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County Residents Should Prepare For Potential Emergencies This Weekend

February 23, 2019 Contributor

With a high wind event forecast for Sunday, Feb. 24, Oswego County Director of Emergency Management Dale A. Currier, CEM, urges people to prepare for potential emergency conditions and monitor the weather this weekend. The National Weather Service – Buffalo Forecast Office has issued a high wind warning that is in effect from 10 a.m. Sunday to 10 a.m. Monday.

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Syracuse Man Facing Drug Charges Following Granby Traffic Stop

February 22, 2019 Site Administrator

The suspect was found to allegedly be in possession of a large variety of drugs. The drugs have an estimated street value of approximately $3,600.

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Fulton’s Newest Firefighter: Five-Year-Old ‘Danger Girl’

February 22, 2019 Mikayla Kemp

The Fulton Fire Department honored five-year-old Brooklyn “Danger Girl” Hall as an honorary firefighter with a swearing-in ceremony held on Thursday. Danger Girl received a terminal prognosis late last year after battling brain cancer since September 2017.

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Fulton GOP Endorses Mayor Woodward for Re-Election

February 22, 2019 Contributor

The Fulton City Republican Committee has endorsed Mayor Ron Woodward for re-election to the office of Mayor of the City of Fulton.

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SUNY Oswego’s Endowment Continues To Outperform National Average

February 21, 2019 Contributor

Oswego College Foundation’s endowment investment returns have exceeded the national average for 12 years straight, and for 15 of the past 16 years, according to the latest data released Jan. 31 by the National Association of College and University Business Officers.

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Look for exciting competition when East Coast Snocross comes to the Oswego County Fairgrounds in Sandy Creek March 2 and 3. Pictured are riders in the pro-lite class at a recent race in Maine.

East Coast Snocross Meets Lake Effect Snow

February 21, 2019 Contributor

For decades the Oswego County Fairgrounds in Sandy Creek have hosted demolition derbies, harness racing and even antique engine competitions. On March 2 and 3, the popular oval track will be the setting for hundreds of snowmobiles, courtesy of East Coast Snocross racing.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego County Airport Receives State Funds

February 20, 2019 Site Administrator

The funding is part of a $23.6 million investment in 31 airports statewide. The Oswego County Airport .will put the funds toward construction of a new aircraft hangar.

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Oswego Daily News

Mayor Proposes Blight Reduction Loan Program

February 20, 2019 Steve Yablonski

The Blight Reduction Loan Program would allow Oswego to repair property cited for exterior code violations and bring it back into compliance with city rules and law. State grant funds would be used to start the program.

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Mexico Man Arrested on Rape Charges

February 19, 2019 Site Administrator

The suspect is accused of subjecting a girl less than 14 years old to sexual intercourse and sexual abuse from 2012 through December 2014 in the city of Fulton.

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Legislator Crusades Against Rental Fees

February 18, 2019 Steve Yablonski

According to Legislator Dan Farfaglia (D – Fulton), the county charges municipalities rental fees when they borrow county-owned highway equipment. At the recent legislature meeting, he sought to put forth a resolution that would abolish rental fees to use county highway equipment.

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