TAKING THE OATH POWERS CHALLENGE TO CLARK FIZZLES County Board Chair Reelected Unanimously COOPERSTOWN – The only thing missing was white smoke coming out of the chimney at 197 Main. The attempt by county Rep. Jim Powers, R-Butternuts, to replace Kathy Clark, R-Otego, as chair of the Otsego County Board of Representatives had completely fizzled by this morning. The three-year chairperson was routinely reelected shortly after the county board’s reorganizational meeting was called to order at 10 a.m. today. It was…