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Cortland may scrap, and rebuild, how it pays managers

      City may scrap, and rebuild, the way it pays managers By ELLIE ENSIGN Staff Intern And TODD R. McADAM Managing Editor …

Wheeler Ave. owner won’t sell house despite code violations

Almost two decades after having her home business shut down — when nearly 300 cats were seized for lack of care — a Cortland woman is still clinging onto the property. Eugenia Cute, …

Guthrie has begun a federally required Community Health Needs Assessment and needs your help in shaping the care you get. The Sayre, Pennsylvania-based health group that operated Guthrie …

City saves $300,000 to buy new fire department ladder

Cortland will spend $1.8 million for a fire department ladder truck, saving $300,000 on the way, and getting the truck three years earlier than it expected. The city’s Common Council voted …

Trial starts Monday in Solon murder case

With six days until the trial begins of Ariela Thran, accused of beating her mother to death in December 2023, her attorney has a problem: recordings of 300 phone calls, totaling 48 hours, which …

December death not a homicide, police say

Cortland police have said the death Dec. 23 of Eric C. King was not a homicide, but otherwise declined to reveal the cause of death. King’s body was found about 11:45 a.m. Dec 23 outside …

Negotiators expected sales tax agreement in early Feb. It’s late

Cortland County and city officials said in December and January they expected to reach agreement on how to distribute sales tax revenue by early February. It’s now late February, and the …

Legislators back accepting dispatch grants

A Cortland County Legislature committee recommended Tuesday accepting nearly $1 million in grants and recommended spending much of it on improving Cortland County’s emergency dispatch system: …

SEMPRONIUS — The Finger Lakes Land Trust has bought 218 acres next to Bear Swamp State Forest in Sempronius for conservation and to protect Syracuse’s water supply. The trust …

Here's what's closed or delayed Feb. 18, 2025: Other ARC-Madison Cortland -- Closed

Colleges find work-around to Title IX reversal

A federal judge’s ruling overturning Biden-era changes to Title IX protections of queer students, parents and pregnant women set SUNY Cortland back a bit, but the college has found other ways …

I sat in a coffee shop in Marathon with John Tillotson and Kevin Westcott, engaging in a time-honored journalistic ritual that many people are probably not aware of: The folo. Tillotson, who …

Friendzone someone in minutes in Marathon

Now that Valentine’s Day is over, you can focus on a different type of relationship. The Peck Memorial Library in Marathon plans its first speed-friending event Friday. Anyone looking for …

Accused: Norman D. Dewitt, 28, Sempronius Charges: Torturing/injuring/not feeding an animal, third-degree criminal tampering, misdemeanors. Details: Dewitt’s girlfriend told Cayuga …

Fire doused at Contento’s in Cortland

No injuries were reported Sunday in a fire at Contento’s on Pendleton Street in Cortland, the city’s fire department announced. Firefighters were called about 11:20 a.m. to 119 …

Here's what's closed or delayed on Feb. 17, 2025: Other Tompkins Cortland Community College -- Closed

Expect wind gusts of 60 mph

Expect winds gusting as high as 60 mph Sunday night, bringing the possibility of downed trees and power lines, the National Weather Service reported in issueing a high wind warning. The warning, …

‘Who’s going to help?’

So long as TLC Emergency Medical Services has two ambulances in the barn, it will respond to calls of people who might need help up a flight of steps, or getting out of a car, its division manager …

Leaders pucker up to a calf to ease food insecurity

A calf at Fouts Farm in Cortlandville was so cute and sweet that a school principal and the county sheriff couldn’t help themselves from making a move. Fouts Farm hosted its first …

A Scott man on probation for raping a 13-year-old girl has been charged with raping and sexually abusing two people between 2019 and 2024, Cortland County sheriff’s officers said. Lee A. …

Here are some of the upcoming Black History Month events at SUNY Cortland: • The History of the Harlem Globetrotters – The seminar will go from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.on Wednesday in Dowd …

The annual Tioughnioga Trivia Contest & Dinner is 1 p.m. Feb. 23 at Reilly’s Café, 8 E Main St., Marathon. This event is a fundraiser for the Marathon Area Historical Society. …

Here is what is closed or delayed Feb. 14, 2025: Others ARC of Madison-Cortland -- Closed

Cortland counts down to Centro switch

Centro — which is taking over Cortland County’s transit system — is preparing for a March 8 open house, at which the company expects to begin hiring drivers, as Cortland County …

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