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IN MEMORIAM: Leslie A. Parshall, 90; Honored Fellow Veterans With Monument TODDSVILLE – Leslie A. Parshall, 90, a World War II veteran who in 2005 erected a monument honoring all veterans at his Greenough Road home, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 9, 2017, at Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Otsego. He was born Nov. 16, 1926, in Saranac Lake, a son of Howard and Gladys (Gowett) Parshall. He first attended a one-room schoolhouse and then continued his education…
COUNTY BOARD TO VOTE ON CHAIR Carson Offers Plan Of 2017 Priorities COOPERSTOWN – In asking his colleagues to elect him chairman of the county Board of Representatives, county Rep. Len Carson, R-Oneonta, laid out a detail plan of goals to strive for in 2017. The county board is scheduled to vote on the chairmanship at its reorganizational meeting at 10 a.m. today. Here is a copy of the the Carson plan.…
We take up federal government spending in this column, but we’ll stay away from what it buys. Our myth busting will instead clarify the relationship between federal spending and budget deficits, and show where the deficits came from.…
In Memoriam Louise Ann Wayman 1953-2023 TODDSVILLE—Louise Ann Wayman, a long-time Cooperstown and Toddsville resident, passed away unexpectedly Monday, April 24, 2023 at her home in Toddsville. She was 69. Born June 19, 1953 in Hamilton, Lou was the second child of Hobart and Norma (Rothwell) Onyan. In her youth, Lou and her family moved to Cooperstown, where she graduated from Cooperstown Central School with the Class of 1971. As a young girl, Lou enjoyed and won awards showing horses…
Political Candidates Speak Out: Backgrounds, Goals Explained Meet the Candidates for Member of Assembly, 122nd District Publisher’s Note: Last week we sent out an e-mail asking the candidates for the major political races in November to share information about themselves, so our readers can get to know them a little better. We asked them: A. Please tell us about yourself. B. If you were elected to office, what are your top priorities and why? We will run these answers over…
In Memoriam John E. McCrea, Sr, 95 October 17, 1926 – July 15, 2022 Oneonta – John E. McCrea Sr., 95, passed away July 15, 2022 at the NYS Veteran’s Home in Oxford. He was born October 17, 1926 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the son of James and Alice (Reilly) McCrea. In 1943 he moved to his family farm in Laurens, where he attended Laurens Central School. At the age of 17 John enlisted in the United States Navy serving…
Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI (AP) KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice. Rittenhouse, 18, cried and hugged one of his attorneys upon hearing the verdict. He had been charged with homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangering after killing two men…
In Memoriam Richard Frederick Smith August 21, 1943 – September 13, 2021 OAKSVILLE – Richard Frederick Smith, Jr., a life-long area resident and long-time employee of Remington Arms, passed away following a lengthy illness Monday afternoon, September 13, 2021, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. He was 78. Born August 21, 1943, at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, he was one of four children of Richard Frederick Smith, Sr. and Dorothy Arlene Roseboom Smith. He attended Cooperstown schools and…
IN MEMORIAM: Steven D. Morris, 73; Vietnam Era Vet; Gas Company Owner CHERRY VALLEY – Steven D. Morris, Vietnam Era veteran and former owner of The Gas Company in Cooperstown, passed away late Sunday morning, February 7, 2021, at The Foltsbrook Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Herkimer. He was 73. Born March 27, 1947, in Cooperstown, Steve was one of four sons of Floyd G. and Martha J. (Klein) Morris. Upon graduation from the Andrew S. Draper Central School in…