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Flood advisory in Chenango County until 7:45 p.m.

July 24, 2009 | Chenango County Breaking News, Schoharie County Breaking News, Swine flu, Weather | Comments

The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory at about 5:40 p.m. The alert does not mean that flooding is imminent or occurring, but it advises that urban or small-stream flooding is a possibility because of heavy rainfall in the area. “Streams and creeks may be elevated or even rise ou [...]

Thunderstorm warning in Schoharie

July 16, 2009 | Schoharie County Breaking News, Weather | Comments

The National Weather Service alert lasts until 5:45 p.m. The NWS said in an alert that the storm, which has passed through Chenango and Otsego counties today, is capable of producing penny-sized hail and winds of more than 60 mph in Schoharie and other eastern New York counties. The storm is moving [...]

Thunderstorm watch in Delaware, Otsego, Chenango, Schoharie

July 16, 2009 | Chenango County Breaking News, Delaware County breaking news, Otsego County Breaking News, Schoharie County Breaking News, Weather | Comments

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of New York state, including the entire four-county area. The watch, which is less severe than a warning, is in effect until 8 p.m. for this area and 24 other counties. A short-term forecast for the area issued by the NWS w [...]

Delaware, Schoharie tax bills passed by Senate

July 13, 2009 | Delaware County breaking news, Schoharie County Breaking News | Comments

Cooperstown News Bureau Bills re-authorizing sale tax collections in Delaware and Schoharie counties have been approved by the state Senate and sent to New York Gov. David Paterson to be signed into law, according to the offices of state senators James Seward, R-Milford, and John Bonacic, R-Mount Ho [...]

Flash-flood warning until 10 p.m.

June 25, 2009 | Delaware County breaking news, Otsego County Breaking News, Schoharie County Breaking News, Weather | Comments

The National Weather Service warning applies to Otsego and Delaware counties, and small streams and creeks are expected to be at risk of flooding after 2-4 inches of rainfall today. The counties are under a severe thunderstorm warning through 7:45 p.m., and Schoharie County is under such a warning u [...]

Schoharie County gets first swine-flu cases

June 23, 2009 | Schoharie County Breaking News, Swine flu | Comments

Schoharie County, which as recently as last week had no confirmed cases of H1N1 virus, now has four, according to the state Health Department. The news comes as Delaware County confirms its second case. The four-county area has had at least 29 confirmed cases, including clusters at three Otsego Coun [...]

Severe thunderstorm warning for Schoharie, east Delaware

June 15, 2009 | Delaware County breaking news, Schoharie County Breaking News, Weather | Comments

East-central Delaware County is under a “severe thunderstorm warning” until 5:45 p.m. At about 5 p.m., the National Weather Service reported the storm moving through central New York is capable of producing “quarter-size” hail, up from earlier reports of nickel-size hail. The [...]

More stimulus funding for area highways

May 22, 2009 | Chenango County Breaking News, Delaware County breaking news, Otsego County Breaking News, Schoharie County Breaking News | Comments

Gov. David Paterson has announced that portions of $1.1 million in stimulus funding is headed to this area. The funding, announced Thursday, will go to replace signage on state highways that is out of compliance with state and/or federal standards in Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie and three o [...]

Schoharie under air-quality alert

May 21, 2009 | Schoharie County Breaking News | Comments

Schoharie County is among the many upstate New York counties under an “air-quality health advisory” until 1 a.m. Air quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to exceed the air-quality index value of 100 for ozone, the state Department of Environmental Conservation says. That index is [...]

Thousands without power in Otsego, Schoharie

May 14, 2009 | Cooperstown Breaking News, Otsego County Breaking News, Schoharie County Breaking News | Comments

This story has updated here Thousands remain without power in Otsego and Schoharie counties, with power expected to be restored by 11 p.m., National Grid officials say. Most of Otsego’s outages were fixed before 9 p.m., according to National Grid’s website. Earlier predictions had power [...]

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