Hannibal man charged with felony sex offense
Richard L. Calkins Sr., 30, of Hannibal, was arrested by Oswego County deputies on Jan. 1 and charged with first degree criminal sex act and endangering the welfare of a child for alleged oral sexual contact with a victim younger than 11 in Hannibal. He also faces first degree sexual abuse and related charges from December 27. Arraigned in Hannibal Town Court, remanded to jail on 20 000 cash or 40 000 bond, return date January 23.
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New York woman jailed 23 years for boss poisoning death
Kaitlyn Conley of Sauquoit received 23 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter in the 2015 death of her boss Dr. Mary Yoder at a Whitesboro chiropractic office. She maintained innocence in Oneida County Court. She was acquitted of second degree murder.
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Utica
N.Y
New York
WKTV
Kaitlyn Conley
Sauquoit
Oneida
Conley
Whitesboro
Oswego County Offices Closed for MLK Day
Oswego County government offices will close January 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Day including solid waste transfer stations. The closure affects all county departments and services as workers take the holiday. Local offices encourage residents to plan ahead for essential needs and recycling before the closure.
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Local Classifieds Puzzles and Comics Listings
Classifieds and puzzles span pages nine and ten with activity on pend ee ath six ten eleven entries. Entertainment section notes comics and horoscope on page ninety five and a Twenty page spread.
Legislator LeClair Resigns to Seek Veterans Director Post
Oswego County Legislator Daniel LeClair resigns from District 8 seat to pursue county director of veterans services. A Republican, he says he filed a letter of interest after confirming intent to apply. Veteran Services Director Donna Kestner had announced retirement, and LeClair cites prior service on the Human Services Committee and ties to agencies as part of his bid.
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Daniel LeClair
Veterans Services
LeClair
Palermo
Hastings
Veteran Services
Donna Kestner
County Human Services Committee
Veterans Services Agency
Human Services Committee
Legislature
Shane Broad
R-Oswego
Oswego County
Broadwell
Kestner
House OKs foreign spy program tweak after Trump tweets
The House approved a six year renewal of a foreign intelligence surveillance program 256 to 164. The bill would let the FBI continue querying the database for Americans using search terms but require a probable cause warrant to view their communications content. It heads to the Senate with Trump signaling he will sign.
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Washington
Donald Trump
House
FBI
Senate
Trump
Director of
National Intelligence
Dan Coats
U.S
Paul Ryan
Capitol Hill
Parole denied for Branshaw in Scriba teen murder
The New York DOCCS parole board denied parole on a life sentence for William Branshaw, now 57, who pleaded guilty in 1990 to the killing of 17-year-old Sam Amedio Jr. in Scriba in 1989. He was sentenced to 25 years to life, with parole denied due to a reasonable probability of reoffending.
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Albany
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
DOCCS
William M. Branshaw
Sam Amedio Jr
Branshaw
Amedio
Parole Board
Cuomo grants bolster Oswego snowmobile trails and clubs
Gov Andrew Cuomo announced five million dollars in grants for snowmobile trail maintenance statewide. About six hundred thousand dollars targets Oswego County clubs, with four million funded from snowmobile registration fees to the DMV and allocated by counties, plus one point one million through State Parks to local clubs.
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Albany
Andrew Cuomo
New York
Oswego County
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Upstate
Cuomo
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