News

Cortland adds 500 jobs over the year

Cortland County picked up 500 new jobs over the past year, the state reports. The county had 19,200 non-farm jobs in September, up from 18,700 in September 2023, the state Department of Labor …

DA candidates to speak to Rotary

The Cortland Breakfast Rotary will host Cortland County’s candidates for district attorney at breakfast meetings Oct. 23 and Oct. 30. Former Chief Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth …

Guthrie Gala raises $363,000

Guthrie’s Sept. 14 Guthrie Gala raised more than $363,000 to support its emergency medicine services. The money will help buy advanced medical equipment, and support training for health …

Cincinnatus school board meets Oct. 24

The Board of Education of the Cincinnatus Central School District will meeet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24 in the school library.
Today in features
The Europa Clipper is unwrapped and lifted to an elephant stand. The spacecraft launched Thursday for Jupiter's moon.
NASA plans to launch Europa Clipper
NASA launched on Thursday the Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon. Europa is one of the four Galilean moons discovered by Galileo himself. Among the other moons and even planets in our …
Blues and rock singer Kat Walters performs in September at Rose Hall in Cortland for Dio Day. On Saturday, she play at the Ake Gallery in Cortland with Colleen Kattau, Nancy Mead and Patty Francis.
Ake Gallery marks anniversary with collaborative concert
Paul Kozlowkski opened the Ake Gallery two years ago. He’s celebrating the anniversary with events that embody what the gallery was created for: music, art and comedy. The anniversary …
Little 75 by Paul Chambers, 2005, oil on canvas.
Dowd exhibit explores longtime friends in art
Timestamps will grace the Dowd Gallery at SUNY Cortland from Oct. 21 to Dec. 13, featuring paintings, sculptures and drawings created by Paul Chambers and Allen Mooney and curated by Wylie Schwartz …
Tuscan food isn't quite the same as other Italian cuisines. It includes ingredients more common to northern European dishes, like potatoes in this Zuppa Toscana.
I’m not sure this is really Italian, but I don’t care
I’m almost afraid to say I like cooking Italian. The neighborhood has such a large Italian community that I fear anything I tell people I make will be dismissed by Italian-Americans as not …
Isabella Garza, Sara Sinasohn and Taylor Frisina rehearse the opening number of
‘By Any Other Name’ to open at SUNY Cortland
A musical that gives female Shakespeare characters a second chance at fulfillment will have its world premiere Thursday in Cortland.
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Death notices
Jamal Wilson, 49, formerly of Cortland, died Sept. 27, 2024. The Wright-Beard Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Patricia A. (Darrow) Mills, 77, of Genoa, died Oct. 11, 2024. There are no public services. Arrangements are with the Shurtleff Funeral Home.
Beverly E. (Knolls) Hopkins, 86, of McLean, died Oct. 9, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, October 18, 2024 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cortland. Friends may call at the …
Susan E. Marsh, 64, of Fulton, died Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. Services are private. The Wright-Beard Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Sports

Amidon scores twice, DeRuyter girls soccer tops McGraw

DeRuyter’s Molly Amidon follows through after playing a ball to the middle of the field Wednesday at Bennett St. Field. Amidon scored twice in the Rockets’ 3-1 win.
Molly Amidon put away a goal in each half Wednesday to lead DeRuyter to a come-from-behind, 3-1 win over McGraw at Bennett St. Field. Amidon’s first strike came with 10:53 left in the …

Cortland volleyball snaps skid, knocks off Fowler

The Cortland volleyball team snapped a 12-match losing streak with a four-set victory over Fowler Wednesday at Cortland Jr./Sr. High School. It has been a trying season at times for the Purple …

Cortland boys soccer silenced by Cazenovia

The Cortland boys soccer team was never able to find its footing Tuesday night at Cortland Jr./Sr. High School as it fell to Cazenovia, 3-0. The Purple Tigers failed to generate any sustained …

Homer volleyball tops Mexico for 12th win

The Homer girls volleyball team swept Mexico Tuesday night for its third win in a row and 12th of the season to set the Trojans up for a big push before sectionals. Homer won 25-14, 25-15, 25-12 at …
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Jason Ngo, a Syracuse-based drag queen named Yuka Liptis, will play the antagonist who tries to poison Indiana Jo in the upcoming burlesque show
Jason Ngo, a Syracuse-based drag queen named Yuka Liptis, will play the antagonist who tries to poison Indiana Jo in the upcoming burlesque show
Jason Ngo, a Syracuse-based drag queen named Yuka Liptis, will play the antagonist who tries to poison Indiana Jo in the upcoming burlesque show
Jason Ngo, a Syracuse-based drag queen named Yuka Liptis, will play the antagonist who tries to poison Indiana Jo in the upcoming burlesque show
Jason Ngo, a Syracuse-based drag queen named Yuka Liptis, will play the antagonist who tries to poison Indiana Jo in the upcoming burlesque show