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Cortland Housing Authority receives $1.2 million

The Cortland Housing Authority will use $1.2 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on plumbing upgrades, security cameras and other improvements to the public housing it …

Bob Johnson, a 46-year veteran of the Homer Fire Department, was manning the pumps on a fire truck during a house fire Feb. 22 on Haights Gulf Road when he felt the telltale signs of a heart attack. …

C’Ville tables town justice vote

Cortlandville’s town board tabled a motion Wednesday to eliminate a town justice post – and the job of Judge Marybeth Mathey – following discussion at a board meeting The board …

Support group to help parents with kids on autism spectrum

When parents discover their child has autism spectrum disorder, it can be difficult to find resources in a small community, or find accurate, unbiased information.   Kim Friedman, Nicki …

$5 million grant to upgrade county emergency communications

When Cortland County’s emergency dispatchers walk into a new call center, it won’t be an empty building. It’ll have millions of dollars in new equipment ready for them to work …

Dryden re-applying for NY Forward grant this year

DRYDEN -- The village of Dryden may have lost the first round of the New York Forward grant, but that doesn’t mean it has given up on improvements to the community. Gov. Kathy Hochul …

North Street plan in the works

DRYDEN — A 200-acre development, mixing senior and mixed-income housing and a new park around North Street and Freeville Road is about to enter the planning stages with the help of Cornell …

Special Olympics Winter Games hits Greek Peak

Kim Dieter stuck her ski pole in the ground and stood in line for one last lift Saturday up the snow-covered mountain at Greek Peak, and had a laugh. “I got going pretty fast there, way faster than I expected,” Special Olympics athlete Dieter said and chuckled with volunteer Adriann Ashley.

Could Ohio derailment happen here?

The response was difficult when a tractor-trailer crashed in June on an Interstate 81 bridge in Cortland, spilling hundreds of gallons of concentrated weed-killer into the Tioughnioga River, said …

Plants of ‘all shapes and sizes’

If you walked into the Truxton Outpost on Saturday afternoon, you'd be greeted by green leaves, the smell of potting soil, and the anecdotes of Truxton plant lovers. "Everybody says …

Seventy-nine people opened their mail this week to find a letter sent on behalf of the Stone Lounge: If they don’t pay $10,000 for using false identification to get into the bar, they’ll …

Asking the city of Cortland to help fund a pay raise for Cortland Community SPCA workers didn’t seem like such a big ask for Executive Director Emily Roberts. “In 2022 we saw record …

A chance to branch out

Imagine it: A shady grove, maybe by a brook. The bees buzz softly on a warm summer day. All you have to do is plant the trees. Well, and keep them alive. But the Cortland County Soil and Water …

Cortlandville board backs away from illegal meeting

The only reason the Cortlandville Town Board didn’t meet – illegally – behind closed doors on Thursday is because word got out, including to the Cortland Standard, the town …

All-In-One Market accused of selling children THC vapes

Cortland police charged a store cashier Wednesday with selling THC vape pens and other cannabis-related products to children as young as 13, and seized nearly $60,000 of product. Abdulla Saleh …

DMV expands access after complaints

After nearly three years of restricted hours and access, and following complaints of locked doors, the Cortland County office of the Department of Motor Vehicles is expanding its services on …

Homer handles DRI moving forward

In five years – or maybe sooner – visiting Homer could mean biking on the banks of the Tioughnioga River or staying the night in a boutique hotel and spa, if everything goes according to …

Students write letters to incarcerated men

Twenty incarcerated men will soon receive handwritten letters on gold-embossed stationery with messages of hope and solidarity from SUNY Cortland students. Students had a letter-writing event …

Hundreds of Homer students choose to extend their school day

Dragon Slaying 101? Advanced Concepts in Lego Engineering? What kind of classes are these? After spending a day in a classroom studying algebra, geo-political compromise and the difference between …

SPCA installs new kennels to expand capacity

New kennels are being installed at the Cortland Community Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals building in Cortlandville, expanding its capacity to accept dogs and put them up for …

Cortland snowmobilers ‘seek snow elsewhere’

If you walk to the trailheads maintained by Cortland County snowmobile clubs this week, you’d see green grass and signs reading “no snowmobiles,” but no snow to ride a sled on. …

‘A little bit of science, and a little bit of magic’

Hard evidence for the healing effects of crystals, herbal medicines, meditation and palm readings is hard to come by, but self-proclaimed psychic reader David Bruzga swears by his metaphysical …

Homer DRI award advances cycle of regional development

In 2000, the Federal Reserve in Buffalo reported that in the perpetual cycle of people follow jobs, and jobs follow people, the root of the process lies in this: Jobs follow people. In 2005, using …

The call of the road

The homeless man could barely walk. His back was sore; his legs numb and weak. “I wish I had a primary care doctor,” he told the man in front of him. Dr. Doug Rahner looked at him: …

McGraw FFA recruits new members

McGraw middle schoolers made ice cream in a bag, tied a farmers knot and listened to a bunny’s heartbeat Friday at a recruiting event for FFA. The event was coordinated by Megan Cole, …

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