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Reminder: Latest STOP-DWI campaign runs through Labor Day weekend (Sept. 4, 2026)

Local law enforcement agencies are participating in the STOP-DWI’s End of Summer/Labor Day High Visibility Engagement Campaign. The campaign goes until September 7 (Labor Day). The Cortland County Sheriff’s Office, the City of Cortland Police Department, the Village of Homer…

Two mobile food pantries in Cortland County this week (Sept. 3-4, 2026)

The Food Bank of Central New York announced that two mobile food pantries will take place in Cortland County this week. The Cuyler Fire Department will hold a mobile food pantry at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3. The department building is located at 4917 Rt. 13 in the town of…

Cortland County Announces 2026–2030 Community Health Improvement Plan

Press release from the Cortland County Health Department: The Cortland County Health Department (CCHD), in partnership with Guthrie Cortland Medical Center (GCMC), is pleased to announce the adoption of the 2026–2030 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). Developed through the…

Two Town of Dryden individuals receive burglary, stolen property charges (Report)

Report from the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office: On Monday (Aug. 31) at 8:21 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 1800 block of Slaterville Road, Town of Dryden, for a reported burglary. During the investigation, it was learned that two subjects had…

Dryden woman receives menacing charge after threatening individual (Report)

Report from the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office: On Thursday (Aug. 27) at 9:11 p.m., the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Harbor Circle in the town of Dryden on the report of a subject who had what they believed to be a firearm pointed at them. The subject had…

Man charged after allegedly headbutting victim in Dryden (Report)

Report from the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office: On Friday (Aug. 28) at 9:34 p.m. the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Harbor Circle in the town of Dryden for a reported assault. As a result of the investigation, Jeremy Predmore (age 37) was charged…

Guthrie Cortland provides reminder of upcoming Homer Avenue paving project

Note from the Guthrie Cortland Medical Center: Guthrie Cortland Medical Center is reminding patients that paving along Homer Avenue this week may cause delays in accessing hospital lots and to plan their travel time accordingly. Access to hospital lots will not be closed or…

Road Work Schedule

The following is the tentative road work schedule for August: Wednesday, August 5: Paving Chestnut, Joy, and Harrison Thursday, August 6: Paving Copeland; Milling Fifth Ave, Evergreen, Snyder, Leon and Cherry

Marathon man charged following report of ‘inappropriate communication’ with child

Report from the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office: In March of 2026, the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office received a report of inappropriate communication and contact by the defendant, Daniel L. Buchanan (age 46, Town of Marathon), and a child under the age of seventeen years old.…

Town of Scott man convicted of sex abuse, other charges (County DA release)

Press release from the Cortland County District Attorney’s Office: Cortland County District Attorney Patrick Perfetti announced on Friday (Aug. 28) that Lee A. Wagner has been convicted of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child in Cortland County…

County police officer receives promotion

Cortland County Health Department confirms local case of measles

Report from the Cortland County Health Department: The Cortland County Health Department (CCHD), in collaboration with the New York State Department of Health and local health care providers, has confirmed a case of measles in a Cortland County resident. This individual is…