A nearly one-year-long weapons investigation conducted by Sidney Police and the Department of Homeland Security ends with a search warrant served last Thursday at a Johnston Circle address. 6 handguns and 18 other firearms were seized with 4 of those being so-called “ghost guns”. Also confiscated was over 40 high-capacity ammo devices plus more than … Read more
The City of Oneonta’s Commission on Community Relations and Human Rights will present the 2020 and 2021 Trailblazer Awards on Wednesday at 6:30pm in Damaschke Field prior to the Oneonta Outlaws game. The 2020 Trailblazer Award winners are former Mayor Kim Muller and Susquehanna SPCA Executive Director Stacie Haynes. The 2021 Trailblazer Award winners are: … Read more
You may have heard that this year’s Indy 500 race had its first ever all-woman pit crew team but you may not know that one of the team’s members is a Harpursville native. Amanda Frayer was chosen as a tire changer for driver Simona De Silvestro’s #16 Chevrolet. Frayer tells Fox 40 it was a … Read more
A state audit of the town of Oneonta Clerk’s office found an issue with the depositing of fee payments. According to State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office the clerk properly recorded fees in a timely manner but they weren’t taken to the bank within the required time frame. The audit period was from January 2019 until … Read more
If you’re experiencing slow internet speeds you’re being asked to document that at a new website run by a regional planning board. The site walks you through a 5-step process to document your internet speeds and location. Officials with the planning board say the informnation will be used to show government officials areas where there … Read more
Enjoy the sounds of summer as Pathfinder Village in Edmeston reintroduces its annual Summer Concert Series starting tomorrow. These concerts feature free, live music performances and new this year, all performances will be streamed over Pathfinder Village’s Facebook page. Also new this year is a ticketing system to ensure capacity limits. Tickets are available on … Read more
New York will receive at least $200 million from a federal settlement with Purdue Pharma over the company’s product marketing which got more Americans hooked on opioids. The owners of Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family, will be required to pay $4.5 billion over the next nine years. Funding from the settlement will be used to … Read more
The Village of Sherburne is a step closer to receiving a federal grant to improve broadband internet access. According to 22nd District Congresswoman Claudia Tenney’s office the $212,000 in funding was approved by a House committee and will now be voted on by the entire House. The appropriation will also need to be approved by … Read more
While most people are getting their COVID-19 vaccinations from a clinic or at a pharmacy, there are some who for a number of reasons can’t get to one of those facilities. That’s why Bassett Healthcare Network’s New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health brought vaccinations to Central New York’s farming community – in one … Read more
The Norwich Common Council issues a statement after voting Tuesday not to offer the Youth Bureau Director position to Mayor Shawn Sastri. According to a letter from the Council published Thursday in the Evening Sun the Council had voted to appoint Sastri but learned of new information that they believed needed to be considered before … Read more