The United Way of Greater Oswego County kicked off its 2011 – 2012 campaign Wednesday at The American Foundry citing a need for immediate assistance. Melanie Trexler, executive director of the United Way, recognized “all the hard-working individuals who work for those agencies who address the needs of our community. You are the unsung heroes of our county!”
Troopers, along with members of the U. S. Marshall’s Service and the State Police Computer Crime Unit, searched the home of William J. Knopp Wednesday. They allege that they found several pictures and videos of children under age 16 engaged in various sex acts.
Fulton schools opened a little more full than they were a year ago.
There were 3,667 students in classrooms throughout the district on opening day this year. That’s up 68 from last year, according to Executive Director of Instruction and Assessment Betsy Conners.
Hannibal’s Board of Education meets Wednesday night at 7:15. The board will likely vote to change the spring break week because of the state’s late decision to schedule some state tests right in the middle of the week that’s already been scheduled. Also, board members will meet this year’s foreign exchange students. See the entire agenda inside.
10:50 PM: Results are finally complete: Ron Woodward has won the Republican primary for Mayor, beating Common Council member Tom Kenyon 361-229 in unofficial results.
Woodward got about 60% of the votes while Kenyon took about 39%. There were 3 write-in votes recorded.
Kenyon will be on the ballot in November as the Conservative Party’s endorsed candidate. An independent candidate, Ralph Stacy, Jr., will also run.
In the other primary in the city, Alan Emrich beat Woodward’s son, Ryan, in the race for the Republican endorsement to run for Common Council in the 1st Ward.
The president of the Oswego Board of Education said he’d work with some concerned parents to ensure their children get the required amount of physical education
First Assistant Fire Chief Donald Dowd and Captain Peter Coffey were operating the fire department’s jet sled ”Beau” in the area of the Varick Street Hydro-Electric Plant when Captain Coffey, the operator of the boat, while transversing the river, struck a steel pole sideswiping off that pole forcing him to strike a second pole.
Those isolated showers isolated someplace else yesterday. Will we be as lucky today? Wait and see.
State Police say they pulled over a vehicle for speeding and wound up making a drug arrest.
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