The top winners at the Junior Livestock Show bested 200 exhibitors and their 533 animals. Earning The Farmers’ Museum Cup for Best of Show Dairy was Justin Wolfe of Otsego County, who showed his Holstein, Ovaltop Unst Roseanna-Red. The F. Ambrose Clark Livestock Cup for Best of Show in the Beef, Swine, Meat Goat and Sheep categories was awarded to Mikaylee Woodin of Delaware County, showing her Market Hog “Grunkle.” The Farmers’ Museum Dairy Goat Cup for Best of Show…
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On July 3, Owen Conklin, the director of admissions for SUNY Broome Community College, parked the college’s mobile enrollment vehicle outside Huntington Library. The vehicle was also prominently on display at Oneonta’s 4th of July celebration in Neahwa Park. Conklin is a resident of Oneonta. He became director of admissions at SUNY Broome in April 2023.…
“The Fire District Commissioners, as the elected governing body, is responsible for fire protection and prudent use of taxpayer money within the Fly Creek District,” Hoskins added, “and the best way to fulfill that obligation is to establish formal funds dedicated to that purpose.”…
For a good part of his life, and to the benefit of his home county, Jim Seward was our state senator. First elected in 1986, when he was 38, he served 17 terms, and retired in 2020, after 33 years in Albany. He represented all of us in Otsego, Cortland, and Schoharie counties, and some of us in Chenango, Tompkins, Cayuga, Delaware, and Ulster counties, fighting hard for what he believed to be the right ideas and opportunities for our…
Data from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation indicates a marked rise in the deer population in Central New York. This surge is attributed to several factors, including mild winters, changes in land use and successful conservation efforts.…
The Oneonta Area NAACP calls for a thorough and transparent investigation into the circumstances of Sonya Massey’s death. We demand accountability and justice for Sonya and her family.…
To me, the hymn/song “To Be a Pilgrim” is appropriate in describing Seward not only as a family man, but also as a public servant. Another song that comes to mind is “I Vow to Thee My Country.”…
My thoughts and prayers are with Cindy and the entire Seward family. May God bless them in their time of mourning and may God bless my friend, Sen. James Seward.…
In the 19th century, there was steamer traffic between the north end of Otsego Lake and Cooperstown. The Public Landing in Springfield was a destination for travelers from Albany who would leave their carriages and embark on the steamer, which would make several stops on the journey south, for example at Five Mile Point and Three Mile Point.…
Judged exhibits, themed “Sunrise, Sunset,” will display club members’ skill in floral design, horticulture and photography. Creative floral designs are to include miniature designs, Ikebana inspirations and table setting artistry.…
