Oswego Fire Department responded after a house on 110 W. Bridge Street went up in flames.
Authorities say the fire had many layers, and because it was such a big home with several rooms, it was initially difficult for the firefighters. Despite this however, they were still able to prevent neighboring houses too much damage while ensuring the overall structure of the home stayed in tact.
Assistant Fire Chief Jon Chawgo applauded the efforts of the crew, saying “Our personnel did an excellent job knocking down the fire and protecting the neighboring structures. The house did sustain moderate damage, but is not considered a total loss and should be able to be repaired.”
The house is assumed to belong to college students, but nobody was home at the time of the incident.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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Rain and Frost
WEATHER HEADLINES:
There is a Frost Advisory in effect until Thursday morning for Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Ontario, Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Erie, Genesee, Chautauqua, Wyoming, and Livingston counties. All uncovered vegetation can be hurt or killed from frost damage.
Wednesday: Cloudy with showers in the afternoon. Temperatures 50-55°F. Winds from the north, 5-10mph. Skies clearing up overnight, leading to a 10-15° decrease in temperatures.
Thursday: 50% chance of rain into the late evening. Temperatures in the mid 50s, but cooler by Lake Ontario. Winds from the west, 10-15mph.
Friday: 60% chance of rain. Temperatures around 45°F. Winds generally from the west, 15-20 mph. Potential for rain/snow mix into the evening as temperatures decrease.
Highs for Today (Wednesday):
- Oswego: 47℉
- Fulton: 54℉
- Syracuse: 55℉
Lows Tonight:
- Oswego: 38℉
- Fulton: 35℉
- Syracuse: 37℉
Highs for Thursday:
- Oswego: 51℉
- Fulton: 56℉
- Syracuse: 58℉
Lows for Thursday:
- Oswego: 30℉
- Fulton: 34℉
- Syracuse: 35℉
Highs for Friday:
- Oswego: 45℉
- Fulton: 46℉
- Syracuse: 46℉
Stay tuned to WTOP10 News for more updates.
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Field Hockey Falls to #20 William Smith
The Oswego State field hockey team’s four game winning streak came to an end after a 5-1 loss to William Smith.
The Herons opened the scoring with two goals early in the first half to give themselves a 2-0 lead going into halftime. In the 40th minute, the Lakers were able to get on the board thanks to Katie Reynolds’ team leading seventh goal of the season. That would be all for Oswego though as William Smith responded with three more scores.
Lakers goalkeeper Sarita Charap made 11 stops after playing the entire game with her teammate, Brianna Ciganek also contributing two defensive saves. Emily King played a majority of the game at the goalkeeping position for the Herons, notching three saves.
Oswego, now 4-3, will go on the road to face conference foe, Brockport, on Saturday.
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Oktoberfest in Oswego
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From the Polka to the party the first ever Oswego Oktoberfest brought Deutschland to downtown Oswego.
“This is the first time running the Oktoberfest. So this is something that I think a lot of people have been interested in and we’re just putting it together for a fun community event,” said Event Director Chris Jones.
Jones felt that whether people came for the food or the fun. Everyone found something worth staying for.
Jones said, “Honestly I think it’s a little bit of both. For me the fall season’s the best time to eat and you know, we’ve got about three hundred pre-sales on the event. Hopefully with everything looking the way that it is hopefully about five hundred or so.”
Ice-cold local beer topped everyone’s glass while the polka band played on, but the beer wasn’t the only thing that was cold. With temperatures in the forties most individuals camped out. Enjoying some good times as well as some delicious local beer.
“Most of them are New York State breweries. There are seventeen different beers that are going to be on tap in addition to a couple wines and beverages. So there’s a long list, Adirondack, Woodchuck, Davidson brothers, quite a few on there,” said Jones.
The weather was cold but more than 400 turned out for the night’s events.
Jones felt, “This is fall weather, this is what Oktoberfest is about,” and he hopes to re-create the event again next year. And based on the reception from Oswego resident Trish Auer.
“I think, yeah I’d love to see it come back again and definitely more entertainment,” said Auer.
Jones added, “I think that bringing more events into the community and encouraging not only the people that live here to come out, but start getting people to come here from other regions.”
And Auer felt, “I just love it there’s just so much more going on here. This year especially and it’s just so exciting to have everybody out and about.”
Although next year’s Oktoberfest is a year away you can visit WTOP10.com and take a look at some photos of this year’s festivities.
