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Oswego Daily News

Three Oswego County Men Nabbed In Roundup Of 24 Alleged Drug Dealers

Two men from Oswego — Steven Baitsell and Baubak Gholipour-Abbasi — and Vincent Ryder of Central Square were among 24 people being sought by police today as officials announced they’d cracked several drug distribution rings that were centered on the village of Solvay in Onondaga County.

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Oswego Daily News

Man Arrested After Pursuit By Police Ends In A Crash

The Oswego County Sheriff’s Department reports that David R. Burger, 22, of 80 Sixth Avenue, Oswego, appeared to be speeding on Route 104 near the Route 34 intersection in Hannibal. The department says a deputy tried to pull Burger’s car over, using the police car’s lights and siren, near the Stock Rd. intersection.

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Fulton Daily News

Hannibal’s Next Playground Will Be Different From The Current One

There will eventually be a new school and community playground at Hannibal’s Fairley Elementary School. While the final design of the playground isn’t certain yet, one thing is: “What we will have is very different from what we have now,” said Fairley principal Roseann Schoonmaker, a member of the committee pulling the new playground together.

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Oswego Daily News

Scene Around Town: The Case Of The Frightened Fox

A fox has been coming around on and off, early mornings, at Dick Drosse’s house in Minetto.

The award-winning photographer has grabbed his camera time and again in an attempt to capture a portrait of the visitor.

However, it spooks easily.

“I couldn’t figure how I could step out and get a good photo,” Drosse said. “I’d just get ready to take the photo, and the fox would run off.”

A little while ago, he found out why.

As the fox strolled toward the house, “out of the brush pops our cat, Leo, chasing the fox,” Drosse explained. It’s as if Leo’s yelling, “There’s only room for one boss around here!”

If you’d like to see more of Drosse’s photography, visit the Oswego Public Library; it is hosting an exhibition of his work through Oct. 5.

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Oswego Daily News

New Study Finds Lake Fishing, A Key Local Industry, Is Declining Fast

Oswego County’s signature industry is caught in a downward spiral, according to a new report.

The study, from New York Sea Grant, predicts that fishing trips to Lake Ontario will fall off by about a third in the next few years, draining $19 million from an $80 million business and costing 330 jobs.

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