The elite honor ensemble zeroes in on nation’s elite marching musicians and color guard members. The U.S. Army All-American Marching Band performs each year at halftime of the nationally-broadcasted U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Allison Pasco is joining an elite group. Only 125 high school marching band members among the millions in the United States are selected.
On October 8, Troopers were conducting a traffic detail at the Oswego Speedway on City Line Road in the city of Oswego when several pedestrians alerted patrols that a white male, identified as Kevin Schute, was operating a gray Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck allegedly yelling obscenities and driving erratically.
The New York State Senate is holding a public hearing October 10 in Mexico to examine the recent record flooding along the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario. The hearing is being held by Senator Tom O’Mara, Chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, and Senator Patty Ritchie, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
On Oct. 6 at 1:25 p.m. the Oswego City Police Department was notified that Deidre Rogers of 956 Middle Road, Lot 8A, Oswego, had died. Rogers was the victim, who was hospitalized from the assault that occurred on Sept. 30 at 128 E Fourth St. in the city of Oswego. Pending the results of the autopsy, the Oswego City Police Department will be working in conjunction with the Oswego County District Attorney’s Office in filing appropriate charges in this matter,
The Oswego County Health Department announced that it will wrap up its free water sampling program and free Tdap vaccinations at the end of the month. “Monday, October 30 will be the last day for free water sample pick-up and testing,” said Natalie Roy, principal public health sanitarian. “As people recover from the lakeshore flooding earlier this year, we’ve found that the need for sampling is slowing down.”
The 2017 primary election for the 25th district of Oswego County Legislature initially left newcomer candidate Marc Holliday leading the polls with six votes to incumbent candidate Frank Castiglia Jr.’s four votes in a conservative primary race. Given time to account for absentee ballots, the final results evened the score at a deadlock, each candidate receiving seven votes. According to Oswego County Board of Elections officials, the tiebreaking decision would be left to the Oswego County Conservative Party to discuss and decide through a committee vote. “The Executive Committee of the Oswego County Conservative Party met Thursday (Sept 28) night at its regularly scheduled meeting and the issue of appointing a candidate for the Conservative line for the 25th Legislative district was voted on. The chairman and secretary convened this vote and found that neither candidate was selected. Therefore, there will be no representative for the Conservative Party on this line,” said Ron Greenleaf, Chairman of the Oswego County Conservative Party.
State Police announce the arrest of Jeffrey P. Erskin Sr., 59, from Hannibal, for Course of Sexual Conduct 1st degree, a class “B” felony. Erskin is accused of having sexual conduct and intercourse with a female victim under the age of 13.
The Oswego County Public Health Department reported today (Oct. 6) that test results received on Tuesday indicated new positive results for both the Eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile viruses. The report listed two pools as positive for EEE and four pools as positive for WNV on September 18. It also listed two pools as positive for EEE and two pools as positive for WNV on September 25.
Friends of Great Bear and Central New York Land Trust announce the success of the campaign for Whiskey Island and Northern Great Bear, thanks to the local community who worked to preserve this land for recreation and conservation. On September 29, 130 acres of Great Bear Springs Recreation Area in Volney was transferred from private ownership to the nonprofit CNY Land Trust. The CNYLT will in turn transfer the land to the town of Volney to keep as part of Great Bear.
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced nearly $27 million in grants to support 16 essential drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects throughout Central New York. These grants are part of a $255 million statewide investment, funded through New York’s Water Infrastructure Improvement Act.
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