Remembering Unforgettable Day…
Online home of The Freeman's Journal and Hometown Oneonta
Advertisement
otsego county news - Page 636
CASEY CALLAHAN TRIAL: Day ONE Killing Intrigued Suspect, 2 Former Friends Testify By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Casey Callahan, on trial for murder in Otsego County Court, discussed with two friends why and how he would kill someone shortly before the 2000 death of his wife, the two testified this afternoon. “I’ve always wanted to know what it felt like” to kill someone, one witness, Joseph Keto, Oneonta, on the stand this afternoon, recalled hearing Callahan say.…
IN MEMORIAM: Stephanie K. Shultis, 48; Managed Family’s Polar Bear Restaurants SCHENEVUS – Stephanie K. Shultis Hurlburt, 48, a manager at her family’s Polar Bear restaurants, passed away September 7, 2017, after a courageous 10-year battle with thyroid cancer. She was born May 9, 1969, in Oneonta, the daughter of Edmund G. and Beth A. (Wells) Shultis. Stephanie grew up in Schenevus, graduating from Andrew S. Draper Central School, Class of 1987.…
CLICK HERE FOR JUDGE’S DECISION Walker Officially ‘Loves Otsego,’ Judge Declares Marietta Will Use ‘Otsego United’ Line COOPERSTOWN – Republican Tim Walker is the winner of this round of the contest with county Rep. Andrew Marietta, D-Cooperstown/Town of Otsego, for the District 8 seat on the county Board of Representatives. State Supreme Court Judge Eugene D. Faughnan today issued his opinion in an action brought by Marietta: “Independent party names are only protected to the extent their petitions for the…
CASEY CALLAHAN TRIAL: Day ONE Would Rig Driver Feel Tires Going Over Body? By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – As the prosecution’s first witness, truck driver George Borrowdale, recalled seeing Elizabeth Welsh Callahan next to the cab of husband Casey Callahan’s flatbed truck, bending down to tie her shoe. “I thought to myself ‘That’s a stupid place to tie a shoe,’” he said. Borrowdale said he was 50 feet from the scene of the accident, refueling his own…
AllOTSEGO.com EXCLUSIVE 17 YEARS LATER, HUSBAND TRIED IN DEATH OF WIFE Muehl, Maxson Deliver Opening Arguments As Otsego County Court Proceedings Start By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – District Attorney John Muehl didn’t mince words this morning in his opening statement in the murder trial of Casey Callahan, formerly of Goodyear Lake, now an Attica inmate. “I can kill someone and get away with it,” Muehl said. “I’d take somebody for a ride, stop at the Dandy…
IN MEMORIAM: Lucas Rothenberger, 28 ONEONTA – It is with a heavy heart that the family of Lucas Dale Rothenberger share the sadness of his passing on Sept. 6, 2017. Born Nov. 1, 1988, he was 28. He was a loving son, brother, father and friend. Lucas will forever be remembered for his generous heart, gentle soul, and playful smile. Calling hours will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 15, at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14…
Ride ‘Em! Cooperstown Cowgirl Competes…
Worshippers Fill Front Lawn To Celebrate St. Mary’s 150th MORE PHOTOS IN THIS WEEK’S FREEMAN’S JOURNAL…
IN MEMORIAM: Ilene B. Arlet, 61; Volunteered For Local Organizations ONEONTA – Funeral services are Tuesday for Ilene Barbara Arlet, 61, a dependable volunteer at Catskill Area Hospital and other local organizations, who passed away Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, at Fox Hospital. he was born on June 1, 1956 in Wilmington, Del., the daughter of Herbert and Mildred (Baumann) Seligman. She married John R. Arlet on Dec. 13, 2002. Ilene received her bachelor’s from SUNY Oneonta in sociology and her…