Oswego County News Now

GRANBY — The town of Granby has been selected as a town of excellence by the New York Association of Towns (NYAOT).

OSWEGO — The city of Oswego has received an additional $775,000 in state funding to help stabilize and restore the historic Ponzi Building at Fort Ontario, giving the city about half of the $4 million needed for the project.

OSWEGO — A man who was charged with twice running over a man after a fight in Oswego last year was back in court on Thursday.

OSWEGO — Rep. Claudia Tenney has called on President Donald Trump to help the Iranian people amid a bloody crackdown on nationwide protests by the Iranian government.

AMBOY — The Oswego County 4-H Program, part of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County, has announced that its winter horse program, Winter Round-Up, is open to youths ages 8 and older who are interested in learning about horses, doing…

SCRIBA — The Scriba Historical Society will host Lee Ellen Hickey, author of “The Girl in the Glass Coffin,” for a book presentation on Jan. 30 from 1-3 p.m. in the Community Room of the Scriba Municipal Building, located at…

OSWEGO — Oswego Trinity United Methodist Church (UMC) welcomes everyone to a free-will dinner Feb. 1 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. or until the food is gone.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Piper Gosek, of Oswego, was named to the College of Charleston fall 2025 president's list. Gosek is majoring in environmental sustainability studies

OSWEGO — The Oswego community continues to face growing challenges related to homelessness. New local laws and the increasing number of agencies serving unhoused individuals highlight just how urgent and complex this issue has become.

OSWEGO — A man who was charged with twice running over a man after a fight in Oswego last year was back in court on Thursday.

OSWEGO — The city of Oswego has received a federal grant to fully fund an ongoing program that helps low-income households achieve long-term economic independence. The city said it has been awarded $73,332 in federal grant funding to fully support…

OSWEGO — The charge against a woman arrested in an immigration raid last year in Cayuga County has been dismissed after a federal judge said officers violated her constitutional rights and unlawfully arrested her.

FULTON — Fulton City School District (FCSD) Superintendent Doug Lawrence said the district is doing a good job protecting students’ rights.

Local leaders responded positively and negatively to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State speech, delivered Tuesday, that focused on affordability for New Yorkers.

OSWEGO — Harborfest’s annual public competition to find its 2026 official poster will celebrate both the 250th anniversary of America and the festival’s musical history.

OSWEGO — SUNY Oswego students Shaheen Chowdhury, a physics major, and Elizabeth Behnke, a chemistry major, have spent the past year immersed in a research project that looks at variable stars to understand some of the universe’s deepest questions.

POTSDAM — Several area students earned recognition on the SUNY Potsdam president’s list for the fall 2025 semester.

FULTON — Cayuga Community College has announced student accolades for the fall 2025 semester. Listed are students from the Oswego County area who were named to the president’s list, provost’s list and dean’s list.

SYRACUSE — Several area students earned recognition on the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester at Le Moyne College.

POTSDAM — Two Oswego County students were named to dean’s list at SUNY Potsdam for the fall 2025 semester.