The cost of running the Cortland County Jail increased over the years and requests for more funds to board prisoners at facilities elsewhere were reluctantly but routinely approved by the county …
It’s high school graduation season, and we’re proud to recognize the accomplishments of the Class of 2022 as they begin the next phases of their lives. They have all taken different paths …
We’re not surprised that elected officials are concerned that parts of Cortland were undercounted in the 2020 Census. In fact, we’d be surprised if they weren’t undercounted — …
The park is quite visible, at the corner of Church and Huntington streets in Cortland, but it has been overlooked for many years. While the lighted softball field has been popular for a long …
Guthrie’s affiliation with Cortland’s hospital began in January 2019, and the renamed Guthrie Cortland Medical Center opened a walk-in facility on West Road that fall. Early on, the …
Dihydrogen oxide — admit it, you’re addicted to the stuff. Three days without it, and you’ll die, spasming and seizing and gasping for just a sip of something to drink. You need it. …
We grieve with every parent who lost a child at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. We grieve also, with every family, mostly Black, who lost someone in Buffalo, simply for wanting to buy …
The largest solar power farm in the region is likely to be built on 1,000 acres in Groton and Lansing, and residents should be involved in the approval process to help shape it to the extent they …
The greater Cortland area is in the heart of dairy country, and dairy is in our hearts. This is especially true during June, when we celebrate National Dairy Month and the hard-working people who …
The city of Cortland’s municipal garbage collection system, which relies on special blue bags that dot curbs along streets in various neighborhoods weekly, is coming under scrutiny. The …
In a game of Chutes and Ladders, Cortland County finds itself sliding all the way back to square one in re-drawing the legislature districts. It’s a good place to be, because now maybe the …
There is a long weekend coming up, the first of the summer. While we enjoy getting together with family and friends for picnicking, boating and other pleasures, we are obliged to take a moment to …
We write editorials in the wake of national tragedies all too often. Frankly, it gets repetitive. We write about our support of sensible gun control legislation; we grieve with the victims and …
The vast, empty industrial lot off South Pendleton Street in Cortland was once home to the thriving Wickwire Bros. factory. But today, little is there other than a little-used railroad siding. …
The quick and dirty assessment of the latest round of musical Congressional district maps — at least from a Cortland County perspective — is that once the music stopped, they’re …
With too few drivers to run all of its routes, Cortland Transit made a tough choice recently and temporarily suspended its single rural route, Route 5, which swings through Marathon and …
Art changes lives. It heals, inspires and gives comfort. It titillates, frightens and enrages. Art can show you a new way of looking at the world, or make you feel less alone. Art is transformational …
What is it about the greater Cortland area that has produced generations of talented musicians and impresarios? Lonnie Park of Freeville, a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and …
Dave Briggs has been determining the value of real estate in the Cortland area for 40 years. A lot has changed during that time, as industrial giants have risen and fallen and suburban sprawl …
