WCDO Radio News

Oneonta Police arrested 5 people following a burglary in June. Police arrested 18-year-old Damion Archibald of Otego, 17-year-old Matthew Judd of Oneonta, 16-year-old Rayven Golinski of Otego, plus 2 15 year olds whose names were not being released, on a variety of charges including Burglary, petty Larceny & criminal mischief. The teens are accused of breaking into & damaging Twisted Sisters Glassworks at 72 Roundhouse Road.

Oneonta Police arrested 2 men in connection with a reported Burglary of a Main Street apartment July 4th. Police reported that the victim discovered the suspects going through her purse, tried to detain them unsuccessfully, police investigated & arrested Spencer McCarthy of Shirley and Jeffrey Votee, of Morris, they are being held on Bail pending additional court action.

The Sidney Alumni Weekend Continues With a Variety Of Activities Saturday & Sunday, Organizer Bryan Innes Explains:

(Bryan Innes 7-14-17)

Tonight's activities include "Ice Breaker" at the American legion tonight featuring the Bruce Beadle Band.

The Sidney Chamber of Commerce Arts & Music Festival will be held at Keith Clark Park in Sidney Saturday, Chamber Spokesperson Stephanie Taylor explains:

(Steph Taylor 7-14-17)

WCDO will be broadcasting live at the Arts & Music Festival tomorrow at Keith Clark Park.

An American Red Cross Blood drive will be held today at the Sidney Elks Lodge from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The Red Cross is in emergency need for blood donations and encourages all eligible donors to donate. Appointments can be made at Red Cross blood.org, at 1-800 red cross or by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App.

Fox Hospital & Tri Town Regional Hospital President Jeff Joyner will be the guest speaker at the Sidney Rotary club today. The meeting will be held at the St. Luke’s church on West Main Street in Sidney at 12:00 Noon.

Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies responded a fatal, 2 vehicle head on collision on State Highway 10 in the Town of Delhi Thursday morning at about 9:40 AM. 77-year-old Carol Lowell of Delhi crossed the center line & collided head-on with a dump truck, driven by 62 year old Paul Jurjens of Walton, which overturned in a ditch. Jurjens was escaped from the truck before it became engulfed in flames. Lowell was pronounced dead at the scene, Jurjens was taken to O'Connor Hospital where he was treated & released. State Highway 10 was shut down for several hours for accident reconstruction work & clean up, the investigation into the cause of the accident is continuing but at this time Deputies do not anticipate any charges will be filed.

The winning projects were selected & announced today for the City of Oneonta for winning $10 Million Dollars through the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The nine winning projects are: The Westcott Lot Mixed-Use Development at 226 to 236 Main Street, a Fund for Small Business Revolving Loans and Sign Grants, the plan to Activate Upper Story Housing, A New Transit Hub and Parking Garage Renovation A Muller Plaza Passage The Water Street Boardwalk, various Market Street and South Main Street Improvements, as well as plans for downtown Signage, and branding & marketing of the Downtown region.

The Sidney Fire Department responded to the report of a small plane crash at the Sidney Airport today, Assistant Fire Chief Ray Baker told WCDO News what happened:

(Ray Baker 5-19-17)

The incident occurred at around Noon today.

The General Clinton Canoe Regatta will once again feature the Regatta Music Festival on Sunday May 28th at 1PM in the Mich Ultra Pit Stop tent. Regatta Chairman John Harmon explains:

(John Harmon 5-19-17)

Live music will play until 11PM, with Fireworks scheduled for both Saturday Night & Sunday night this year.

The Sidney Chamber of Commerce announced that the 27th Annual Ed Wessells Canoe Regatta will be held tomorrow on the Susquehanna River, spokesman Ed Curley explains:

(Ed Curley 5-19-17)

The Wessells Regatta is being sponsored this year by SFCU & Wells Fargo Advisers in Oneonta, and is considered a key warm up for the General Clinton Canoe Regatta.

The Sidney American Legion will hold an Armed Forces Day Chicken Barbecue on Saturday. All Veterans will eat for free, the event begins at 12:00 Noon, at the Sidney American Legion at 22 Union Street.

The State DEC is urging state residents to "Green" their commute to work this morning. Residents across the state are asked to walk, bike, take public transit, carpool or drive an electric car only to & fro work today.

The Northeast Classic car Museum announces their next exhibit: "Open Road, Open Sky" which will feature a collection of Motorcycles & convertibles. A special Opening of the exhibit for members & exhibitors will open tonight at the museum, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. This new exhibit will be on display through April 2018.

The Jericho Arts Council announces that "James Reams & The Barnstormers" will perform at the Bainbridge Town hall Theater Saturday night, at 7:00 PM. Tickets can be reserved at 288-3882; they will also be available at the theater at 6:00 PM, 1 hour prior to the start of the show.

The Flood warning is continuing to be issued by the National Weather service for the WCDO listening area through Saturday afternoon. In Sidney, Mayor Andy Matviak told WCDO what is expected after consulting with Sidney High School Science Teacher & Meteorologist Rich Townsend this morning:

(Andy Matviak 4-7-17)

Minor flooding has been reported along the Susquehanna River in Unadilla & Bainbridge locally, as well as in Walton on the Delaware River, and in Sherburne & Greene along the Chenango River. River Gauges can be accessed at WCDORadio.com & click on the River Levels Icon.

The Sidney Chamber of Commerce will hold the Annual Arts & Music Festival on July 15th in Keith Clark Park, as Main Street will be undergoing renovations during the summer months. The chamber is looking for vendors who want to participate to contact the Chamber soon, according to Stephanie Taylor & Teri Schunk:

(Steph Taylor-Teri Schunk 4-7-16)

This, the Headliners will be Woodshed Prophets, The Art portion of the event is being coordinated by Dan Harrington of the Harrington Gallery. Other scheduled activities will include the Classic Car Cruise in, Cullman Days and the event will also fall on the Sidney Alumni weekend.

Chenango Arts Council will have the "Open Hand Theater" presenting "The Chocolate War". Council Interim Executive Director Alecia O'Neill explains:

(Alecia O’Neill 4-7-17)

The show will be held at the Martin W. Kappel Theater in Norwich at 2:00 PM Sunday, more information about this & other events can be accessed at Chenango Arts.org or at 336-2787.

The village of Sidney announced that Keith Clark Park Is closed until further notice, and minor flooding in anticipated in the River Street Area from the Fire House to State Route 8. Sidney Mayor Andy Matviak comments:

(Andy Matviak 4-6-17)

Matviak said that those with questions could call the Sidney Fire Department at 561-2313 or 561-2312. Updates will be posted to Village of Sidney website or the Villages Face book Page, river levels can be found at wcdoonline.com & click on the river levels icon.

The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a membership Breakfast in Hancock this morning. The Networking Breakfast will be held from 8:30 to 10:00 am at the Hancock House at 137 East Main Street in Hancock.