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The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35 year old Robert Guitierrez of Oneonta for allegedly performing sexual acts with a 14 year old female in the town of Milford. Gutierrez is charged with 2nd degree rape & endangering the welfare of a child, He was arraigned in the Town of Otsego Court and was sent to the Otsego County Jail on $2,000 cash bail, he posted bail & is scheduled to appear in the Town of Otsego Court Wednesday.

Afton Firefighters are credited with avoiding an escalation of a fire Monday afternoon in a storage garage behind Interstate Batteries on Route 7 in Afton. The fire was reported at about 2:00 PM & was under control in about 20 minutes. The Investigation into the cause of the fire is continuing. No injuries were reported.

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive in Oneonta today. The event will be held from 1:00 to 6:00 PM at the St. James Episcopal Church at 305 Main Street.