One person arrested after contraband drugs were discovered inside the Otsego County Jail. A statement from the sheriff’s office says 37 year old Sarah Stevens was arrested and charged with several felony crimes, including criminal possession of a controlled substance. Deputies said they found two different drugs on Stevens during a routine search.
The Oneonta Planning Commission has approved a design concept for the new Market Street transportation improvement plan. Plans call for a parking lot, a bus station, and staircase and elevator tower where the current parking garage is located. The plans got kickstarted in June when the common council voted to tear down the existing parking … Read more
One of New York’s biggest cannabis fetivals is happening in Laurens this weekend. The New York Cannabis Arts and Music Festival runs this Friday through Sunday. Events take place at the Kncarich Family Farm at 2013 County Highway 10. Weekend camping passes are stiull available for 130-dollars per person. Day passes go for 66-dolars.You can … Read more
Authorities are searching for a missing teenaged girl from Herkimer County – and they say she could be in the Oneonta area. Emily R. Clapper is 16 years old. She was reported missing on October 2nd and is described as being 5-feet 4-inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, with red hair and blue eyes. She was … Read more
SUNY Oneonta has annoucned that it raised more than 33.2 million dollars in it’s latest fundraising effort that ended June 30th. The campaign was titled “Grow. Thrive. Live. The Future of SUNY Oneonta.” It’s being called the most successful fundraising effort in the history of the university. Donations will go toward new and expanded funding … Read more
Otsego County leaders are approving the use of opioid settlement money to provide up to 5-thousand dollar signing bonuses for new hires in clinical positions at the county’s addiction recovery clinic. The staffing situation at the clinic has been described as at a crisis level recently. The county has authorized the use of 25-thousand dollars … Read more
Be aware that a new school speed zone and traffic light are being installed on State Highway 23 in the area of the Cooperstown All Star Village in Oneonta. The changes are being taken due to the youth baseball tournament and resort facility that operates as a day camp. The Cooperstown All Star Village, on … Read more
The person in charge of Otsego County’s public schools is taking the helm of a school bus in order to help with the bus driver shortage. Superintendent Kevin O’Shea said it’s all hands on deck, and that means him, too. O’Shea recently obtained his commercial drivers licenmse in order to be legal. He’s been training … Read more
An Oneonta man has been identified as the victim in a deadly car crash south of Utica. 36 year old Edward Cuevas was killed in the single-vehicle crash on Route 8 in Bridgewater. Authorities say Cuevas was headed south on Route 8 this past Wednesday when he lost control and went off the roadway. Authorities … Read more
The nonprofit Sidney Center Improvement Group is celebrating completion of a five-year park improvement project. This Sunday, there will be a celebration with the inaugural Down Home Fall Festival at the park from 2-to-6 p.m. SCIG President and Sidney Center resident Michael Sellitti said the event will highlight the project and the season. For more … Read more