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Fulton Daily News

Victim of Cayuga St. Standoff: ‘I Thought I Was Going To Die’

Jason Clark beat a woman over several hours and trashed her apartment in a jealous rage, even as he used a knife and threats of murder to keep police at bay Monday.

That’s according to depositions filed with Clark’s arrest and arraignment on charges related to the 10 hour standoff at 512 Cayuga St. in Fulton.

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Oswego Daily News

Leighton Parents: Don’t Close Our School

Dozens of parents, the majority those with students attending Leighton Elementary School, pack the board room for Tuesday night's school board meeting. Nearly 20 of them spoke out against a plan that would close Leighton. District officials say the proposal is but one option they are considering and a final decision won't be made for quite some time.

About 20 parents of Leighton students plead with the school board not to close the school. That is just one option the district is looking at if the Education Center is sold, the board of education said. No decision is going to be made on this for a long time, they said. Much more discussion is likely and public input is encouraged, they added.

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Oswego Daily News

Report: Deadly Richland Fire’s Cause May Never Be Known

A year ago, fire destroyed a home on County Route 48 in Richland, killing eight of the nine people in the home.  Four were children.

News10Now’s Andy Mattison followed up and found that fire officials cannot determine what caused the fire:

“We can get the fire basically to the area of origin, which would be the wood stove at the south end of the structure. Exactly what happened near the wood stove, we’ll probably never know,” said Oswego County Fire Coordinator John Hinds.

The investigation into the fire is closed, Mattison reports.

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Fulton Daily News

Clark Charged With Several Crimes After 10 Hour Standoff

Jason Clark, in a mugshot provided by the Oswego County Sheriff's Department.The man who police say held a woman at knifepoint for 10 hours on Monday faces a host of criminal charges today.

Fulton Police charged Jason Clark of Cayuga St. with assault, menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, unlawful imprisonment, aggravated criminal contempt and obstructing governmental administration.

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