WCDO Radio News

The SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association invites the public to attend the 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, tomorrow at 9:00 AM at the 9/11 Memorial in the quad outside of Fitzelle Hall at SUNY Oneonta. The ceremony will feature an Honor Guard, a presentation of flowers and a wreath, and music.

A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-10-25

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the start of the fall foliage travel season throughout New York State & the ‘I LOVE NY’ Fall Foliage Reports will be available starting today on every Wednesday. Reports are available online at iloveny.com/foliage or toll-free at 800-CALL-NYS.

P.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 9-11-24

State Police arrested 29 year old Cory Meadows of Oneonta for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Less Than 16 as Passenger & 3 counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Troopers were dispatched to a complaint of a possible intoxicated driver, they located vehicle on the shoulder of State Highway 28, when the Troopers came closer, the operator drove through the grass of a property. Meadows failed Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, She was arrested and the children were turned over to a sober third party. Meadows was processed and issued appearance tickets to the Milford Town Court on October 8th.

The Sidney Alumni Association will be holding their annual Sports Hall Of Fame Inductions Weekend on September 20th & 21st, Spokesman Larry Halbert said that tickets are now available:

(Larry Halbert 9-11-24)

The Induction Ceremony Dinner will be on Saturday the 21st, tickets can be purchased at the Sidney Alumni website or by calling 607-316-2716.

Foothills Performing Arts Center will be participating with the local artistic community this weekend, spokesman Geoff Doyle explains:

(Geoff Doyle 9-11-24)

More information about this & other events can be found at foothillspac.org.

A.M. NEWS Wednesday 9-11-24

The SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association held a 9/11 Memorial Ceremony this morning at the 9/11 Memorial in the quad. The was open to all member of the community & featured an Honor Guard, a presentation of flowers and a wreath, and special music, to honor those who lost their lives on September 11th in 2001 in New York City, Washington DC & Shanksville Pennsylvania.

State Police arrested 21 year old Nathan Kurtz of Bainbridge for Driving While Intoxicated and Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Accident. Troopers responded to a report of a vehicle that was disabled on County Road 48 and that it had left the scene of an accident. Troopers determined that Kurtz had driven the vehicle impaired and damaged a yard, he was transported to the Oneonta barracks where he was evaluated by a Drug Recognition Expert. Kurtz was processed and issued appearance tickets to the Otego Town Court on October 17th.

The 2nd Annual Shocktoberfest will be held at the Foothills performing Arts Center in Oneonta Saturday from 3:00 PM to Midnight, spokesman Geoff Doyle comments:

(Geoff Doyle 10-13-23)

More Information is available at foothillspac.org, that also includes a link to eventbrite.com for tickets to Shocktoberfest.

The Out Of The Woodwork Players present "YOU KNOW THE OLD SLAYING", Today & Tomorrow at 7:00 PM & Sunday at 2:00 PM at the Bainbridge Town Hall Theater, 15 North Main Street in Bainbridge. A Photography exhibit will be in the Gallery, Doors open at 6:00 PM tonight & Saturday.

A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 10-13-23

The Amphenol Corporation will have a recruitment event at SUNY Oneonta Morris Conference Center Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM for on-site applications & on the spot interviews. A list of Job openings can be found online at amphenol/sidneyny.jobs.

The Sidney Alumni Hall Of Fame Induction ceremony will begin tonight & continue Saturday, spokesman Greg Davie about the schedule:

(Greg Davie 10-10-23)

The inductees Include Steve McMullen, Don Pierce Jr, Liz Eaton Ferenzi, Josh DuMond and Ashley Mahlmeister, plus the new Special Legends Inductees & the Sidney Golf Team from 1983 to 1985.

The SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association will host the annual Alumni Weekend Today through Sunday, there will be awards ceremonies for the Athletic Hall of Fame, Alumni of Distinction, and the Alumni Association Annual Award winners.

An American Red Cross Blood drive is being held in Oneonta today from 1:00 to 6:00 PM at the Quality Inn, at State Highway 23. To schedule an appointment to donate, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS.

The SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association will host the annual Alumni Weekend This Friday through Sunday. This is the first in-person weekend since 2019, due to the pandemic, 500 alumni and friends have already registered. Activities include the Cans ‘n Clams Picnic, a nature hike, a Brooks’ Barbecue lunch, and a cornhole tournament, there will be awards ceremonies for the Athletic Hall of Fame, Alumni of Distinction, and the Alumni Association Annual Award winners. For more information email britney.liddell@oneonta.edu.

The Sidney Chamber of Commerce has a few tickets remaining for their annual Dinner on June 2nd At the River Street Fire Station. Chamber President Teri Schunk explains:

(Teri Schunk 5-20-22)

This year, the Chamber fill honor Gavin's Pizzeria as the Business of the Year, The Sidney Central School District Alumni Association as the organization of the year, & Schunk herself was voted as Citizen Of The Year.

The American Red Cross Continues to hold local blood drives, the next one is in West Oneonta today from 1:00 to 6:00 PM at the West Neonatal Fire Department. Appointments can be made with the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS.

SUNY Oneonta faculty and staff will join Graduating Seniors Commencement exercise Saturday. Class of 2022. More information is available at oneontabulletin.wordpress.com,

The Otsego County Board of Representatives approved a
resolution urging the State Parole board to deny parole for David Dart, who was
convicted of murdering Gillian Gibbons in the lower level for the Oneonta
Municipal Parking Garage in 1989.  The
resolution also supports a bill co-sponsored by state Senator Jim Seward, to
allow the parole board to decide to hold hearings every 5 years, instead of
every 2 years for those convicted of the most violent offenses

The 17th Annual Sidney Alumni Sports Hall of Fame Induction
weekend will start Friday with a ceremony at halftime of the Sidney Windsor
Football game, followed by a Saturday Dinner at the Sidney Elks Lodge, Hall of
Fame Committee Chairman Greg Davie told WCDO who is being inducted:

(Greg Davie 10-3-19)

Tickets for the Saturday Dinner are still available at
643-5728.

The New York Apple Association predicted that New York Apple
farmers will produce between 31 & 34 million bushels this year.  New York is the 2nd largest producer of
apples nationwide, 2nd to Washington State; more information is available at
applesfromny.com.

State Police investigated a tar
Truck Fire on Calder Hill Road in Otego Sunday.
Otego Firefighters put the fire out quickly, the unidentified driver
escaped without injury & no tickets will be issued.

SUNY Oneonta University Police believe that the reported
threat of violence on campus Wednesday afternoon was the result of a
cyber-crime and posed no actual danger.
A New York City crisis hotline contacted SUNY Oneonta to share a chat
message allegedly from a student of the college, that indicated that the caller
intended to shoot people on campus, officials deemed the threat to be credible
and issued a shelter-in-place directive at 5:30 PM, it was dropped at 6:15
after a student reported to Oneonta Police that her phone had been hacked &
she was working with the college’s IT staff to correct it.  University Police are investigating the
incident along with Oneonta Police, Otsego County law enforcement officials,
State Police, New York City Police and the FBI.

The City of Oneonta Department of Public Service announced this year’s schedule for curbside residential brush and yard waste pick-up. Those living in wards 1-4 will be have their yard waste picked up on Monday April 16th, those in wards 5-8 will be picked up the following Monday, April 23rd. Residents should have brush and yard waste out no sooner than the weekend before the scheduled pick-up to prevent possible code violation. Brush pick up will continue through the end of November.

The Delaware County Historical Association will feature Kurt Reigel, who owns & is restoring the Andrew Mann Inn on State Route 7 Riverside Sidney. The presentation will begin at 2:00 pm Saturday regarding the building that was built in 1787; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. There is no admission fee for this event, more information, is available at 746-3849.

The Color Run will be held in Binghamton Sunday, at SUNY BROOME. The event will benefit Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier, check in begins at 7:30 AM; the run begins at 10:30 AM.

The 20th annual SADD “Strides for Safety” 5K will be held Sunday in Oneonta. Students will run, or walk from upper East Street to the Oneonta High School, money raised will go to facilitate activities that promote drug- and alcohol-free lifestyles, for teenagers.

The SUNY Oneonta Fights Cancer Club will hold the OH Fight Walk this evening from 6:00 pm until midnight at the Alumni Field House. Participants will walk around the Field House to raise awareness of and money for local families battling cancer. Registrations are available at suny.oneonta.edu.

A Sidney native has entered into the world of publishing, when he published his first science fiction novel earlier this month through Amazon.com. Scott Scavo told WCDO News is a 1995 Sidney High School Graduate who started his story as bedtime stories for his children, and wound up with so much material it became a book:

(Scott Scavo 12-16-16)

Scavo is the son of retired Sidney Principal Gary Scavo, who was recently inducted into the Sidney Alumni Association hall of fame as a coach; Scott Scavo resides in Connecticut where he works as a hedge fund manager. His second book is about 80% complete & he hopes to publish that soon.

Delhi University police announced that they are searching for 21 year old Steven Sutliff, who told his roommates on Saturday afternoon that he was heading to Oneonta, and would return on Monday. Sutliff was reported missing on Tuesday evening. Sutliff is described as a 5'9" white male, weighing about 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on Sutliff's whereabouts are asked to contact SUNY Delhi University Police at 607-746-4700, or New York State Police at 607-561-7400.