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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Truxton’s historic bell, located in front of the Truxton Fire Department, will now be historic for an additional reason. The town will be the first of 15 towns in Cortland County to have a naloxone distribution box, with Truxton’s right by the bell.
The spike was expected – the back-to-school season has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases every year since …
A hernia occurs when tissue bulges out through an opening or weakness in the muscular wall. Hernias can develop in any part of the abdomen, but the groin, navel, or the site of a previous surgery are …
The state Department of Environmental Conservation will continue an air quality advisory for fine particulates through midnight Monday as smoke from wildfires in Canada drifts east.
The warm weeks ahead will bring more opportunities to enjoy outdoor recreational sports, gardening, and family gatherings. They also bring a higher risk for contracting tick-borne infections …
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an air quality advisory from midnight Tuesday to midnight Wednesday because of Canadian wildfires. Expect the air quality index to …
A thick haze and the scent of burning wood swept through Cortland Tuesday, carried on northerly winds from Quebec and Ontario as wildfires continued to rage just over Canada’s southern …
Tim Dorward of Trumansburg shares a personal motto with friends and family: “Live while alive.” …
Don’t be alarmed by what looks like security cameras now in rooms at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center – nurses and physicians are behind them. “We (nurses) often get in the …
