The Rev. Thomas Heotzler sat on his porch and looked from the Blodgett Mills church where he’s a pastor, across the new crosswalk to a playground across the street. He concedes he’s …
The McGraw Central School District Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1 in high school room 5.
NILES — The Cayuga County Health Department closed two bathing beaches Tuesday because of harmful algal blooms: Camp Y Owasco in Niles and the Owasco Yacht Club in Owasco, both on Owasco Lake. …
Unemployment in Cortland County ticked up a bit in June, to 4.1% from 3.9%, as the work force shrank by about 100 workers. The county’s labor pool shrank to 22,000 people in June from …
Officer Joseph Boellmann has been promoted to sergeant and named a road patrol supervisor, the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office has announced. Boellmann has six years of police experience; …
Is it an opossum or a possum? In North America, it’s the opossum; the Virginia Opossum or North-American Opossum, latin name Didelphis virginiana. The possum is actually a completely different …
First responders are always on – keeping an eye out for people who need help. When they clock out, it can be hard to turn that off. When a car crashes, the first responders must assess the …
Folks who have driven Interstate 81 through Cortland County in the past several weeks have likely noticed something different about the signs designating exits for Cortland, Homer, Marathon, McGraw …
Sometimes, a journalist cannot prepare for what the news may throw at one. And at any given time, an editor won’t know what resources are available should something unexpected happen. …
A Cortlandville riding school that hadn’t been used that way in nearly 25 years is back in operation following five years of restoration and with a riding school that was a teen-ager’s …
A McGraw man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison to sexually abusing a child over several years in Solon and Cortlandville. Robert A. Schulte, 45, pleaded guilty in May in Cortland County …
Cortland Mayor Scott Steve will answer questions from noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 15 as part of Focus Cortland at the United Presbyterian Church. Bring your lunch to the 25 Church St. event. Coffee, tea …
The Scott Town Board has scheduled a special meeting for 9 a.m. Tuesday at Town Hall, 6689 Route 41, regarding the resending of a bond and the acquisition of a Western Star truck.
Cortland and state police have issued a statement warning of scammers claiming to be from local police departments. The caller typically mentions something about the person needing to pay for a …
Janelle Hess missed a lot in her first two years of high school: the pleasure of getting lost on the first day of her freshman year; hanging out with friends in the lunchroom; waiting for the bus or …
Simi Olusola looked forward to visiting the Cortland Fire Department – they’re different in Nigeria, where she’s from. She enjoys shows like “Chicago Fire,” and wanted …
The magic portal opened Friday under the footbridge at Suggett Park in Cortland. Dozens of kids announced they had found the entrance to a new realm and passed through to loot it for the gold. …
Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled guidelines Thursday for the $500 million Green CHIPS Community Investment Fund, which was created as part of an incentive agreement between Micron and Empire State …
The Cortland Area Chamber will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Up Boxed, a packing and shipping outlet at the Grand Union shopping plaza on Route 281 in Cortlandville. The event will be 1:30 …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Farm Service Agency, announced Friday its disaster assistance programs are available to help agricultural producers recover from the storms and …
Public agencies across the greater Cortland area reported computer troubles Friday morning in the global disruption caused by a problem with CrowdStrike, but Cortland County officials said …
DRYDEN - The town of Dryden will have a public hearing in mid-August on a special-use permit for a multi-family apartment complex proposed for a long-vacant site on Freese Road. Dryden town …
Main Street’s redesign will eliminate 46 to 48 parking spaces once it converts to angled parking, and Cortland officials are still trying to figure out where to replace them. Mayor Scott …
The attorney for a Cortlandville man accused of sexually abusing and endangering a minor asked for a dismissal under speedy trial laws Thursday, though the judge deferred decision. Delanne G. …
If your child needs a change of scenery this summer, consider letting them explore a cemetery. On Aug. 8, kids 10 to 18 can explore the winding trails of Cortland Rural Cemetery and learn about …
