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P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 3-22-23

The Village of Sidney Mayoral & Village Board seat election results were released this morning, Sidney Village Clerk Lisa French told WCDO News the numbers:

(Lisa French 3-22-23)

French said that all ballots had to be turned in by 9:00 PM last night to be counted, including early & absentee ballots.

The Otsego County Sheriff's Office announced that 27 year old Brandon Morse of Edmeston was charged with cashing a stolen check last month was arrested again over the weekend for falsely reporting an incident to law enforcement. Morse is accused of lying to authorities about a man outside of his residence with a gun. Prior to the February arrest, Morse allegedly stole a $3,500 check from a local business and cashed it illegally. Morse was released with an appearance ticket and is due back in court at a later date.

State Police at Oneonta arrested 50-year-old Lisa Morse of Oneonta on 9 counts of petty larceny. The investigation determined that over the past 3 weeks, Morse allegedly stole property on 9 different occasions from the Oneonta Wal-Mart, totaling over $480. Morse was issued a ticket returnable to the Town of Oneonta Court on January 26th.