Administration for Native Americans Commissioner speaks at SUNY Oswego
On March 8, Patrice Kunesh, of Standing Rock Lakota descent, joined SUNY Oswego professor Jason Zenor’s American Indian Sovereignty class via Zoom. Kunesh is an American attorney who has served as commissioner for Native Americans and was recently appointed by…
Officer-in-Charge Toale participates in forum as presidential search candidate
The SUNY Oswego faculty, community and students were invited to take part in the first open forums regarding the university’s search for its next president on March 20. The first candidate announced to be making a visit was SUNY Oswego’s…
St. Baldrick’s Foundation and Oswego Athletics shave heads for cancer patients
Oswego State Athletics and the Oswego community are aiming to hit a $1 million fundraising goal for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation this spring. “After sixteen years, we’ve raised $927,000. So, we are $73,000 away from hitting $1 million. Which is…
Warm weather affecting local government, campus
It is a bad time to be a snowman. As of Feb. 12, this is the least amount of total snow to fall in Oswego in 92 years of recorded history, Jon Hitchcock, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service…
Honoring Veterans Day: local women, men reflect on time spent in service
Veterans Day, previously known as Armistice Day, was established by President Woodrow Wilson on Nov. 11, 1919, a year after World War I ended. The goal was to remember and commemorate the dead troops of World War I for…
Summer drought impacts pumpkin harvest this fall
The summer and autumn of 2022 most of the area of the United States had experienced some drought and now we are witnessing the effects with certain fall harvests. Since the absence of rain, there has been a pumpkin harvest…
SUNY Oswego athletes rake leaves for local elderly community
All 24 SUNY Oswego athletic teams are taking to the community on Nov. 6 to rake leaves for the elderly. They are still looking for ten more people who would like their yards raked. In its 17th year at SUNY…
Local candy store overcomes pandemic struggles, prepares for holiday season
Local Oswego candy store, Man in the Moon, has been learning how to adapt to pandemic-related changes for years now. Chocolate and other candy sales surged 11% in 2021, according to the National Confectioners Association and the spike in demand…
Annual Pumpkin Fest returns to city of Oswego
The Oswego chapter of the YMCA held its annual Pumpkin Festival on Oct. 1 and 2, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at Washington Square Park. The Pumpkin Festival, which is co-sponsored by the City of Oswego, included…
$4 million going towards Oswego hydroelectric facility
By Sydney Havens The equipment at the hydroelectric facility on West first Street, responsible for providing power and revenue to the City of Oswego, is now under construction. The facility was built in 1920, but was taken over by the…
