Southside Drive Project Rejected by Village Board

A proposed Southside Drive housing project in Owego has been rejected by the Village Board. The plan would have brought 20 duplex housing units to the property. A zoning change was required for the project to proceed. It was killed by a 6-1 vote.

Missing Massachusetts Man’s Vehicle Found in Oneonta

The New York State Police at Oneonta found a vehicle belonging to a man missing from Massachusetts. 53-year-old Steven J. Kassirer was reported missing in Irondequoit, NY after he visited with family. He was also reported missing in Massachusetts by his employer. His vehicle... Read More.

Broome/Tioga Health Departments Receive $1.25 Million Grant

Later today, the Broome County Health Department and the Tioga County Health department will announce a $1,250,000 funding award from the New York State Department of Health’s Bureau of Cancer Prevention and Control Program. WEBO hopes to have additional information tomorrow.

Sayre Rotary Sponsoring ‘Food for Thought’ Student

The Sayre Rotary will be anonymously sponsoring a student from the Athens Area School District through the Food for Thought Backpack program of the Encounter Church. The sponsorship will provide nutritional meals to a student for the entire year over week-ends and school... Read More.

Monday’s Section IV Soccer Championship Scores

The Section IV High School Soccer Championship games that were postponed on Saturday were played yesterday. Here are the results:Class B Girl’s Soccer Championship - Chenango Forks 2 - Waverly 0 (Chenango Forks wins its fourth straight sectional championship). Class C Girl’s Soccer... Read More.

Police Investigating Shooting On Ithaca Commons

On Friday at about 1:30AM, the Ithaca Police Department responded to the Ithaca Commons for a report of a shooting. Arriving officers located a man that had been shot in the chest. The shooting was the result of an altercation that began inside a... Read More.

Waverly Police Make Criminal Contempt Arrest

Waverly Police have completed arrest processing for 35-year-old Keith Wilson on felony Criminal Contempt and Harassment charges. Wilson is alleged to have violated an order of protection and had a physical altercation with the protected person. He had been initially arrested on September 24th... Read More.

High School Football Semi Final Results

The Section IV high school football semi finals were held this past weekend in horrific conditions. Here are the scores:Class AA: Horseheads 40 – Binghamton 26 Elmira 59 – Corning 6Class B: Maine-Endwell 40 – Owego Free academy 26 Chenango forks 32 – Norwich 6Class C: Waverly 20 –... Read More.

High School Soccer Results and Schedule

Two Girl’s soccer championship games were played on Friday night.Vestal defeated Maine-Endwell 7-3 on Friday night to win the Class A title. Ithaca defeated Elmira 4-3 in the Class AA final.Saturday’s High School Soccer Championship games were postponed due to the inclement weather. The games... Read More.