Here's a quick listing of things in the Journal I normally would have written about in more detail, but didn't get to. Some of them are still on my list of things to write about.
One of my neighbors, Duane Testut, was named a Volunteer of Valor for his tremendous work at the Varna Volunteer Fire Company. (I'll have more on this soon!)
The Journal reported on 200th anniversary celebrations coming to the Dryden Presbyterian Church.
There's a photo gallery from Dairy Day.
State Senate candidate Don Barber called for moratoriums on natural gas drilling in the area. Remember those orange flags last year along the highways? That was mapping for gas.
McLean, Dryden, Freeville, and Cortlandville fire departments responded to a hay fire last week.
There's a new Dairy Princess in Tompkins County, Lacey Foote of McLean.
It's been a loud but not too effective state legislative session.
A Cortland highway contractor, Suit-Kote, is trying less energy-demanding low-temperate asphalt application.
As in Dryden, the Town of Ithaca is finding that residential windmills laws aren't an easy this to write.
Waiting for a grant from the state? Even if you got it, it may be a while before the check arrives.
Dryden schools are taking pre-K lottery applications through July 9th.
Last Monday's heat drove electrical consumption very close to record levels.