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Oswego Daily News

REAL IDs Are Coming to New York State

“New York State Department of Motor Vehicles has been working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to become compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005,” said Oswego County Clerk Michael Backus. “This legislation is a joint effort between states and the federal government to improve the reliability and accuracy of state-issued driver licenses and identification cards.”

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Phoenix will celebrate its heritage as a canal community Oct. 7, with music, food, crafts and vendors along the canal and throughout the village's downtown area.
Oswego Daily News

Phoenix Hosts Locktoberfest Festival Oct. 7

The village of Phoenix will celebrate its canal heritage with its third annual Locktoberfest, a day of music, crafts, food, and street performers from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 7. The event is one in a series of community festivals celebrating the fall harvest season along the state canal system and is sponsored by the Phoenix Rising, the village of Phoenix, Taste NY, the New York State Canal Corp., I Love New York, and the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Man Killed In Early Morning Crash In Lysander

At approximately 6 a.m., Troopers responded to Lamson Road, east of Smokey Hollow Road, in Lysander for a one-vehicle crash. The investigation revealed a 2009 Chevrolet Impala, operated by Joseph B. Donhauser, 22, from Fulton, was located off the northbound shoulder of the roadway where it struck a tree. Donhauser was pronounced deceased at the scene.

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Oswego Daily News

Search Under Way For Missing Fisherman

UPDATE: The victim is still missing. The search will resume Monday morning.
Mark Deiter of Walnuttort, Pa., and two passengers were fishing on his 1994 Bayliner 23’ boat when at about 5:30 p.m. Sept. 23 the boat began to take on water and sink. The two passengers jumped from the boat, Mr. Deiter was on the boat when it went completely underwater and has not been seen since.

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Spare Change. Photo by Samantha Flavell
Oswego Daily News

A Penny For Your Thoughts

In the production of coins, according to treasury.gov, the US Mint buys strips of metal to manufacture the nickel, dime, quarter and half dollar.
The penny however requires a separate material.The cost to produce the one-cent penny rose to 1.5 cents in the 2016 fiscal year according to US Mint spokesman Tom Jurkowsky in a Forbes interview.

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Fulton Daily News

City of Fulton, Police Department Reach Contract Agreement

The city of Fulton and the Fulton Police Benevolent Association representing the Fulton Police Department have reached a mutual agreement for a five-year contract. Negotiations have been ongoing between the two parties since the previous contract expired on December 31, 2014. The current contract will be effective retroactive to the day following the previous contract’s expiration, January 1, 2015. Read the full article for details on the contract agreement.

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Fulton Daily News

Cause of Fulton Structure Fire Under Investigation

Firefighters were on scene for nearly 12 hours Tuesday (September 19) as they battled a commercial structure fire in Fulton. Fulton Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 807 S. First St. within three minutes of the call received at 6:50 a.m. The scene was entirely cleared at approximately 6:30 p.m., according to FFD Assistant Chief Shane Laws.

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From left to right is Past President William Cherry, Tioga County Chairwoman Martha Sauerbrey, Oswego County Administrator Phil Church, and NYSAC Executive Director Stephen J. Acquario.
Oswego Daily News

Church Elected To NYS Association of Counties Board of Directors

Oswego County Administrator Philip Church was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the New York State Association of Counties at the association’s annual meeting in Onondaga County last week. “County Administrator Church is an experienced and thoughtful county leader, and we are fortunate to have his expertise on the NYSAC Board of Directors,” said NYSAC President MaryEllen Odell.

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