P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 1-23-26
A Winter Storm watch will be in effect Saturday Night through Monday evening, local meteorologist Rich Townsend comments:
(Rich Townsend 1-23-26)
Governor Kathy Hochul today issued a State of Emergency ahead of extreme cold and a massive winter storm set to impact areas statewide this weekend. We’ll have the complete Tri-County Forecast at the end of this news cast.
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Delaware County partnered with local towns and villages, fire departments and EMS & they deployed 10 weather stations across the county to monitor various weather conditions. The data being collected is transmitted through a third party contractor to a server used by the national weather service to help with forecasting, issuance of weather alters and tracking climate change. Delaware County Planning Director Shelly Johnson Bennett comments:
(Shelly Johnson-Bennett 1-23-26)
All of the stations can be viewed by the public at delcony.elements360.aem.eco, The site provides a map with each station’s location and a link to click on the individual stations, all of the statistics are gathered every 10 minutes by sensors at each site.
The Unatego Hall of Distinction will honor this year’s inductees tonight at the Unatego High School Cafeteria with a reception 5:30 & the induction during halftime at tonight’s basketball game. The Inductees are William Mitchell, a 1973 graduate, who will be honored posthumously, he earned a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Illinois, followed by a career working with applied mathematics and numerical analysis, 1983 graduate Trisha Souders-Rubin became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, specializing in eating disorders in adolescents and adults & was a tenured faculty member at Georgetown University.
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A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 1-23-26
Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a report of suspicious activity Monday in the Town of Middletown. A Deputy encountered 49-year-old Amy Slater of Fleischmanns, Slater made admissions to the Deputy, regarding her setting her residence on fire. Multiple fire departments responded Upon conclusion of the investigation, Slater was arrested and charged with Arson and Criminal Mischief, Slater was arraigned and released pending her appearance in the Town of Middletown Court at a later date to answer the charges.
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Otsego County officials are preparing for dangerously cold weather & severe wind chills in the coming days, and they are ready to open warming shelters if needed. The locations would be the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown will be open from 8 am. to 5 pm. on Saturday and Sunday, The Warming Station at 291 Chestnut St. in Oneonta, the Oneonta Armory at 4 Academy St. and SUNY Oneonta, More information will be available through the Otsego County Office of Emergency Services at 607-547-7588.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies were assigned to serve a Delaware County Family Court Order of Protection, Shortly after locating, serving and explaining the provisions of the Order of Protection, the Deputies were contacted by the protected party who advised that the Order of Protection was being violated during the course of an active domestic incident. Deputies returned & arrested 33-year-old Jesse Emmett of Davenport, with Harassment and Criminal Contempt, he was processed and turned over to the Delaware County Correctional Facility for arraignment.
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The next Jericho Arts Council show will be held Saturday night at the Bainbridge Town Hall Theater, spokesman Phil Wade Comments:
(Phil Wade 1-22-26)
People can reserve tickets for Saturday Nights show at 607-288-3882.
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