The village of Homer has banned hunting at Glenwood Cemetery at routes 90 and 281, the village announced Thursday. The village board voted unanimously Sept. 26 to now allow hunting, to assure …
Cayuga Health System of Ithaca and Arnot Health Inc. of Elmira have announced they are seeking state approval to affiliate, creating a parent company to oversee both health organizations. …
A new generation of mammogram technology at Cayuga Health’s Cayuga Medical Center, its East Campus and Cortland outpatient offices, and Schuyler Hospital is providing more sensitive and …
For first-generation graduate Jahlil Granum, college was a no-brainer. But for some students, going to college isn’t on the map. College enrollment has declined nationally by 9.6% …
A state judge Thursday temporarily blocked the Cortland County Legislature from switching county retirees’ Medicare plan to a private plan, pending further litigation. State Supreme Court …
The Alvena Avenue entrance to Guthrie Cortland Medical Center in Cortland will be closed to traffic for parts of the afternoons on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday to allow for work on a project to …
The federal government’s announcement Wednesday that it will send free COVID test kits to anyone who asks, starting Monday, comes as Tompkins County’s top public health officials warn of …
Maybe it starts with skipping extracurricular activities, then maybe nausea before school starts. Perhaps it progresses to a loss of energy and more absences. However it manifests, students face increased anxiety, the Homer Central School District officials plan a workshop tonight for parents to help their kids cope.
About 20 Euclid Avenue neighborhood residents who attended Tuesday night’s Cortland City Common Council meeting, concerned about a proposed methodone clinic planned in a medical complex on …
Cortland County legislators recommended Tuesday a 10.4% health insurance rate increase for county employees and retirees, preventing a nearly $1.3 million loss elsewhere in the county budget. …
Cortland County Health Department recommends that all Cortland County residents age 6 months and older receive the updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect themselves against COVID-19, including …
The Cortland Common Council will consider tonight submitting a letter to the state supporting a proposed methadone clinic in the city to help treat a growing number of Cortland County residents …
Cortland County families carry nearly twice the medical debt as other families in America, data show, and Seven Valleys Health Coalition is working with a rural health organization on a storytelling …
The Cortland County Soil & Water Conservation District will have its 27th annual Cortland County River Clean-Up on Sept. 30 along the many streams, lakes, and ponds in Cortland County, the agency …
DRYDEN — Guthrie Medical Group is hosting multiple flu shot clinics throughout the region, beginning this week. It advises that people 6 months and older get a flu vaccination. …
The National Weather Service warns of excessive heat Tuesday, with temperatures well into the 80s combining with humidity to create a heat index that tops 95 degrees. The heat advisory from noon …
Cayuga Medical Center’s Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) has a new director and an expanded program that operates each weekday with advanced neuroscience technology to evaluate adult …
Kayla Smith focused on the purple flag as she wrote precisely: “Cheryl Smith.” The name was underlined and a heart punctuated it. Cheryl Smith has missed many milestones since she died of an opioid overdose in 2021, her daughter said Thursday at a vigil marking International Overdose Awareness Day at Courthouse Park in Cortland.
Dr. Philip Heavner’s favorite part of being a pediatrician: the babies. “Oh, it's the babies,” Heavner said. “Babies are interesting. Some medical providers are really …
Snak: kconlon@cortlandstandard.com About two months ago, just up Route 13 from the Truxton Fire Station, a man was trying …
Passers-by can count them Thursday evening: 296 purple flags at Courthouse Park in Cortland. One for each person lost each day to overdose in America – 108,000 deaths a year.
When Rebecca Vliet’s twin daughters were born six weeks early, she needed a pediatrician – immediately. The search began. Sixteen years later, following a couple of retirements and …
Health officials expect a return to pre-pandemic flu case levels, but warn that there is an increased risk of all respiratory infections with COVID-19 restrictions, and the public health emergency, …
