IN MEMORIAM: Louie Johnson, 79; Farmer Loved Draft Horses Jack, Jim OTEGO – Louis “Louie” E. Johnson, 79, whose draft horses, Jack and Jim, were well known at plow days, wedding and log skids, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, at Bassett Hospital, with his family by his side. He was born on May 1, 1940, in Franklin, the son of Elmer and Helen (Palmer) Johnson. Louie attended Franklin and Delhi Schools. At a young age, he worked on…
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Alumni Herring, Bard Join Unatego Hall Of Distinction UNADILLA – Herring Lumber Co. owner Charles W. Herring Jr. and Joseph Bard, retired executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Rural & Small Schools, will be inducted into the Unatego Hall of Distinction Friday, Jan. 25. Charles Herring graduated from the Otego Central School in 1943 and soon thereafter enlisted in the Army Air Corps where he served with distinction as a gunner on a B-29 in the Pacific Theater. Following…
IN MEMORIAM: Andrew J. Adell, 25, Otego OTEGO – Andrew J. Adell, 25, of Otego, passed away Wednesday morning, Dec. 5, 2018, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City. He is survived by his mother, Teresa Adell, Otego, and his father, T.J. Adell, Oneonta; two brothers, Logan and Rebecca Osborne in Virginia, and Brad Adell and his fiancé Heather Gross; Andrew’s fiancé, Sophia Troilo, Sidney; grandparents, Earl and Alice Wilber, Franklin, and Richard & Doris Brothers in Ohio, and also several…
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Otego Man Charged With Grabbing Cooperstown Boy COOPERSTOWN – An Otego man is facing charges of attempted kidnapping for allegedly grabbing an 8-year-old on Main Street last Friday. Luke O’Hara, 36, allegedly left Community Bank at 1:3- p.m. on Friday, June 22, and grabbed the victim, who passed by him on his way to the post office, Police Chief Mike Covert said today.…
IN MEMORIAM: Deanna Beers Utter, 73; Worked At Fox Hospital OTEGO – Deanna Beers Utter, 73, a former aid at Fox Hospital, passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 at the A.O. Fox Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 24, 1944 in Oneonta, the daughter of the late Ira and Doris (Williams) Beers. Deanna went to Otego Central School and graduated in 1962. In 1965 she entered Davis College in Johnson City and graduated in 1967. For several years she worked at…
Absentee Ballot Counts Due First In Tight Races Key Tallies To Be Done Next Wednesday By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Absentee ballots will be counted first in close races where they might change the outcomes, Elections Commissioners Lori Lehenbauer and Mike Henrici said today. Usually, absentee ballots are counted in alphabetical order, according to the names of the jurisdictions, they said.…
CATHY NARDI COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 3 RESIDENCE: Otego EDUCATION: BA Journalism PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Communications and Media Studies lecturer, SUNY Oneonta; freelance journalist COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: • Executive board, Greater Oneonta Historical Society • Executive board, Harris Memorial Library, Otego • Member of LINKS, Unatego educational compliance committee FAMILY: One son, Armand Charles; two daughters, Cara Badham and Mary Brett; one dog, Daisy and two cats, Jasper and Jinx. PHILOSOPHY OF GOVERNMENT: Open and honest, home rule, fiscally responsible, environmentally conscientious, stimulating economic…
IN MEMORIAM: Janet B. Raymond, 84; Worked At Bresee’s, Then Fox Hospital OTEGO – Janet B. Raymond, 84, a nurse who retired from Fox Hospital, passed away June 16, 2017 at her home. Janet was born April 29, 1933 in the family home on Hudson Street in Oneonta, the daughter of Jay and Catherine (Smith) Woolheater. She graduated from Oneonta High School in 1950 and began raising a family of seven children and many four-legged friends. She married James Raymond…
IN MEMORIAM Frederick I. Underwood, 92; Developed Underwood Heights OTEGO – Frederick I. Underwood, 92, a life-long independent businessman who developed Underwood Heights in Otego, passed away June 8, 2017. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Joyce Burnside Underwood, on Nov. 17, 2011. Fred was born in Sidney Center on Dec. 10, 1924, to Henry and Fannie (Sheldon) Underwood, who along with siblings, Mildred, Seymour, Ken, Lucy and George predeceased him.…