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Bids approach $2.4 million for Gutchess complex expansion

Three companies made a pitch for a contract to add two baseball fields at Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex in Cortlandville. Who wins and who strikes out will be decided Monday.

Cortland County saw two new cases of COVID-19, the state Health Department reported Tuesday, bringing the county to a total of 11,645 cases since the pandemic …

State windfall lets Cortland take on more street work

An increase in state aid will allow the city of Cortland to spend about $1 million to install curbs along three city streets and replace a traffic light at Elm and Pomeroy streets.

Where green begets green(backs)

Carla Plunkett kept a sweatshirt on Saturday as an unseasonably cold day chilled the Cortland City Farmers Market. The chill kept customers away, Plunkett said – in fact, other vendors left early, too. But it was only the second Saturday this season the market was open at a new location, in front of Grace and Holy Spirit Episcopal Church on Court Street. She expected the sales, like the season, will warm up.

I encountered the gentleman on the Dryden Rail Trail as I chased a photograph for a story. We got to talking about the challenges of local news.

'This is an opportunity'

Frank Hodge of Cortland sat with his daughter on his lap on Saturday at Courthouse Park. Music echoed across the park, children played science games and more than 100 people celebrated independence – Juneteenth.

‘Long, but well worth it’

Think of all the things the Class of 2022 had to endure: Two recessions; political turmoil; record heat; devastating storms; mass shootings; social movements both forward and back; and, of course, …

Yaman Beach closed for fear of contamination

Yaman Beach remained closed Friday due to worries of contamination after a nearby tractor-trailer crash spilled herbicide into Tioughnioga River Wednesday evening, reports the Cortland Youth Bureau. …

Business is brewing

After a five-year closure, McGraw Box Co. reopened Saturday as a brewery after two years of preparation and four months of unexpected delays. On Route 281 in Cortlandville, Brand Y Distillery Jim …

50,000 miles of river, 7,800 lakes, 2.4M acres of wetland

Across Cortland County are many water bodies including lakes, rivers and streams. We enjoy a plentiful supply of clean, fresh water that contributes to recreation, tourism, fishing, agriculture and …

Redistricting panel to meet The Cortland County Redistricting Commission plans to reconvene at 4 p.m. Tuesday for the first time since a proposed redistricting law was voted down last month by …

2 counties drop to low risk level The risk level for COVID-19 dropped to “low” in Cortland and Tompkins counties, the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has …

Walking the walk for water

They walked for two hours Thursday — a classroom of third-graders carrying signs and asking for donations. But it was only two hours, not four, and only signs, not the water they need to live. …

‘It gets people reading’

On a sunny afternoon at Cortland’s Waterworks, geese stroll on the grass, ducks swim in the pond and a deer stands still, enjoying the shade. Within 100 feet of the fence is a big mailbox …

Speakers favor Dryden climate plan

DRYDEN — Climate-change provisions in the town of Dryden’s proposed comprehensive plan drew the support of two high school students and other speakers at a public hearing Thursday night. …

Tractor-trailer rollover closes Interstate 81

A tractor-trailer crash Wednesday night on Interstate 81 led to drunken driving charges against the driver and a cleanup of containers of herbicides that tumbled into the Tioughnioga River near Yaman …

Cortland County added 800 jobs in May compared with May 2021, nearly returning it to the number of jobs it had in May 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The county had 18,700 jobs, show …

City’s water wins water taste test at festival

Two hydrogen atoms, one oxygen; some naturally occurring minerals; just enough chlorine to kill pathogens — that’s the recipe for Cortland’s award-winning water. “We …

Stop yields drugs, gun Accused : Nathaniel J. Irwin, 23, of Cortland Charges : Third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, criminal contempt of an arrest warrant, felonies; fourth-degree …

Booster clinic to take walk-ins All available pre-registration slots for a COVID-19 Moderna booster vaccine clinic Sunday in Ithaca are full, but walk-ins will be accomodated, the Tompkins …

Scholarly sisters

One more exam, one graduation ceremony Friday, one more summer together and twins Ella and Maia Quick will separate for college. They’re close. About 0.04 points separate them. …

Truck rollover closes I-81 near Cortland

A lane of Interstate 81 northbound between exits 10 and 11 remain closed Thursday morning following a tractor-trailer roll-over about 7 p.m. Wednesday, state police said.

Ensuring safety of seniors

The challenges the officials described Wednesday in ending elder abuse are myriad: The perpetrators may be loved ones; the victims may not want to cooperate with police; the signs may be …

Bids will be opened for Phase 2 of C’ville project

Cortlandville officials plan to open bids Tuesday for a project to add two baseball fields at Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex and award a contract at a June 27 special town board meeting. The …

Costs continue to rise for inmates at jail

Budd Rigg has never had to buy so many sets of dentures. They’re not even his. But that, and other health care costs for jail inmates, pushed the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office to …

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