34 year old Patrick Kain of Norwich pleaded guilty in federal court to 3 counts of sexual exploitation of a child and 1 count of committing a felony involving a minor by a registered sex offender. Kain admitted that from about 2016 through 2019 he created sexually explicit images and videos of 3 different victims, each of whom was about 5 years old, he also possessed about 90 videos and 10 images of child pornography not involving his own victims, on a laptop and at an online storage account, Kain faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 35 years and a maximum sentence of 160 years, a $250,000 fine and restitution to the victims, when he is sentenced on October 6th –

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Otsego County Sheriff’s department arrested 27 year old Brandon Doyle of Sharon Springs after an investigation into an animal cruelty in the Town of Westford last month. Doyle was charged with Overdriving, Torturing and Injuring Animals & Failure to Provide Proper Sustenance following a cattle complaint reported from the Susquehanna SPCA Doyle was issued an appearance ticket returnable to Town of Westford Court at a later date.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Office announced that a “Click-it or Ticket” detail in the Town of Davenport on May 29th, with the Otsego County Sheriff’s Deputies, resulted in the arrest of 46 year old Stacey Juhl of Worcester. While conducting a seatbelt checkpoint, Deputies observed a vehicle attempting to avoid the checkpoint; they stopped the vehicle on Southside Drive & found that Juhl’s driving privileges had been suspended on 3 occasions for failure to answer summonses in Otsego County courts, as well as for an insurance lapse. Juhl was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and having an obstructed drivers view, she was released and directed to appear in the Town of Davenport Court on a later date.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 21 year old Timothy Reed of Johnson City for DWI following a personal injury motor vehicle accident on County Highway 23 in the Town of Walton. Deputies responded at about 2:30 AM on May 30th, to a 911 report of a motor vehicle accident on County Highway 23, near the intersection of Woodlawn Road, Reed was identified as the driver of the vehicle & charged, he faces court action at a later date.

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The Community Cultural Center of Sidney will have their official Ribbon Cutting ceremony this Saturday at 1:00 PM, at the corner of Bridge & Main Street. The 1st use of the building will be for an art exhibit, and then many other options will be available, according to Executive Director Pat Cristelli:

(Pat Cristelli 6-10-21)

Cristelli said that the Students Art Exhibit will be open from Monday June 14th to Friday the 18th, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM each evening, Saturday the 19th from 5:00 to 9:00 PM and Sunday June 20th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.

A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 6-10-21

 UPDATE IN MANHUNT:

Just after 4:30 p.m., Jason Johnson was taken into custody near a river bank off State Route 79 in Colesville.  

EARLY AFTERNOON UPDATE:

Broome County Sheriff’s Deputies and State Police responded to East Windsor Road in Colesville to check on the welfare of an individual at 8:35 PM Wednesday night, . Law enforcement did exchange gunfire with Johnson, State Trooper Becky Seager was shot in the hip & was taken to Wilson Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Multiple agencies are looking for 34 year old Jason Johnson this afternoon, he is described as a white male, 5’7 and 160 pounds with a Mohawk style haircut, he was last seen in the East Windsor Road area near Thorn Hill. He is considered armed and dangerous, It’s possible that Johnson may be operating a 1996 Ford F-250 pick-up truck, blue in color with the NY license plate HZV7759, Police said that the public should not approach him and should call 911 immediately.

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Empire State Development will open the online application portal Today for the COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program. The minimum grant is $5,000, the maximum grant amount is $50,000 per applicant and will serve as reimbursement of employee wages, rent and mortgage payments, taxes, utility bills and PPE purchases other operating expenses from the pandemic. More information may be found at NYSBusinessRecovery.ny.gov.

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The Otsego County Fair will be held in Morris this year, after being canceled last year due to the COVID pandemic, Spokesperson Lisa Jones comments:

(Lisa Jones 6-10-21)

The Otsego County Fair will run from August 3rd through the 8th, more information is available at otsegocountyfair.org.

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Chenango County Public Health reported 7 new COVID 19 cases today & they are confirming the 64th COVID-19 death in Chenango County.   Officials reported 86 active cases, 236 Active Quarantines 236, 14 hospitalized & a Total of 2570 cases since last year.  Chenango County Public health has vaccinated 2802 people so far, they anticipate 400 doses to be given this week for 1A & 1B priority groups identified by the state health department.

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Many local Employers are looking for potential employees currently, all over the region, CDO Workforce Spokesperson Zoe VanderMeulen explains:

(Zoe VanderMeulen 3-16-21)

Anyone looking for work or other services offered by CDO Workforce can call 607-832-5776.

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Forbes has named The Raymond Corporation as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers for 2021 within the engineering and manufacturing industry. The final list ranks the best midsize employers from a total of 500 companies, after polling an anonymous group of employees.  The list of best midsize employers was determined by Forbes in partnership with Statistica, who surveyed 50,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees.  More information about The Raymond Corporation is available at raymondcorp.com or call 800-235-7200.

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U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced $5,010,209 in allocations for the Capital Fund Program in the Southern Tier, which provides annual grants to Public Housing Authorities. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Locally; the Norwich Housing Authority receives over $243,000 the Oneonta Housing Authority gets over $239,000.

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A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 3-16-21

The Otsego County Department of Health will be holding a vaccination clinic at the Meadows Office Complex in Cooperstown Today; the registration link is on the Otsego County Department of Health Website.  Registration is mandatory & the vaccine is available to anyone currently listed as eligible according to State Guidelines.

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The State DEC announced that the annual open burning ban will go into effect today through May 14th this year.  The DEC reported that Open burning of household trash releases dangerous compounds including arsenic, carbon monoxide, benzene, formaldehyde, lead, & others into the air,  Open burning is also the single greatest cause of wildfires in New York.  More information is available at dec.ny.gov/chemical.

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Village elections are being held around New York State Today.  In Sidney, 3 people are running for 2 trustee seats on the Village Board, incumbent Vic Tartaglia, Patricia Cristelli & Write in Candidate Teri Schunk.  In Walton, 2 people are running for Mayor, Stephen Condon & Edward Snow Sr.  Many elections have candidates running unopposed this year throughout the Tri-County Area.

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Delaware County Public Health reported 4 new COVID cases Monday out of 134 tested, there were 11 hospitalized, 110 active cases & 322 in Quarantine. 

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Governor Cuomo announced that wedding receptions and catered events can now resume statewide. Venues are restricted to 50% capacity, with no more than 150 attendees per event, All attendees must have proof of recent negative COVID test result or proof of immunization prior to the event, Venues must notify local health departments of large events, Masks will be required at all times except when seated and eating or drinking, Detailed guidance for in-person and catered events is available at governor.ny.gov.

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