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Oswego High School’s track was crowded Friday night as purple-clad cancer survivors, their families, friends and supporters gathered to raise money for the American Cancer Society at the annual Relay for Life.

See a gallery of photos from the event, inside, courtesy of Beth Clark.

Years ago, Oswego County didn’t have a good permanent disposal method for residents who were looking for ways to get rid of household hazardous waste products. However, thanks to a grant from former Senator Jim Wright and the NYS DEC, the Oswego County Legislature and Department of Solid Waste opened a permanent disposal facility

The Springboard Mural Project is poised to launch another season of bringing some color to Oswego’s Riverwalk West. Nearly two dozen young artists are collaborating on the murals to be painted along the walkway. The mural project is a youth-focused initiative.It was originally a city sponsored community development plan to address graffiti issues.

The Oswego County Health Department began its full-scale mosquito surveillance program the week of May 28 in the Toad Harbor/Big Bay swamp area. Health officials are still receiving test results from the New York State laboratory. All of which have indicated that the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus was not present.

During a rainy afternoon earlier this month, a youngster passed the time with a good book as his mother shopped at Time and Again Books in Oswego. The average precipiation for June is 3.42 inches. By June 4 we were close to half that with 1.52 inches.

A 15-year-old resident of the city of Oswego was adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent under the Family Court Act as a result of a plea entered in Oswego County Family Court Thursday in satisfaction of petitions filed on multiple charges.

The city of Oswego and village of Mexico tied for second place with 42 points each, followed by the city of Fulton in third place with 33 points, and the town of Richland in fourth place with 27 points.

Tire mark evidence at the scene indicates the 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera was travelling at approximately 81mph when it lost control on the curve near the Oswego Speedway on Tuesday night. The survivors of the crash Donald M. Odin and Jeremy W. Tassie have both been released from the hospital.