STAC Soccer All-Stars Announced

The Southern Tier Athletic Conference announced their girls’ and boys’ soccer all-stars Thursday. For the girls, STAC champion Owego put four players on the league’s Central/East All-Conference Team: Lexi Hilliker, Courtney Malia, Mandy Spadine and goalie Brittany Rando. The Metro/West team features Liz Howell and Erica... Read More.

Net Gain of 250 Jobs at Lockheed-Owego

300 new jobs will come to Lockheed Martin in Owego, but 40 jobs will be eliminated from the site by the end of 2011. The company announced some restructuring Thursday. Lockheed will move all manufacturing work from their Middle River, MD site by the end... Read More.

Candor Man Charged with Criminal Sexual Act

A Candor man has been arrested and accused of having sexual contact with a teenager. 51-year-old Stephen B. Newman of Owego Road in Candor is charged with eight counts of criminal sexual act, all felonies, and eight counts of endangering the welfare of a child,... Read More.

Lockheed Restructuring to Affect Owego

Lockheed Martin announced some company-wide restructuring Thursday that will affect their facility in Owego. The company will close their Eagan, Minn. facility by 2013 and move all manufacturing work from its Middle River, Md. site by the end of next year. Those decisions will eliminate 1,060... Read More.

B-Sens Win, Volleyball and Soccer All-Stars

The Binghamton Senators blanked the Syracuse Crunch 4-0 Wednesday night in Syracuse. Barry Brust made 33 saves for his second shutout of the season. On the offensive end, Bobby Butler scored his league-leading 13th goal for Binghamton and Corey Locke extended his points streak to... Read More.

Owego 2011 Budget Adopted, Justice Leaving

Town of Owego leaders adopted their 2011 budget Tuesday. The $6.2 million spending plan includes a property tax increase of 6.3 percent to residents, meaning that the average taxpayer will see their bill go up by around $21 for next year. Town residents will also see... Read More.

Propane Truck Flips in Owego

No one was injured when a propane truck flipped over on Sulphur Springs Road in Owego Tuesday. The truck was on its way to a delivery around 12pm when the driver says he saw a deer in the road and swerved to avoid it, flipping... Read More.

TC 2011 Budget Tax Details Announced

Tioga County Treasurer James McFadden has released the details of the county’s 2011 tentative budget. The $68.8 million spending plan is calling for a property tax levy increase of around 2 percent. The tax rates of each town are varied and set by the state. The... Read More.

Former Local Woman Murdered in Michigan

A woman who once lived in Endicott and Owego was found murdered in Michigan over the weekend. The body of 33-year-old Lynn Spicer was recovered in a vacant lot in Bay City, Michigan, according to police. Her boyfriend has been charged with the crime. 22-year-old Jeff... Read More.

Owego Parking Survey Results

Owego Police Chief Rick McCulskey reported on the results of a parking survey at Monday’s village board meeting. The most popular suggestion would be to have employees and owners of downtown businesses park somewhere outside of the village. Another popular suggestion was to enforce a... Read More.

SU Plays Tonight

The Syracuse University men’s basketball team wraps up its exhibition season tonight against a LeMoyne squad that beat them last year.The loss to the Dolphins did not appear to negatively affect the Orange, who went on to win their first 13 regular season games... Read More.

Girls' Soccer State Playoffs

After winning the Section 4 championship on Friday, the Owego girls’ soccer team will begin the state playoffs with a regional game against Section 1 champion Rye at 4:30pm today at Union-Endicott High School.Owego beat M-E on penalty kicks Friday to win the program’s... Read More.