A record number of vendors are said to be participating in this year’s edition of the Otsego County Fair in Morris, which kicked off on Tuesday. This is the 79th annual fair, according to manager Lisa Jackson. For the first time in at least 15 years, the grandstand booths are completely full of vendors. Admission … Read more
The 12th annual Family Farm Day is scheduled for August 25th in Oneonta. Family Farm Day is hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Scoharie and Otsego Counties. It showcases agriculture-related businesses through open houses, and direct interactions with farmers. You can find an interactive map of participating farms on the Cornell Cooperative Extension website. A … Read more
The City of Oneonta is moving forward with demolition plans at a dilpaidated home that was severely damaged in a fire earlier this year. The home is located at 7 Columbia Street. Demolition is scheduled to begin today, according to city records. Demolition is expected to last up to one week.
A SUNY Oneonta police officer has been indicted by a grand jury for official misconduct and criminal solicitation. Lieutenant Bruce Brown is accused of intentionally solicited a false writeen statement from a subordinate officer that fasely claimed misconduct on the part of University Police Chief Dirk Budd. Authorities say Brown was attempting to have Budd … Read more
Oneonta Police are asking for help in locating a missing teenager. Damian Barton is 14 years old. He was last seen in the area of The Plains Cemetery on Oneida Street in the town of Oneonta on Wednesday, around 7pm. A statement from OPD says Barton was spposed to have returned home Wednesday night, but … Read more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has annoucned that SUNY Oneonta will play a major part in developing new battery technology. The university has been chosen as one of two in the state to receive funding from the US Department of Energy for a long-duration storage project using fire-safe batteryies. Hochul’s office said that the technology … Read more
One person has been tragically killed in a vehicle versus pedestrian crash in Oneonta. It happened Tuesday morning around 5am on State Highway 7. Police say 40 year old Amber Joy was walking in the roadway when she was struck. The driver of the vchile, who was not identified, is said to be cooperating with … Read more
New York State Polcie are again sending out a warning of a scam involving EZPass. The scam texts ask peopole for an unpaid toll to be settled or they could face an extra charge of $150. State Polcie and EZPass ay tolls by mail will never send anyone an email or text requesting sensitive information, … Read more
Otego Family Fun Day is scheduled for July 28th, with lots of family-friendly activities for all, including a petting zoo! Proceeds from the sale of tickets go to support the Otego Volunteer Fire Department. Admission is free. All donations are through fees vendors pay to set up, as well as a 50/50 raffle contest and … Read more
Fire crews from several communities responded to a blaze in in Sidney. Fire Chief John Gilmore said the alarm went out just after 7pm on Friday, crewsresponded to the report of a hosue fire with a possible entrapment on East Main Street. Several elderly and disabled people were still inside the home, but firefighters arriving … Read more