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OSWEGO — Mayor Billy Barlow announced Tuesday a partnership between the city of Oswego Economic Development Office and local, small businesses, offering Oswego families special discount offerings and planned activities throughout this week. “Coming off a busy, family-oriented weekend full of free activities, we wanted to continue fun opportunities...

Richard F. Murney, 65, of Oswego, NY, passed suddenly Sunday, Aug. 7 at his home. He was born in Waterloo, NY, to the late George and Shirley (Lautenslager) Murney. He has been a longtime resident of Oswego, NY. Mr. Murney retired in 2013 from Nine Mile Nuclear Power Plant, Scriba, where he had worked as a Financial Manager. Rich was a member of the Oswego Country Club, and Oswego Lacrosse Association. In his younger years he was an avid skier and golfer. Mr. Murney enjoyed trout fishing, hunting and visiting the family camp in the Adirondacks. He also loved to take trips to Lake Placid. Mr. Murney was a devoted fan of the Boston Bruins, NY Yankees, NY Giants and Syracuse Lacrosse. He would also become a fan of any team that was paired against Duke. Rich was a self-proclaimed gin aficionado having enjoyed some spirits now and then. He was a teller of awful jokes which also included being the giver of politically incorrect birthday and holiday cards as many of the family and friends were accustomed to receiving along with the laughter that followed the gesture. Mr. Murney is survived by his son and daughter-in-law: Dr. Sean and Dr. Luisa Murney of Moseley, VA; his sisters: Sue (Joe) McCreary, of Greenville, SC and Kim (Karin) Murney of Boynton Beach, FL; his beloved 3 grandchildren: Calvin, Gemma, and Nina; and his nieces: Sara (Jason) Olschewske, and Jayme McCreary. Calling Hours will be held 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Sugar & Scanlon Funeral Home 147 W. 4th St., Oswego, NY. The Funeral Service will follow at 11 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be held privately in Waterloo, NY.

Neal C. O’Brien, 33, a resident of 41 Niagara St. in Oswego, died Thursday evening at Upstate Hospital in Syracuse after a one-week illness. Born Jan. 30, 1989 at Scott AFB, Illinois, he spent his early childhood in a number of his dad’s Air Force assignments including Wiesbaden, Germany, Las Vegas, Seattle, and Biloxi, MS.

OSWEGO — December 2021 SUNY Oswego graduate Sofia Luz Pérez won one of only three Best of SUNY awards at the 2021-2022 Best of SUNY Student Art exhibition for her painting, “Know Thyself, Heal Thyself.”. Pérez’s work was part of the 2022 “Made in New York” exhibition...

CENTRAL SQUARE — Tim Sears Jr. grew up watching his father and uncle compete in the world of DIRTcar racing around New York for as long as he can remember. He was always in the garage with them, learning and helping where he could, never missing a race. When...

OSWEGO — Oswego’s mayor has announced a proposed operating budget for the 2023 fiscal year. Mayor Billy Barlow made the announcement in a press release Monday. His proposed spending plan allocates $55,720,035 and will not include a tax raise or an increase in fees for the sixth year in a row. The spending plan doesn’t use any of the general fund to balance the budget, according to the release.

OSWEGO — Indu Rasika Churchill of the SUNY Oswego mathematics faculty recently earned the Provost’s Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity, which recognizes a junior faculty member, in this case a “rising star” in the words of her nominator. “We have a brilliant rising star among...

FULTON — The Fulton City School District Board of Education discussed school safety and universal pre-K offerings at its meeting on Tuesday. Superintendent Brian Pulvino discussed safety ahead of the upcoming school year, sharing details of a recent meeting that featured school administrators and the Fulton police chief.

OSWEGO COUNTY — Oswego County Hospice has been recognized once again by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Premier Performer.” The honor comes from achieving a high satisfaction rating among families and caregivers. More than 1,000 hospice providers were rated for their service and Oswego County’s score...

OSWEGO COUNTY — The Child Protection Advisory Council’s Caseworker Recruitment/Retention Task Force has come up with recommendations after having a focus group with several caseworkers from the Department of Social Services, and at Thursday’s meeting, the full council was looking for feedback from its members. Most of...

OSWEGO — The New York Super Stocks returned to the Oswego Speedway for a 35-lap feature event on Saturday. A stout field of 22 cars set the field with three qualifying events. Unfortunately, during open practice, the motor of Brando Oltra expired and made it impossible for the “purple...

FULTON — Local author Craig V. Abbott II is releasing his upcoming adult fiction novel, “Blood & Lust: The Insignificant Life of Rick Blume” at the end of this month. The novel follows 36-year-old Rick Blume, who is living a mundane life until he encounters Lizzie, a beautiful woman who is hiding a major secret.

David W. Buske Sr., of Webster, NY, formerly of Oswego, assed suddenly Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at age 83. He was predeceased by his parents, David and Margaret Buske; brother, Donald Buske; mother-in-law, Ethel Chubb. He leaves his wife of 52 years, Jean A. Buske; daughter, Jennifer (Robert) DeVos; son, David (Jean M.) Buske, Jr.; stepson, William (Denise) Bowers; grandchildren, Kaitlyn (Chandler) Ditch, Jake DeVos, Davey (Tiffany) Buske, Brian (Alex) Buske, Jonathan (Kendra) Buske, Michelle Damm, Melissa (Robert) Miller; eight great-grandchildren; special niece, Sherry Spaulding; brother-in-law, Larry (Dolores) Spaulding; several cousins and special friends.

OSWEGO — Driving the Flack Racing No. 23, defending Oswego Speedway Pathfinder Bank Small-Block Supers track champion Dan Kapuscinski worked his way up from the 12th starting spot to earn his sixth feature win of the season on Saturday. Kapuscinski needed just five laps to take over the race...

OSWEGO — Action will return to Oswego Kartway on Friday night with the Battle at the Bullring program, presented by Garafolo’s Importing. This will be the first event of the three-race JP Jewelers King of the Kartway Series. Companion events will follow on Sept. 1 and Sept. 23.

RICHLAND — The New York State Police along with the New York State Park Police are searching for a stolen vehicle that was taken from Selkirk Shores State Park in Richland on Tuesday. The truck, which is a state parks and recreational maintenance vehicle, was taken from a building...

FULTON — Entering Saturday night’s racing at Fulton Speedway, Tim Sears Jr. was two points behind Dave Marcuccilli in the chase for the Modified track championship. In the 35-lap Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar Modified feature, Sears took care of business. He notched his sixth win of the year and vaulted back to the top of the point standings.

OSWEGO — Dan Connors Jr. has been attempting to earn a Novelis Supermodified feature win at Oswego Speedway for nearly half of his life. Prior to Saturday’s 45-lap feature, no other active driver had been as close to winning as many times as the 29-year-old pilot of the No. 01, who had previously tallied 22 top-five finishes with no feature wins.

For over 30 years, calendars in Oswego have reserved the last full weekend in July for Harborfest. But, for almost the entire decade of the ‘90s, the week following Harborfest was also blocked out on local baseball-loving families’ calendars for an extremely popular baseball camp. Beginning in the...