An Oneonta man appeared last week in Delaware County Court for a criminal charge of aggravated sexual abuse. 36 year old Richard Hayes is also charged with failing to keep his sex offender registry up to date. Authorities say he inappropriately touched a young girl and caused physical injury to the child. During his arraignment, … Read more
The community of Walton will be losing one of it’s longest-tenured employees soon. Deputy Town Clerk and tax collector Gladys Jacques, who had worked at the city fore more than 22 years, is retiring at the end of this month. Jacques, who recently turned 90 years old, says she feels like it’s just time to … Read more
The city of Norwich says it will reveal the winning city flag design on April 17th, Founders Day. A statement from the city says it received more than 480 submissions for city flag designs. The City of Norwich Initiative Committee has narrowed that big list down to eight finalists. Community members were then invited to … Read more
And south of Oneonta, in Deposit, where a man has been sentenced for attempted burglary of a church. The Delaware County DA says Corey D. Koch will serve five years of probation for illegally entering the First Baptist Church in Deposit, where he stole property and damaged some office furniture. Koch was also ordered to … Read more
A Sidney woman has been sentenced to more than 3.5 years in state prison for drig charges. Misty L Contron pleaded guilty last month to charges stemming from a case that began in 2022. Contron had been charged with criminal sale of a controlled sunstance, and criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to … Read more
A major upgrade to the kennels is planend at the Chenango SPCA in Norwich. The animal charity group has recived a half-million dollar grant from the New York State Agriculture Department to build the addition for new dog housing. The money come sfrom the Companion Animal Capital Fund and is intened to help nonprofit municpal … Read more
The Chenango SPCA in Norwich has been selected to receive a half million dollar grant. The funding comes out of an aoverall 3.8 million dollar oackage to support animal shelters across the Empire State. The money is designed to be used to build and install isolation and double-sided kennels, as well as HVAC, plumbing and … Read more
A new tourism effort is underway, in hopes of attracting people to Paddle The 607. Paddle the 607, a nod to our region’s area code, is being developed by local tourism leaders as a resource for paddling itineraries, access points and amenities along the Chemung and Susquehanna Rivers. A full map of the trail from … Read more
The Chenango River Trails is again hosting their annual spring clean up event. Last year, more than two dozen volunteers gathered along the Chenango River Trails and the banks of the river – to pick up litter and other trash. This year’s event takes place on Saturday, April 27th from 8am to noon. Volunteers should … Read more
An Oneonta man is in big trouble… accused of mail fraud. The US Justice Department says 50 year old Kevin Jarrington defrauded Bassett Health Care Network while he worked as the executive director of First Community Care of Bassett in Cooperstown. The organization is reportedly an affiliate of Bassett Healthcare Network and provides health equipment … Read more