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The Oswego County Health Department has received notification from New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker of the declaration of an “Imminent Threat to Public Health” for mosquito-borne disease. The declaration enables the County Health Department to take steps, including aerial spraying, to control mosquito populations in Oswego County.

In an effort to ensure every child is prepared for school, the United Way of Greater Oswego County held its annual “Stuff a Bus” campaign recently at different bus locations around the county. The school supplies will now be divided among the nine districts in the coming days.

Humans have watched eclipses since before the dawn of written history, and during this long span of time our scientific understanding of the physical world has grown enormously. As a consequence, many of the older ideas we had about the causes and effects of total solar eclipses have been replaced by detailed physical explanations. Nevertheless, some older ideas seem remarkably resistant to replacement by the more scientifically-correct explanations.

Over the past few weeks, there has been a sharp increase in the number of Oswego County residents who needed post-exposure rabies treatments because of possible exposure to bats. Bats are typically more active this time of year and it’s critically important that people try to capture any bats that may have come in contact with a person or pet. Humans can develop rabies after undetected exposure to a rabid bat.