IN MEMORIAM Barbara Duell Hewitt, 69; OHS Grad Raised Champion Morgan Horses ONEONTA – Barbara Duell Hewitt, who was raised in Oneonta and went on to raise world champion Morgan horses in Virginia, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, losing her final battle with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Her loving family was at her bedside. Barbara was born in Las Cruces, N.M., on Sept. 9, 1951. The family lived in Kansas with generations of family until Barbara was 7,…
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Herzig’s ‘State Of City’ To Explore Moving From ‘Survive’ To ‘Thrive’ ONEONTA – Reviewing a COVID-embattled year, Gary Herzig will deliver his annual State of the City address at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the regularly scheduled meeting of Common Council. Herzig’s address will focus on how the city is preparing to turn the corner from “Survive” to “Thrive” in 2021. The speech and the Council meeting can be viewed by the public at the City’s YouTube page.…
CLICK HERE FOR 1A, 1B GUIDELINES People Frustrated, But Vaccine Coming, Oneonta Mayor Says Kinney Drugs First With Shots By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – There’s “a lot of frustration and confusion” about availability of the COVID-19 vaccinations, Mayor Gary Herzig said this morning, but “I’m told that will improve soon: The vaccine will be coming.” Meanwhile, he said, be sure to register through the state’s “Am I Eligible” app. Also today, vaccinations are being administered at…
32 NEW CASES IN COUNTY Cornhole Tourney Spawns Outbreak By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – An additional 39 COVID-19 cases are being blamed in part on a Cornhole Tournament at the Schenevus VFW “on or around” Jan. 2, the county Health Department reports today. That said, there are five fewer cases than the sum of yesterday’s active cases and today’s newly reported cases. “The period for monitoring symptoms has passed. It is important to note that if…
Active Cases Drop, But One More Death By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The fourth COVID-19 fatality of the new year was reported yesterday – a woman over 55. Hospitalizations have also increased by one, however. Despite an increase in the newly reported cases, active COVID-19 infections have fallen, the result of successful isolation periods, according to county Public Health Director Heidi Bond. The recent expansion of anti-COVID vaccination eligibility brings a lot of good news and…
County COVID Cases See-Saw By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – After increases in new reported cases, active cases and hospitalizations categories yesterday – as compared to the totals of the previous day – all three categories have again dropped. This dip in totals, however, still remains higher than the totals reported on Jan. 10 – the “low” before yesterday’s increases. Deaths have remained at zero since the two deaths reported on Jan. 7, making the total COVID-19…
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Reported Cases Make Dramatic Climb By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com In a single day, reported county-wide cases have climbed by nearly sixty increasing the active case count to 210 and the hospitalizations by three for a total of 18. No new COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, keeping the 2021 fatalities at three and the fatalities to date at 21. Based on the figures, more than twenty people have successfully completed isolation and are considered no longer contagious.…
DOH Helps To Vaccinate 100s In Single Day, Bond Says By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Otsego Department of Health helped to vaccinate roughly 200 eligible tier 1a and 1b candidates at the Meadows Building on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. According to County Department of Health Director Heidi Bond, they are hoping to roll out additional clinics soon. Those interested in receiving the vaccine should visit: am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/…
IN MEMORIAM Susan Holmes Borden Landon Private Rites Jan. 30 In Oneonta ONEONTA – Susan Holmes Borden Landon peacefully departed this life on Nov. 23, 2020, at her home in Oneonta. The love of many and her own great spiritual strength will guide the rest of her journey. Sue was born as the second daughter to Leon and June Borden, in a large family of seven children. Growing up close, making music together and spending summers in the Adirondacks left…