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Hotels, motels and short-term rentals must register with the city of Cortland Finance Department by the end of the month as the city begins collecting an occupancy tax, the city announced Tuesday. …

The American Legion post 489 on Tompkins Street in Cortland will have its monthly breakfast from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday. All breakfasts are cooked to order an an omelet special is featured.

Five people were left homeless by an electrical fire early Monday morning on Route 13 in Homer, Homer firefighters said, but no injuries were reported. No injuries were reported in an electrical …

Schools prep cell phone ban

Next school year, schools are going back to the old-fashioned way, where students can only talk, not text, and parents have to call the office to contact their child. Pouches for phones have …

Homer goes to remote learning

The Homer Central School District will move to remote learning today because of staff absences because of illness, the district has announced. "Due to staffing shortages in our transportation …

Cortland gets $786,000 to improve dispatch system

The $786,336 Cortland Countyy got in a state grant will install a system to help emergency dispatchers get more information and dispatch crews more efficiently, according to a release from Gov. Kathy …

My experience as a high school journalist wasn’t entirely unique — I had classmates — but it was unusual. Our adviser had been a reporter with the The Boston Globe, and his …

The Homer Central School District Board of Education will have a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the McEvoy Campus of Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services on Route …

Man found with loaded, stolen shotgun

A Cortland man was arrested Monday morning after police established a perimeter following a complaint he had a shotgun, Cortland police said. Police were called about midnight to 39 Port Watson …

Cortland police will have a Coffee With A Cop event from 9 to 11 a.m. Feb. 11 at Lift A Latte in the Crescent Commons building, 165 Main St., Cortland.

The Homer Central School Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Homer Training and Education Center.

No injuries were reported in an electrical fire at 4:30 a.m. Monday at Route 13 in Homer, Homer firefighters said. Assistant Chief Nate Stockwin arrived to find smoke in the attic, which firefighters …

Accused: Pamela J. Moses, 42, Wedgewood Lane, Canastota Charges: Aggravated driving while intoxicated with child 15 or under as passenger, driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction, …

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in Cortland and surrounding counties for most of the last 10 years. Mortality records show heart disease and cancer trading places as the top cause …

Need naloxone? Help yourself

        By DOUG SCHNEIDER Staff Reporter dschneider@cortlandstandard.com   A mailbox hanging from a tree in front of a house at 91 Elm …

Tompkins, feds clash over migrant’s release

Federal officials are threatening to prosecute Tompkins County law enforcers for not honoring a federal warrant for a Mexican citizen it sought to arrest, but Tompkins County officials said they …

Accused: Rhonda J. Ripley, 34, homeless Charges: Seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, misdemeanors; uninspected motor …

Here's what's closed or delayed Jan. 31, 2025: Schools Marathon -- Two-hour delay

Capitol protester remains angry despite pardon

The sentence was served and Richard Bryan Watrous of Cortlandville freely admits he entered the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, when supporters of Donald J. Trump attacked the Capitol Building …

Story slam to help Seven Valleys feed hungry people

Seven Valleys Health Coalition is putting on a story slam, where people can come tell stories relating to the theme “Firsts.” People can tell a story about five minutes long, about …

Donations sought for Ukraine amid U.S. refugee pause

After more than 1,000 days of war in Ukraine, both soldiers and civilians need supplies, or refuge – but only one of those is possible following the suspension of refugee admissions hours after …

The Common Council meeting scheduled for February 4, 2025 is canceled, City Clerk Andy Jewett announced Thursday. No resolutions are pending. The next council meeting is 6 p.m. Feb.18.

SAYRE, Pa. – Paul VerValin, executive vice president and chief operating officer of The Guthrie Clinic, has been named to the Becker’s Hospital Review “Hospital and Health System …

Heart attack survivor thanks the responders who saved her

Heather Pforter had met the people she was with on Wednesday once before. But one was only over the phone, and she was too distracted by a heart attack to exchange pleasantries with the police and …

Unemployment falls to 4.2% in Cortland

Unemployment in Cortland County fell to 4.2% in December from 5.2% in December 2023, as the number of residents seeking jobs fell by a quarter. State Labor Department data released this week …

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