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Guthrie debuts new mural telling the hospital’s history

An art student of muralist Molly Reagan holds his hand up to an X-rayed hand. This hand represents when Guthrie Cortland Medical Center started offering X-rays, in the new mural documenting their history.

Guthrie Cortland Medical Center staff celebrated National Hospital Week on Tuesday by unveiling a mural in their courtyard, which honors caregivers while telling the history of the medical center. …

Cortland County committee to consider land bank

The city of Cortland hopes to rehabilitate 15 zombie properties this year, and Cortland officials are considering how a land bank could help. Cortland County legislators are now, too. The …

Homer certifies its first group of firefighters’ firefighters

Homer Firefighters train in techniques Saturday to save fellow firefighters who might need assistance at the scene of an emergency.

Firefighters running into a burning building face dangers galore – flames, smoke, gasses, compromised floors and ceilings, disorientation. Running into danger is less intimidating when …

McGraw man pleads guilty to years of sexually abusing child

A McGraw man has agreed to plead guilty to sexually abusing a child several times over several years in Solon and Cortlandville, Cortland County District Attorney Patrick Perfetti announced Tuesday. …

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Homer school board meets Tuesday

The Homer Central School Board of Education will have a special meeting about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, following the tabulation of ballots, in the Homer Training and Education Center.

McGraw plans hearing on code of conduct

The McGraw Central School District will have a hearing on the district’s Code of Conduct at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday in the high school library. That will be followed by a school board meeting …

McLean church plans steak dinner

McLEAN — McLean Community Church will have a steak dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the church, 50 Church St., The menu includes a Delmonico Steak, baked potato, salad, vegetable …

Cayuga Medical CEO named distinguished citizen

The Baden-Powell Council, Boy Scouts of America announced Wednesday that Dr. Martin Stallone, president and CEO of Cayuga Health System, has received the 2024 Tompkins County Distinguished Citizen …

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Bay plants are a tree, but grow well in pots -- just keep them trimmed to a manageable bush. Dollar for dollar, growing herbs is one of the best investments a cook can make in the kitchen.

Herbs can bring a forest of flavors on your back deck

Nobody told me the herb was a tree. Today, the potted bay plants I bought about a decade ago for about $8 at a farmers market are better termed “saplings.” If I stripped every leaf …

Chunky Kitty Flowers will sell its bouquets at the Cortland Farmers Market this season, which opens May 18 on Court Street. A Homer farmers market opens May 25 outside the Center for the Arts of Homer.

Farmers markets reinvented

The Homer Regional Farmers Market has existed in many shapes and sizes before, but this summer, it will be held weekly, and it will be more than just a place to pick up some vegetables. The …

Area 51 owner Fran Crowe poses with a crow that he 3D-printed.

3-D printer turns out art

Fran Crowe, owner of gaming store Area 51, was always interested in video games and technology growing up. But when the 3D printer was invented, he thought it was the most sci-fi technological …

Skylab orbits the Earth in 1974. The converted rocket booster orbited the planet as a laboratory for five years.

NASA launches first space station -- Skylab

On May 14, 1973, the United States launched its first space station through NASA. Launched from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Skylab repurposed unused hardware from the Apollo …

Remy Jensen, Ruthalina Caravella and Emma Robideau run through a scene from the Homer Thespian Society's production of

Homer takes ‘The Outsiders’ from the book to the stage

It’s been a staple of high school English classes for generations. Now it’s on stage in Homer. Homer students of all grades, genders and levels of acting experience will perform …

Shrimp and swai white fillet ceviche from The Lomo Truck in Woodland Park, N.J. Ceviches has any number of variants throughout the Spanish-speaking world; the best is the one you grew up with.

A student of the world, one dish at a time

I grew up in a community with so little cultural diversity that if you looked at it from orbit, you’d go blind. No Asian people; no Hispanic people; no Jewish people and few (if any) …

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Protect your hands from injury during warm weather fun and spring chores

Spring chores and recreation can put your hands at risk for wounds, infection, and repetitive strains, making injury prevention important when you head outdoors. Safety and protection are …

Death notices

Rollin R Dimick

Rollin R Dimick, 59 of Ithaca died May 9, 2024 at home. Funeral services 11 am Thursday, May 16, 2024. Visitation 4-6 pm Wednesday, May 15, 2024 all at Perkins Funeral Home. Burial in McLean …

Charles C. LeRoy

Graveside services for Charles C. LeRoy, 85, will be Saturday May 18, 10 am at the Virgil Cemetery. The Wright-Beard Funeral Home is serving the family.

Raymond W. Little

Raymond W. Little 85, passed away on May 6, 2024 at Cortland Park and Rehabilitation nursing home. A celebration of life will be held at the family’s convenience. Wright-Beard Funeral Home, Inc. …

Janette L. Reeves

Janette L. Reeves, 82, of Locke, passed away on May 4, 2024. Private family services will be held at North Lansing Cemetery at a later time. Arrangements are with the Shurtleff Funeral Home.

Sports

Partis scores 7 in Homer girls lacrosse win

Homer's Maria Partis, left, looks to dodge a double team from Cazenovia/Hamilton defenders Tuesday night at Homer High School. Partis went for seven goals and two assists in the Trojans' 19-10 win.

Maria Partis went for seven goals and three assists as the Homer girls lacrosse team erased an early 3-0 deficit to beat Cazenovia/Hamilton 19-10 Tuesday night at Homer High School. Partis went …

High-powered offense leads Cincy softball past Marathon

The Cincinnatus softball team had 24 hits and finished off Marathon in five innings via the run rule with a 20-5 win Tuesday at Cincinnatus Central School. The Lions ended the regular season with a …

All-around performance sends McGraw baseball to win over Marathon

McGraw’s Jaydon Bassett struck out 12 Marathon hitters and the Eagles gave their starting pitcher plenty of support as they defeated the Olympians 12-1 Monday at Marathon High School. …

Homer's Kaylee Darling delivers a pitch Monday at Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex.

Homer softball falls to Phoenix

The Homer softball team struggled with the wet conditions Monday at Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex, losing 37-17 to Phoenix. Homer walked 25 batters and hit nine and Phoenix walked 17 and hit three. …

Living & Leisure

Top guitarist to play, then teach, at Rose Hall

Hiroya Tsukamoto has placed second, twice in the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship. He will perform a concert, and teach a seminar, this week at Rose Hall in Cortland.

Despite traffic, crowds and gouging, the Boss delivers

Kevin Conlon missed Bruce Springsteen's first concert in Syracuse, in 1978. He missed the second one, too, in 1985. But he made it to The Boss' April appearance. Getting back, however, was an issue.

I have not been to a lot of concerts over the years, but I have seen a few great bands in person. I saw The Who in Buffalo when I was in college at St. Bonaventure University. I went to a Beach …

Plan your fun

Rubber ducks make their way toward the finish line at the Corn Ducky Derby in 2022 at Suggett Park in Cortland. The event returns Saturday.

MUSIC May 4: JD Souther, 8 p.m., Center for the Arts of Homer. May 5: Margaret Glaspy, Unplugged, 8 p.m., Center for the Arts of Homer. May 5: Patti Stanford Band, 2 to 5 p.m., …

So simple I could do it at 11

How to turn a simple, hum-drum meal into a simple, tasty one? An herb sauce for the chicken, mashed potatoes made with buttermilk for a bit of tang, and a great carrot soup.

My mother would call home from work when I was 11. She had forgotten to take supper out of the freezer, and she needed me to cook. I was 11; I hadn’t learned anything about food except …

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How to turn a simple, hum-drum meal into a simple, tasty one? An herb sauce for the chicken, mashed potatoes made with buttermilk for a bit of tang, and a great carrot soup.

How to turn a simple, hum-drum meal into a simple, tasty one? An herb sauce for the chicken, mashed potatoes made with buttermilk for a bit of tang, and a great carrot soup.

How to turn a simple, hum-drum meal into a simple, tasty one? An herb sauce for the chicken, mashed potatoes made with buttermilk for a bit of tang, and a great carrot soup.

How to turn a simple, hum-drum meal into a simple, tasty one? An herb sauce for the chicken, mashed potatoes made with buttermilk for a bit of tang, and a great carrot soup.

How to turn a simple, hum-drum meal into a simple, tasty one? An herb sauce for the chicken, mashed potatoes made with buttermilk for a bit of tang, and a great carrot soup.

How to turn a simple, hum-drum meal into a simple, tasty one? An herb sauce for the chicken, mashed potatoes made with buttermilk for a bit of tang, and a great carrot soup.