The Madison County Sheriff’s Department issued the following news release Friday afternoon. On Friday, Aug. 7, Deputies from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the residence located at 7625 McCormick Road in the Town of Madison regarding a concern for welfare complaint. Upon arriving at the residence, the first responding Deputy could detect the strong odor of propane/gas in the area and could hear gas escaping into the residence. While observing the residence from the...

Jessica Crandall of Waterville has published a second children’s book in her Whispering Waters series. The book’s colorful illustrations were done by Alexis Davis of Bridgewater. The second book continues the story of 9-year-old Elena Rose, her friend Charley and Harley, the talking dog. This book also introduces a unicorn and giraffe to join the adventures and need to be saved after a sorcerer turned them to stone. Taking place in the Enchanted Forest, the three friends also work their magic...

At their July meeting, members of the Oriskany Falls Village Board saw photos of the progress on renovating a fire truck. Oriskany Falls Fire Department Commissioner Dale Petrie and other members of the department recently visited the company that is putting a new chassis on the body of the truck. Doing so is considerably less expensive than buying a new truck. Petrie showed a photo with the new chassis on the truck, placed for measurements. He also showed photos of the corrosion and splits...