News across Cortland County
Woman arrested for attempted assault following incident in Moravia (Report)
Report from the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office: Sheriff Brian Schenck reports that on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at approximately 11:15 a.m., deputies arrested Emily R. MacNaughton (age 37, from Niles) and charged her with attempted assault in the third degree (Class B Misdemeanor). The…
County provides details on additional retiree health insurance sessions
Post from Cortland County: Cortland County will hold additional informational sessions regarding the proposed retiree health insurance changes. Retirees are encouraged to attend one of the upcoming sessions to learn more about the proposal and have the opportunity to ask…
Cortlandville FD receives nearly $20K in grant funding for new fire hoses
Press release from the Cortlandville Fire Department: The Cortlandville Fire District is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a $19,573.33 grant toward the purchase of a new fire hose. This grant will allow the Fire District to purchase a variety of hoses, including a…
Cortland County Sheriff announces undersheriff’s retire following long career
Post from the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office: Please join me in congratulating Undersheriff Chad Burhans on his retirement. Undersheriff Burhans began his career at the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office in 2007 and completed his final day at the office on Tuesday, Sept. 29.…
Syracuse man charged with unlicensed operation, drug possession and more (Report)
Report from the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office: On Tuesday, Sept. 29, at approximately 2:04 a.m., officers with the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on New York State Route 281 in the Town of Cortlandville for vehicle and traffic law violations. It was…
Cortland Schools provides update on bus routing
Report from the Cortland Enlarged City School District: In our ongoing work to make dismissal more efficient and to improve our bus routing, we have implemented new dismissal procedures for students who take busing. We anticipate drop off times to be 5-to-10 minutes earlier…
ICYMI: Three mobile food pantries in Cortland County this week
The Food Bank of Central New York announced that three mobile food pantries will take place in Cortland County throughout the week. The Calvary Baptist Church in the town of Preble will hold a mobile food pantry at 4 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 29). The church is located at 6753 Rt. 281…
Guthrie Cortland to host Halloween Costume Contest
Press release from the Guthrie Cortland Medical Center: Calling all ghouls, ghosts, vampires, witches, princesses, knights, ninjas, monsters and more! Guthrie is once again proud to host a Halloween Costume Contest during the 29th annual Great Cortland Pumpkin Fest, which runs…
18-year old arrested for stealing merchandise from store in Lansing (Report)
Report from the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office: On Sunday, Sept. 27, at approximately 6 p.m., Tompkins County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Target, located at 40 Catherwood Rd. in the village of Lansing, for a reported theft. The Tompkins County Communications Center advised…
Three mobile food pantries in Cortland County this week
The Food Bank of Central New York announced that three mobile food pantries will take place in Cortland County this week. The Calvary Baptist Church in the town of Preble will hold a mobile food pantry at 4 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 29). The church is located at 6753 Rt. 281 in town.…
City police welcome newest patrol officer
Post from the City of Cortland Police Department: The City of Cortland Police Department would like to welcome our newest member, Patrol Officer Calvin Dawn. Officer Dawn was sworn in (Friday) morning by Mayor Scott Steve and will attend the Syracuse Police Academy starting this…
Individual allegedly in possession of more than 100 grams of cocaine (Sheriff’s report)
Report from the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office: On Thursday, Sept. 24, members of the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office were requested to assist New York State Parole with a compliance check of a parolee and their residence located in the village of Lansing. During the…