Fulton Daily News
Photo Gallery: Hannibal Falls to Cazenovia in Football
Cazenovia ran out to an early lead and kept on running, beating Hannibal 54-0 on Saturday. We’ve got a full gallery of photos from the game, inside.
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Fulton Daily News
Photo Gallery: Fulton vs. Mexico Boys Soccer
Fulton’s boys varsity team picked up its first win of the season Saturday, pounding Mexico, 4-0 at Mexico’s Junior High fields. Zach Howell scored twice, including on a nifty header that you’ll see in the photo gallery inside.
Fulton Daily News
Doug Hoffman Meets Fulton Supporters in Final Hours of Primary Campaign
Doug Hoffman rolled up to the former Joice and Burch store on Route 48 in a big RV festooned with his campaign signs.
A small but enthusiastic crowd was waiting for him.
“The enthusiasm for Doug Hoffman is there, and it’s grassroots, too,” said Oswego County Conservative Party chair Leonard Schick.
Oswego Daily News
Police: Man Took Two Hostages, Killed Them Both in Pulaski
Two people are dead after police say a man held them hostage, shot them, and kept police away for seven hours. The Oswego County Sheriff’s Department confirms that James H. Steen, 39, of Hastings, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder.
Updated with details of a prior arrest for an alleged case of domestic violence in which police say he choked a person until the person blacked out.
New update: Police confirm that the woman allegedly choked by James Steen in the March incident is Victoria Steen, one of the murder victims.
Oswego Daily News
Annual Cow Chip Bingo Supports Lions’ Scholarship
The winner of the annual “Cow Chip Bingo†said she will use the winnings to purchase some new clothes for her new job. The proceeds from the event will be used to support an annual scholarship in the memory of Harold “H†Dowd, a Fulton Lions Club member who passed away in September 2005.
Oswego Daily News
Vehicle Pursuit Races Through Port City
UPDATED: A suspect was chased through Oswego Thursday evening by Fulton police officers, county sheriff’s deputies and Oswego police officers. The suspect was apprehended after being Tasered at his residents about a half mile west of the Port City. Several law enforcement vehicles were damaged in the incident, but there were no serious injuries. The investigation is on-going.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton Sells Another Fixed-up Home For a Profit
There’ll soon be a family living in the home at 421 Rochester St., and the city of Fulton will bank a small profit from the sale. It is the latest home to receive the city’s novel treatment of rundown structures that fall to the city when owners stop paying taxes.
Oswego Daily News
County Urges State To Support Funding For Parks, Historic Sites
At its meeting Thursday night, the Oswego County Legislature voted unanimously to support full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The state’s share of the funds would go a long way toward funding historic sites like Fort Ontario and more, said Legislator Morris Sorbello as he offered the resolution for consideration.
Oswego Daily News
Smart Table Deal Divides Oswego School Board
At its meeting this week, the Oswego Board of Education voted not to approve the agreement with Tequipment Incorporated for Smart Table professional development. The board had recently approved accepting grant funds for the project, but not the actual equipment purchase. “If we said no them that is what it means. No doesn’t mean yes,†said board president Dave White.
Fulton Daily News
A New Year Begins in Hannibal, With Spring’s Cutbacks Causing Fall Complaints
The budget cuts enacted earlier this year in Hannibal became real Wednesday when school opened for another year. The changes forced on the district caused complaints when people saw what those cuts meant.
The problem areas included a French class taught via distance learning and the half-day closing of the libraries in the Kenney Middle School and Fairley Elementary School.