HEALTH ALERT ! Colgate University student is hospitalized with a confirmed case of bacterial meningitis,

HAMILTON, NY - A Colgate University student is hospitalized with a confirmed case of bacterial meningitis, college officials said today.....Colgate also is taking steps to notify those who may have had close contact with the student, officials said.

Colgate issued a health alert Tuesday night after university officals learned the student was taken to Faxton St. Luke's Hospital in Utica with symptoms consistent with meningitis. The university said it is communicating with the New York State Department of Public Health and the Madison County Department of Public Health for additional guidance.

No additional patients have been identified at this time, the university said.

The bacteria don't live well outside the human body, and the infection isn't spread by casual contact or breathing air in the same room as the patient. Bacterial meningitis is spread through close contact, which is defined as kissing, sharing food and beverages, or being coughed on.

See the full story at the SYRACUSE POST STANDARD...https://www.newyorkupstate.com/news/2018/04/colgate_university_student_hospitalized_with_bacterial_meningitis.html

MAGEE - Madison Co. to receive $2.25 million in State Budget

Wampsville, N.Y. >> Madison County will once again receive $2.25 million in gaming revenue from the Yellow Brick Road Casino in Chittenango....As part of the recently-adopted New York state budget, Madison County --as host county -- will receive a cut of slot machine revenue from the Oneida Indian Nation’s first casino in the county....“This measure will help ensure Madison County gets its fair share of revenue to offset the municipal costs of casino expansion and provide much-needed support for vital community services,” Magee said, D-121.  THANK YOU, BILL MAGEE!  See full article at ONEIDA DISPATCH...good, local coverage...

http://www.oneidadispatch.com/general-news/20180402/state-budget-again-includes-slot-revenue-for-madison-county

FIRE DESTROYS BARN IN PLAINFIELD

The owner of a barn that caught fire in Plainfield says they lost about 30 animals, including cows and pigs, in that fire Monday.

Posted: Mar. 26, 2018 4:57 PM
Updated: Mar. 27, 2018 12:00 AM
Posted By: WKTV

PLAINFIELD, N.Y. (UPDATE) - The owner of a barn that caught fire in Plainfield says they lost about 30 animals, including cows and pigs, in that fire Monday.

Jane Stetson tells NEWSChannel 2 they had put the animals in the barn shortly before the fire started, around 4:00 p.m.

The fire on Armstrong Road destroyed the barn.

NEWSChannel 2 had reported in our TV broadcasts that all the animals had been rescued. 

NEWSChannel 2 received that information from Lorraine Chapman, president of the Unadilla Forks Fire Department. Stetson told WKTV that information is not accurate.

Officials are looking into the cause of the fire.

--original article--

PLAINFIELD – Several fire crews are responding to a barn fire in Otsego County.

The barn fire on Armstrong Road in the town of Plainfield was reported just before 4 p.m. Monday. Smoke and flames were visible when crews arrived on scene.

NEWSChannel 2 crews on scene say the barn is leveled, and there's no word yet on a cause or whether or not there were any animals in the barn. We will provide more information as it becomes available.

TOWN OF MARSHALL FIRE: Woman Dies

SEE WKTV COVERAGE....Link Below

TOWN OF MARSHALL : WOMAN'S HUSBAND AND SON CAN'T SAVE HER FROM THEIR BURNING HOME  

Oneida County Sheriff's officials and Deansboro Fire Officials say a woman lost her life inside her home in a house fire in the Town of Marshall early Sunday morning.

Posted: Mar. 25, 2018 1:10 PM
Updated: Mar. 25, 2018 1:12 PM
Posted By: Gary Liberatore
Marshall, N.Y. - Deansboro Fire Chief Chris Steinmann says a 911 call came in at 6:48 a.m. Sunday morning for the report of a barn fire on Brothertown Rd. in Marshall, but it turned out to be a house fire, and when he arrived three minutes later, he says a husband and son were in the doorway of the burning home, but couldn't get inside to save their wife and mother inside.


Steinmann says that woman, whose name is not yet being released, died inside the home. "Upon arrival I seen two of the occupants trying to get their mother and wife out of the house with the first story fully involved at that time. They were just trying to gain access, they were just in the doorway hanging in the window trying to get in there."

Steinmann says firefighters couldn't get inside because the structure was fully engulfed in flames, "We could only get in about 3 to 4 feet until the water got here. It was the best we could do. The husband is being treated for burns and smoke and elation and the wife did not make it."

Being such a rural area, water had to be pumped in from a creek about 4 miles away.

Steinmann says the turnout from other neighboring fire departments, including Vernon Center, Oriskany Falls and Waterville was amazing, "There was such a turnout of firefighters here, it’s a brotherhood that really showed itself today."

Steinmann says counselors were being made available for any firefighters that may need to talk to someone, as is always the case after fighting a fatal fire.

The Red Cross was also on scene to assist the family.

Steinmann says the only thing known right now about the fire itself is that it started somewhere on the first floor.

The Oneida County Sheriff's Department is assisting in the investigation.

http://www.wktv.com/content/news/Town-of-Marshall--Womans-husband-and-son-cant-save-her-from-their-burning-home--477858503.html?utm_source=newsfore&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=641

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Disruption at Oriskany Falls COURT...

Upstate NY judge clears courtroom for 'everyone's safety,' man taken to hospital

ORISKANY FALLS, N.Y. -- A man became so disorderly in a local Oneida County criminal courtroom Monday night that others became fearful, Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol said in a news release.

Augusta Town Court Judge Jackie Warcup and Court Clerk Valerie Lockwood had to clear everyone from the courtroom "for their safety" after the man disrupted the court while in session around 5:30 p.m., the sheriff said in the release.

Sheriff's deputies arrived at the court, at 185 N. Main St. in the village of Oriskany Falls, after the courtroom had already been cleared.

Deputies briefly interviewed the "disorderly elderly white male," who was then taken into custody and transported to St. Elizabeth Medical Center for evaluation. The sheriff's office did not explain how the man was disorderly in court or why others were in fear.

UPDATE - Leonardsville School

Rumor has it the Dog Rescue group has dropped plans for the Leonardsville Building.

Oneontan RunsAgainst Magee

Buttermann Seeks Assembly Seat

Dan Buttermann

ONEONTA – An Otsego County candidate today announced he will run against veteran Assemblyman Bill Magee, D-Nelson.

Dan Buttermann, the Oneonta City school board member and former candidate for county board, declared his candidacy for the 121st District, challenging fellow Democrat Magee in a June primary.  If he wins, he will face John Salka, the former Brookfield town supervisor and Madison County board chair, in November.

“As your representative,” said the candidate, who is an NYCM claims manager, “I will use my knowledge and experiences in business and community service to lead on the issues of education, economic development, infrastructure, environmental protection and sustainability.”

The 121st Assembly District includes all of Madison, as well as portions of Otsego and Oneida counties.

In addition to serving on the city school board, Buttermann is on the boards of Opportunities for Otsego and the Oneonta Concert Association.  Last fall, he was lead organizer of the first TEDxOneonta and TEDxOneontaWomen talks locally.  He was a member of Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal’s first “20 Under 40” class.

A protege of former county Rep. Rich Murphy, D-Town of Oneonta, Buttermann ran for the county board in 2013.

Now living in the city with wife Ana Laura Gonzalez, a Hartwick College professor, and their three daughters, he previously served on the Oneonta Town Planning Board.  He is an Oneonta Rotarian, performs with the Oneonta Community Concert Band, and teaches courses on negotiation and organizational behavior at Hartwick.

He graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in clarinet performance, and hold an MBA from Southern Methodist University.  While at SMU, Dan was recognized as a Dean’s Circle student for his commitment to leadership development and community service through Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Collin County, Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Consulting Program.