Keeping the web site alive

We were sad to hear about the closing of the Cortland Standard. That's not just because we host their web site, but also because of what this means for the community. We haven't been paid for months, but we will keep the site live as long as possible as a public service and in the hope that someone will buy the paper and continue it, even as a web-only news outlet. We are dedicated to preserving essential local news outlets and we've helped restart newspapers that have failed in other communities. We would be happy to help do so in Cortland as well. – Bill Ostendorf, president, Creative Circle Media Solutions
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Goodbye Cortland, and Godspeed

After more than 157 years, the Cortland Standard will cease publication. Today's is the last edition.
This is the last edition of the Cortland Standard you will ever read. The family-owned newspaper will cease publication, a casualty of declining readership and increasing costs. It was the second-oldest family-owned newspaper in New York, but one of the five oldest family-owned newspapers in America.
News

Here’s what the loss means to you

Losing a newspaper means the greater Cortland area becomes a news desert, joining 54 million Americans who lack reliable access to local news, according to a report by the Medill School of Journalism …

A note from the publisher

This is the last edition of the Cortland Standard. The presses have been silent since August, when we shifted our printing to a facility in Oswego. At the time, I had hoped that cost-saving …

Retailers doubt consumers will give up gas

With nine months until most new construction in New York must be all-electric — no natural gas — contractors and heating specialists say they lack guidance on the regulations and dislike …

Free admission to attend The Showcase

Guthrie Medical Center has sponsored The Cortland Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Showcase event, covering all admission fees. The event goes from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 29 at JM McDonald …
Today in features
Dried mushrooms are key to a creamy, umami-laden mushroom soup, although some mild creminis can add bulk to the broth.
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This is an artist's rendition of Mariner 6 as it approached Mars more than 50 years ago.
Mariner 6 sends home crucial data about Mars
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Ann Marie Thorell, right, and Olivia Celis rehearse the opening scene of "Eleemosynary." The show opens tonight at Cortland Repertory Theatre.
Three-woman SUNY play opens tonight at CRT
Everything one goes through growing up has the potential to affect future relationships. These relationships are under a microscope in a play by three acting students out on at Cortland Repertory …
Celtic band Solas has reunited after a seven-year hiatus and will play Sunday at the Center for the Arts of Homer.
Solas reunites, plays Homer
Celtic ensemble Solas will perform Sunday at the Center for the Arts of Homer in a comeback tour eight years after the band decided to take a break. The Boston Globe called the group “the …
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Death notices
COX — Jeffrey R. Cox, 67, of Brooktondale, died Feb. 26, 2025. Services will be private at the convenience of the family. Perkins Funeral Home, Dryden is assisting the family.
Amanda S. Whiteman Reynolds, 42, of Preble, died March 3, 2025. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Donald L. Barber Funeral Home.
Ronald Conrad Doney Ronald Conrad Doney, 94, died March 1, 2025, in Ivins, Utah. He was born on March 12, 1930, in Franklin, Idaho. Funeral services will be held March 8, 2025, and are under the …
NEWTON — Quincy Newton, 47, died on Feb. 16, 2025. Services will be at a later date. Zirbel Funeral Home is caring for the family.
Sports

Dryden boys basketball wins first sectional title in program history

The Dryden boys basketball team poses with the winning plaque and banner after winning the first Section IV Class B title in program history Sunday at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton. The Lions beat Waverly 51-48.
BINGHAMTON –– Danny Murphy banked in a shot with 10 seconds remaining to give the No. 1 Dryden boys basketball team a two-point lead over No. 2 Waverly and the Lions hung on in the final …
Cincinnatus' Ava Larrabee, center, plays a ball down the field during the 2024 season.

The Standard in Sports Podcast, Episode 46: Cincinnatus girls soccer players Cassia Schuyler and Ava Larrabee

Cincinnatus girls soccer players Cassia Schuyler, the Cortland Standard's 2024 girls soccer player of the year, and Ava Larrabee talk about their careers, their future plans in the sport and their volleyball season with Sports Editor Paul Cifonelli on the latest episode of The Standard in Sports Podcast, presented by the Cortland Standard.
Moravia's Joe Baylor, right, drives to the basket against Delaware Academy Saturday at Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Moravia boys basketball captures third straight sectional title

DRYDEN –– The No. 1 Moravia boys basketball team used a late-game run to fend off a final surge from No. 2 Delaware Academy (Delhi) to win 57-47 in the Section IV Class C championship …

Dryden boys basketball looks to claim Section IV Class B crown

The No. 1 Dryden boys basketball team will compete for the Section IV Class B title against No. 2 Waverly at 3:15 p.m. Sunday at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton. Dryden earned a …
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This mosaic by the Mariner 10 spacecraft was compiled March 29, 1974, taken as the spacecraft retreated from the planet. The 18 images show more of the planet's illuminated surface.
This mosaic by the Mariner 10 spacecraft was compiled March 29, 1974, taken as the spacecraft retreated from the planet. The 18 images show more of the planet's illuminated surface.
This mosaic by the Mariner 10 spacecraft was compiled March 29, 1974, taken as the spacecraft retreated from the planet. The 18 images show more of the planet's illuminated surface.
This mosaic by the Mariner 10 spacecraft was compiled March 29, 1974, taken as the spacecraft retreated from the planet. The 18 images show more of the planet's illuminated surface.
This mosaic by the Mariner 10 spacecraft was compiled March 29, 1974, taken as the spacecraft retreated from the planet. The 18 images show more of the planet's illuminated surface.
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