Water Quality: Help Clean Up Streams in Tioga County

The Tioga County Water Quality Coordinating Committee will be holding their 19th annual stream cleanup event May 11-18th. To get involved just register with the County Soil and Water Conservation District. If you decide to volunteer you can select any stream within the County... Read More.

Chemung Deputies Arrest Owego Man on Warrant

Chemung County deputies report the arrest of 29-year-old James Yost, of Owego. He was picked up on an outstanding Arrest Warrant for Petit Larceny. That warrant was issued in January by the Horseheads town court.Yost was arraigned and remanded to Chemung County jail on... Read More.

Tioga Public Health Cautions Residents of Measles

Over 500 cases of measles have been reported in New York State since October 2018. While there have been no confirmed cases in Tioga County or the Southern Tier, Tioga County Public Health urges its residents to be prepared as we approach summer with... Read More.

Two Tioga County Men Charged in Berkshire Burglary

Two men are facing felony charges following a February break-in in the Town of Berkshire in Tioga County. On Monday, state police arrested 55-year-old David Jones. He was picked up on Jewitt Hill Road in Berkshire. He was charged with 2nd degree residential burglary.... Read More.

Newark Valley Man Faces Multiple Alcohol Charges

A bunch of charges have been leveled against a Newark Valley man who got pulled over by troopers on Industrial Park Drive in Kirkwood.  State police report the arrest of 51-year-old Scott Tuttle. He has been charged with resisting arrest, aggravated driving while intoxicated,... Read More.

Search for Apalachin Boy Gets State Recognition

A wildland search in the town of Owego made the DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights. At 12:30 a.m. Saturday, New York State Police requested DEC Forest Rangers to respond to a search of a missing 13-year-old boy in Apalachin. The boy had been missing from... Read More.

Court: PA Man Negligent in Owego DOT Worker’s Death

An indictment was unsealed Monday in Tioga County court that charged a Pennsylvania man with the death of a local DOT worker. 37-year-old Lawrence Faucett, of Ulster, was charged with criminally negligent homicide. He pleaded not guilty and was released pending further court action. On March... Read More.

Tioga Flood Victims Urged to Provide Feedback

In partnership with National Weather Service, Nurture Nature Center of Easton, Pa., will host two focus groups in the Tioga County area about flood and river forecast products. These focus groups will provide feedback to the National Weather Sservice to help improve their products for... Read More.

Lend A Hand to Clean Up a Stream in Tioga County

Are you interested in cleaning up your environment? Are you looking to do something to improve your community? Well here is your chance; May 11th through May 18th the Tioga County Water Quality Coordinating Committee will be holding their 19th annual stream cleanup event.... Read More.