There was a good turnout at the Annunciation Church of Ilion Fishing Derby on Saturday at Capt. Samuel Maytan fishing access site in the village of Herkimer.

Waiting outside of the Ilion High School Gym, Donald A. Skinner Sr. admitted he barely recognized the place.
It seemed a little unexpected since Skinner, 72, happened to be just minutes away from graduating.

The Redco Foods’ Hansen Island Plant in Little Falls served as a temporary information center on Friday during a visit by the 2008 National Clean Air Green Tour.
The tour is a mobile campaign stopping in 120 cities to promote environmental awareness, with its largest attraction being a 40-foot biodiesel motor coach that can charge itself using solar power.  

Jason Paul Montgomery, a 1999 graduate of Little Falls High School, graduated on May 31 from New York Film Academy in Hollywood, Calif.
The accomplishment came after several years of acting in commercials and short films, directing his own films, modeling, waiting tables and bartending following his graduation from State University of New York at Albany in 2003.

An insurance issue with Alexander Hose Company No. 1 and German Flatts Fire District trucks was patched up on Thursday after a meeting with the parties involved.

While buying groceries on Thursday at the new location of the Herkimer Farmer’s Market, in the parking lot at the corner of West Albany and Caroline streets, Mary Gaffey discussed the ripeness and size of crops with vendor Annie Lapp.

One of the staple banks in central New York is planning to move into a new facility this fall.

After discussing the issue over several board meetings, the Herkimer Village Board of Trustees agreed to allow a Herkimer businessman to perform some pavement work on some property near Myers Park where the village has the right of way.

Ilion officials are hoping to get some help from other agencies in finding a solution for the Duofold property.

The restructuring of the Herkimer County Community College’s academic affairs division includes embattled employee Janet Evelyn-Dorsey among the positions eliminated.

Area community colleges are banking on increasing the scope of video surveillance as the best way to deal with security and safety concerns.

Now three years in the making, the Acacia Village section of the Masonic Community Home is part of the city of Utica and Oneida County.

The Mohawk Village Board of Trustees is still considering its options of purchasing an aerial ladder truck for its fire department or to enter into an agreement with the Ilion Fire Department to share its ladder truck.

Furry, tongue-wagging animals will have their time to shine later this summer.

The 2008-09 budget for Herkimer County Community College approved last Wednesday by the board of trustees is eliminating 15 positions.