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Attorneys for an Oswego County woman accused of killing her mother in Solon on Dec. 27 are seeking autopsy records, contending the Cortland County District Attorney’s Office is improperly …

Cortland IDA may give land to Homer for dog park

The village of Homer may soon have the county’s first dog park. Mike McMahon, chair of the Cortland County Industrial Development Agency and Business Development Corp. board of directors, …

County panel backs flow-control officers

Cortland County legislators recommended Tuesday creating two flow control officer positions to make sure trash that is supposed to go to the county landfill actually goes to the county landfill. …

SUNY reverses course; club allowed after lawsuit

A pair of SUNY Cortland students can finally have their club, Turning Point USA, meet in campus buildings. All it took was suing their school. Megan Rothmund and Gabriella Delorenzo tried last …

Six vehicles collide in Route 13 accident

At least two people were injured Tuesday morning in a six-car collission on Route 13 at Byrne Hollow Road in Cortlandville. "It just happened so fast," said Jennifer Cole-Spano, who was stopped …

Jury selection begins in attempted murder case

Five jurors were seated Monday in the case of a Cortland man charged with attempted murder, accused of shooting a woman in the neck in December 2022. Jury selection in the trial of Tyshawn …

‘The cherry on top’

A new state program offering stipends for volunteer firefighter training is a great start to help with recruitment, but it’s just a piece to the puzzle, said Cortland Fire Chief Wayne Friedman. …

The city of Cortland is nearly finished drafting an update to its zoning and rental housing code to address conflicting rules and end years of unfair enforcement, Mayor Scott Steve announced in a …

Dryden firefighter responds to Africa’s call

 

Here's what's closed or delayed by a storm March 11, 2024: Schools Cincinnatus -- Closed Cortland -- Closed DeRuyter -- Closed Homer -- Closed Marathon -- Closed St. Mary's -- Closed Tully -- 2 …

Wind and snow headed Cortland's way

Expect 3 to 7 inches of snow and winds gusting 45 mph today and into Monday, the National Weather Service announced as it declared a winter weather advisory until 11 a.m. Monday. It also issued …

Consolidating seniors

Joan P. Greene, 75, travels about four miles nearly every weekday from McGraw to the Cortland County Age Well Center. She takes its bus. “I used to drive and I have my license, but my leg …

A Cortland man accused of shooting at and trying to kill police officers serving him an eviction notice pleaded not guilty to the 17 charges against him, which include attempted first-degree murder. …

Opioid deaths stable, but fentanyl spikes

Each of the 10 overdose-related deaths in Cortland County in 2023 involved opioids; nine of them were fentanyl – a topic for Wednesday’s Cortland Counts Community Forum. Sara Watrous …

Groton fire station, village hall nearly complete

GROTON — The village of Groton is nearing the home stretch on the new home for a combined village hall and new fire station. Construction workers were wrapping up work Monday on the site, …

Accused shooter Pittman rejects plea deal, heads to trial

A Cortland man accused of shooting a woman in the neck rejected a plea deal from prosecutors in a Cortland County Court appearance Thursday, and a motion to dismiss his indictment for lack of a …

Phillips Free Library in Homer has added a naloxone distribution box just outside the side entrance – the latest addition to a Healing Cortland initiative. Healing Cortland, a …

Marathon ambulance gets $975,000 for new facility

The Marathon Area Ambulance Corps expects it will have a new facility built and ready to operate next year, now that it has been awarded a $975,000 federal grant. MAVAC Chief John Tillotson said …

C’ville board ends discussion of hiring manager

The Cortlandville Town Board quashed Town Supervisor Tom Williams’ plan to create a town manager position in its Wednesday meeting, voting, 4-1, to cease talks on the matter. Williams …

Phillips Free Library provides monthly book boxes to 17 students

Books, snacks and a surprise – oh my! Phillips Free Library will provide 17 Homer High School students with a book, a snack and a little surprise each month through the end of the school …

SPCA names two executive directors

William Carr and Tiffany Ackerman have been named co-executive directors of the Cortland Community Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the agency’s board of directors announced …

City relegates head shops to plaza neighborhood

The Cortland Common Council unanimously passed on Tuesday a city law largely relegating head shops to the Riverside Plaza, off Interstate 81’s exit 11. “Given the legalization of …

1 protester, 1 homeless person, many wishes

Brandon Eaton stepped out of the Cortland Free Library on Tuesday and looked across Court Street to where a protester had lined up a row of signs demanding housing for homeless people. …

Groton to assemble team to pick projects for $4.5M grant

GROTON — The first thing they’ll build is a team. Next, they’ll include some experts from the private sector, and some planners from New York state. Then, the team will …

Family seeks answers in fatal Solon crash

Two aunts of a 21-year-old woman who died in a December car crash on a rural road in the town of Solon said Monday they are frustrated that authorities have not provided enough information. …

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