According to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service, this April was the wettest that the area has seen since 1859. May came in at 1.64 inches wetter than average, he added. When asked how the rain was affecting his farm’s crops, Jeff Halstead of Halstead’s Harvest summed it up with: “One word. Terrible.” Other farmers, all across the county, feel the same way.
It was first spotted on Wednesday at a County Route 1A residence about a mile east of Novelis. He stayed for about an hour before heading back into the woods. There were a couple reports of the bear walking through St. Paul’s Cemetery on Oswego’s east side on Thursday. A witness said it walked through the cemetery and then ran off into the woods.
The new Yearbooks have arrived. Also, a deadline for senior activities is noted.
Well June has been dry so far. Let’s see how long it lasts.
SUNY Oswego professors, student organizations and others have worked together to send a large shipment of textbooks to a university in South Sudan. In an effort to supply the John Garang Memorial University library in South Sudan, around 5,000 textbooks were donated along with more than $5,000.
State Police don’t know yet what may have caused a head-on crash on Rt. 48 in Granby Monday evening.
Police say alcohol was likely not involved.
NewsChannel 9 reports that residents of Phoenix are concerned about their municipal water supply:
Last month, the Oswego County Health Department found disease-causing organisms that may include bacteria, parasites, and viruses in two Village of Phoenix wells. But more recent tests by an independent company hired by the village show the main water supply to be clear of contamination. A back-up well did, however, have algae, which can be harmful.
The report indicates that some residents are unhappy that the village waited nearly a month to notify residents of the results of the tests.
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