Delaware County EMS Director Steve Hood recently made a presentation to the County Board of Supervisors regarding the lack of Ambulance services to less populated area of the county, Hood Told WCDO News that the situation has become very serious:

(Steve Hood 7-31-19)

Hood said that currently, Sidney’s model of ambulance service is working and is breaking even; he would like to see a regional & consolidated service like that covering the underserved parts of Delaware County.

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The Delaware County Fair returns to the fairgrounds in Walton August 12th through the 17th, spokesman Jason Craig comments:

(Jason Craig 7-31-19)

The full schedule of events & tickets are available at Delaware county fair.org.

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Ed Curley of Sidney finished his bicycle trek across the country, arriving in Saint Augustine Florida this morning, the purpose of the trip was to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; he told WCDO News about how much was raised:

(Ed Curley 7-26-19)

Donations in Ed’s name can still be made online to JDRF.org. 

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State Police responded to a crash on I-88 in the town of Fenton Tuesday. 55 year old Douglas Peters of Amsterdam rear-ended an unoccupied attenuator truck that was stopped in the passing lane on Interstate 88 just west of exit 2.  The truck did have its emergency lights and arrow stick activated.  The operator of the attenuator truck was collecting signage and not in a work zone.  Peters was ejected after his vehicle struck the concrete barrier, he was transported to Wilson Memorial Hospital and is in stable condition, he was ticketed for Failure to Exercise Due Care When Passing a Stopped, Standing or Parked Hazard Vehicle and not wearing a Safety Belt.  

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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 31-year-old John Mahler of Walton Tuesday for obstructing government administration and harassment.  Mahler is accused of intentionally interfering with a Walton Fire Department investigation into a report of a tree on utility wires in the Village of Walton; he was arraigned in Walton Village Court and was released on his own recognizance.

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Governor Cuomo today signed legislation limiting an educational institution’s ability to authorize any person who is not primarily employed as a school resource officer, law enforcement officer or security guard to carry a firearm on school grounds. Cuomo also directed State Police to establish statewide regulations aimed at strengthening existing gun buyback programs and create new programs for the safe removal of illegal, unsecured, abandoned or unwanted firearms.  This is the 3rd signing by Governor Cuomo this week to tighten gun laws, he signed a law extending the background check waiting period, banned bump stocks and banned undetectable 3D Printed guns and expanded firearm safe storage laws.

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Local sales tax collections for the first 2 quarters of 2019 grew at a moderate pace compared to last year, according to State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.  Collections during the 1st & 2nd quarters grew by 3.4 & 3.2%,   most regions upstate showed weak growth, with Central New York, the Mohawk Valley and North Country growing by about 1%, the Southern Tier fared better with a growth rate above the statewide average of 3.3 percent.

Tuesday morning, Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the scene of a tractor trailer rollover accident at the intersection of County Highway 26 and East River Road in the Town of Hamden.  51 year old Ronald Greene of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania was operating a trailer with liquid sugar on County Highway 26 when the truck experienced brake failure, Greene lost control & overturned.  Greene was not injured; the road was closed to traffic during the accident investigation and cleanup.  Greene was ticketed for failure to stop at a stop sign and inadequate brakes and was directed to answer those charges in the Town of Hamden Court. 

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The American Red Cross will hold 2 blood drives in Oneonta today.   Donors of all blood types, especially type O, are urged to make an appointment to donate using the Blood Donor App, at RedCrossBlood.org or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS.  The blood drives will be held from 1:00 to 6:00 PM at BJ’s Wholesale Club, on State Route 32 & from 2:00 to 6:00 PM at the American Legion Post 259, at 279 Chestnut Street.