessions on May 21 at Toad Harbor Swamp.  Toad Harbor and Big Bay swamp areas are usually the first places EEE virus appears each summer. However, last year it appeared in a few places around Oswego County at the same time.

At about 2:51 a.m. today (June 3), members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Department, McFee Ambulance and Palermo Fire Department responded to a single motor vehicle accident at the intersection of State Route 49 at State Route 3 in the town of Palermo. The driver died at the scene

Across New York State, museums, cultural institutions, and historic sites are celebrating NYS Museum Week May 31 to June 6. Residents and visitors are encouraged to explore the wealth of outstanding museums and heritage sites.

An Oswego man is in jail after a domestic dispute in which he also allegedly threatened a deputy with a knife.