Otsego County

The First Night Oneonta committee has awarded cash prizes to the top 3 displays in the 2021 Festival of Lights. It was stiff competition for this event which was a huge success enjoyed by many area residents.

Bassett Healthcare Network has temporarily ended inpatient visits to all of its hospitals. This all stems from the fast-spreading Omicron variant and the desire to keep the staff and patients at all Bassett Healthcare Network hospitals safe while the virus transmission rate is still high.

A winning New York State Lottery Ticket was sold at the Laurens, NY Mirabito store for the Take 5 drawing this past Monday, January 17, 2022.

Homer is a 7-year-old, very adoptable cat who is extremely lovable and handsome. Homer is searching for a forever home with a comfy couch to snuggle upon.

For such a fun, cute, and carefree name, snowstorm "Izzy" sure did leave behind more snow than we bargained for in Oneonta! It's interesting how this storm rolled out in our area because the National Weather Service in Binghamton wouldn't lay claim to any snowstorm total until Sunday.

Considering that NWS is not predicting an amount of snow at this time, it's best to prepare and plan ahead for heavy snowfall and the possibility of ice.

Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego County are forgoing contact tracing and instead concentrating on helping people get vaccinated and tested for COVID as needed. Otsego DOH has also stopped reporting active case numbers since they feel that they can no longer accurately report.

This week we are going to feature Royalty who is a 4-year-old female dog that is very mellow and lovable!

The American Red Cross is saying that the blood supplies are so low that it's "Critical" and donors are needed NOW.

Schools in New York State get to now decide to 'test to stay' related to a negative test for COVID-19. Find out what that means for schools in Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego Counties.