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By Mark Simonson

Those who were kids in 1998 can probably remember a space flight by astronaut John Glenn. Likewise, kids in 1962 can also remember a space flight — by the same

The fall months of 1938 turned out to be a good time for “sidewalk supervisors” around our region, as well as for a few “firsts.”

It was a busy October for dedications and a demolition of buildings across our region in 1968.

Oneonta became the place to be on Thursday nights, and local residents were passionate about their local newspaper.

By Mark Simonson

There were several “changes of the guard” for local people and businesses during October 1988. It was a mix of changes, being outgoing or incoming.

Little did those five students realize, who enrolled in a new course called “Music in the Marketplace” at what was then the State University College at Oneonta in 1983, that

For many at our county seat, the latter weeks of September 1933 was a sad time.

News around Oneonta in September 1973 might be compared to the lyrics of a late Jimmy Buffett song.