News Staff Chenango County Director of Publlic Services Julie Gates announced there will be a lighted Ribbon placed on the County Office Building in Norwich throughout the month of February to commemorate those residents lost to the coronavirus over the past year. Gates says the hope is that the ribbon will serve as a moving visual symbol … Read more
When the Oneonta Common Council meets on Tuesday they will vote on naming Police Lt. Christopher Witzenburg as interim chief of the Oneonta Police Department. Last month Chief Douglas Brenner announced his retirement after four year as Oneonta’s top cop. All Otsego reports the city will begin the process of selecting Brenner’s permanemt successor next … Read more
Otsego County students can again play high-wisk sports under a directive issued by the County Health Department. All Otsego reports Public Health Director Heidi Bond issued the order on Friday and it says local school boards would have to opt in, superintendents must develop a plan, parents must sign approval forms, and the athletes must … Read more
We may know by tomorrow who wins the 22nd District Congressional seat – a contest that has been tied up in legal matters since Election Day. Last Friday a State Supreme Court judge ruled on the admissibility of ballots from Oneida County from voters whose registration hadn’t been processed in time for voting. Challenger Claudia … Read more
An Oneonta business which received a lifeline from a sports & pop culture blog is returning the favor by holding a fundraiser this Wednesday. Interskate 88 received a grant from Barstool Sports whose founder created a fund to help businesses affected by COVID-19. The fund has grown from $500,000 to $33 million. Wednesday’s fundraiser for … Read more
The suspect in a 2019 Town of Pittsfield vehicle theft is now faxing charges. According to the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office an investigation determined Billy Bates of New Paltz stole the vehicle from a Pittsfield business then fled to Pennsylvania. The town of Pittsfield court issued an arrest warrant and Bates was picked up on … Read more
Delaware County Public Health issued guidance on high-risk school sports following the state’s announcement that those sports can resume. The department is advising school districts that they cannot resume high-risk winter sports until the Delaware County seven-day rolling positivity for coronavirus is at or below 4.0%. Delaware County’s rolling 7-day positivity is 5.9% as of … Read more
The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from a resident saying they received unsolicited documentation from the New York State Department of Labor- Unemployment Insurance. It appears that unknown individuals with access to resident’s Personally Identifiable Information inappropriately and fraudulently applied electronically for unemployment benefit. If you are contacted about unemployment benefits not applied … Read more
51st District State Senator Peter Oberacker and 121st District State Representative John Salka reacted to the report from Attorney General Letitia James that New York underreported the number of nursing home COVID-19 deaths by as much as 50%. Oberacker says if that number is true then state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker should immediatelly resign. Salka … Read more
Chenango County health officials report 2 more deaths attributed to COVID-19 related complications bringing the total to 39. There are 179 active cases with 17 people hospitalized and 512 are in quarantine. Otsego County Health Department reported 207 active cases as of Thursday with 15 people hospitalized. In Delaware County there are 147 active cases … Read more