P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 9-20-24
Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested 43 year old Thomas Toomer of Oxford for multiple counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon, 1 count of Aggravated Criminal Possession of a Weapon, 1 count of Criminal Contempt. Members of the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office responded to Toomer’s residence to serve an eviction notice, Toomer and an additional occupant of the residence were removed, the other occupant had an order of protection against Toomer. Toomer was then taken into custody without incident. Several firearms, ammunition, and high-capacity magazines were located in the residence. Toomer had 3 previous Felony convictions & was not allowed to have firearms, he was arraigned & was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility without bail pending additional court action in Chenango County Court.
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WCDO Sports Director Nate Lull has a fall golf tournament coming up this weekend at the Colonial Ridge Golf Course in Morris to support The Nate Lull Scholarship, Lull said he wasn’t planning on another Tournament, but the chance to add to the scholarship fund made was a no brainer:
(Nate 9-20-24)
The Phone Number to sign up again is 607-263-5291, and request to sign-up for the Nate Lull Tournament specifically when you call. The Nate Lull Scholarship has handed out $30,000 dollars over the last two years to local high school seniors.
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The 9th Annual AUTUMN MARKET will be held Saturday, from 9am to 3pm at General Clinton Park in Bainbridge. Locally artisans, antique collectors, and small businesses will be participating, & there will be carnival games, pony rides and horse drawn carriage rides.
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The 14th Annual Sidney Center Tractor Parade will be held Saturday starting at 12:00 Noon, interested participants can sign up starting at 9:00 AM.
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An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held Saturday from 10:00 Am to 3:00 PM at The Southside Mall, appointments can be made at redcrossblood.org, by calling 1-800 RedCross or using the Blood Donor App.
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The 7th Annual Tom “Uncle Bear” Safford Memorial truck Show will be held Saturday at the Chenango County Fairgrounds, from 8:00 Am to 2:00 PM, money raised will go to the American Cancer Society.
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The Jericho Arts Council will have Ron Fetner at the Town Hall Theatre Saturday at 7:00 PM. Tickets can be reserved at 607-288-3882, in The Gallery will be the works of John Keating
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State Police in Troop “C” will be hosting a child car seat check at the “Touch A Truck” event at the Broome County Fairgrounds in Whitney Point from 10:00am – 2:00pm, Appointments are preferred at (607)561-7604. Also, the Governor’s Office announced a car seat check from 9 am. to 12 pm. at Visions Federal Credit Union, State Highway 12, Norwich.
A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 9-20-24
On September 18th, 2024 the Sidney Police Department began an investigation into a social media post that made a threat to several specific students of the Sidney School District. The same threat was also directed to several specific students of the Walton School District. Sidney Police Department has charged a 14 year old female with one count of Making a terroristic threat and four counts of Aggravated harassment, Due to the subject’s age she was issued a juvenile appearance ticket to appear at the Delaware County Probation Department and released.
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State Police is warning the public of a nationwide automated sextortion scam in which scammers use people’s email address to coerce payments using intimidation. Scammers obtain emails and other personal information purchased illegally on the dark web to contact victims, & claim to possess images of the victim viewing pornographic material and threatens to disclose this content to everyone in their contact list unless they pay in Bitcoin, however, the scammer does not have access to the victim’s device or personal information. If you receive one of these emails, do not engage or share any personal information, Victims should block the sender, delete the email, and report it through the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov or call the FBI at 1‐800‐CALL‐FBI. State Police or local law enforcement agencies can also assist with criminal investigations.
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The Broome County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for James Pruitt on an outstanding warrant for Failure to Register Under the Sex Offender Registration Act, he is known to frequent the Ridge Road area of the Town of Colesville. Pruitt is a balding white male, 6’2″, 260 pounds with brown eyes, Anyone with information on Pruitt can submit tips to gobroomecounty.com/sheriff or call (607) 778-1196.
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The Sidney Alumni Sports Hall of Fame Induction weekend starts today & continues on Saturday with the dinner & ceremony starting at 4:00 PM at the Sidney Elks Lodge on River Street, spokesman Larry Halbert told WCDO about the Inductees:
(Larry Halbert 9-20-24)
This event is also a key fundraiser for the school’s athletic scholarship.
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Foothills Performing Arts Center will be the site of a number of events today through Sunday, titled the “Foothills Fringe’, Executive Director Geoff Doyle explains:
(Geoff Doyle 9-20-24)
More information about this & future events can be found at foothillspac.org.
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies announced that they will have a “Garage Sale” this Sunday at Mirabito Stadium. Game worn Jerseys, Helmets bats & baseballs will be available, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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