OA Teacher Receives Regional Recognition

An Owego Apalachin Middle School teacher is being recognized with a regional award. Nathan Brown has been recognized as New York State Technology Engineering Educator's Association's regional teacher of the year. Brown received this award based on his application of state and national curricula... Read More.

Wreaths Across America Ceremony Scheduled for Tomorrow

A special ceremony at noon tomorrow at the Veterans Memorial at Court House Square in Owego will kick off a very special undertaking in our area. Wreaths Across America has a mission of placing a wreath on every veteran's grave this holiday season. Locally,... Read More.

Groundbreaking held for new housing project in Owego

Local officials held a groundbreaking ceremony at the new Owego Gardens senior housing project in Owego on Thursday. The $12.5 million community will include 62 one and two-bedroom apartments off Southside Drive in the Village of Owego. The project is aimed at providing affordable housing... Read More.

UPDATED: Tioga County Legislator Passes Away

A Tioga County Legislator has died. District 5 representative Raymond Case passed away this week at the age of 68 after an illness. Case was first appointed to the legislature in 2012 to fill an open seat and just won re-election for a new... Read More.

Harris’ Murder Trial Moves to New Court

The 4th murder trial for Cal Harris has been moved from Schoharie County Court to the State Supreme Court in Schoharie County. With this change, Judge George Bartlett, the judge for Harris' 3rd trial, will not be presiding over the 4th trial. Instead, Supreme... Read More.

OFA Volleyball wins NYS Championship

The Owego Free Academy volleyball team won their second state title in three years on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over Long Island’s John Glenn in the finals. After splitting the first two games at the Glens Falls Civic Center, the Indians took the... Read More.

Ten OFA Students Selected for NYSSMA Area All-State

Ten Owego Free Academy Students have been selected to participate in the NYSSMA Senior High Area All-State Festival. The festival will be held on February 5th and 6th at the Ithaca College School of Music. Students participating in this year's music festival include: Carla... Read More.

Early Morning Power Outage in Owego

A large portion of downtown Owego was without power earlier this morning. Responding fire police say that a motor vehicle collided with a telephone pole on Central Avenue, causing a transformer to explode. Power was restored to North Avenue just after 5:30 this morning.... Read More.

Wagner Lumber Receives Grant

Wagner Lumber in Owego has received an economic grant from NYSEG. The grant is being given to Wagner Lumber, after the company upgraded its electric utility infrastructure. According to NYSEG's website, the NYSEG grant program allows for incentives up to $400,000 for electrical infrastructure... Read More.