Tioga Farmers Eligible for Aid from Summer Weather

Farmers in Tioga are among a dozen counties that are now available for assistance from extreme weather. Governor Cuomo said help is now available for farmers impacted by extreme rainfall and wet weather conditions last summer. With these designations, farmers in the impacted areas... Read More.

Ceremony to Welcome Home Tioga’s Vietnam Veterans

On Friday in recognition of National Vietnam Veterans Day and to honor and welcome all Vietnam Era veterans home, Tioga County Veterans’ Service Agency is hosting its 2nd Annual Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. The day will begin with a wreath laying ceremony at the... Read More.

Tioga Smiles Gets New Modern Mobile Dental Unit

Tioga County Public Health has announced that it is retiring the old mobile dental unit because … they have been upgraded. Through the help of a Community Development Block Grant, Appalachian Regional Commission, and Floyd Hooker Foundation, the Department was able to purchase a brand new,... Read More.

Dennis ‘Matt’ Howe Funeral on Monday at Owego UMC

A funeral service for Owego resident Dennis "Matt" Howe has been scheduled for Monday at 10am at Owego United Methodist Church on Main Street. Howe was seriously injured last week while working with the state transportation department on Route 17 west in Nichols. The... Read More.

Owego to Change Emergency Medical Services

Changes are coming with the delivery of emergency medical services in the village of Owego. Like scores of other communities have done, the ambulance is splitting from the fire department…and will become an independent billing agency beginning April 2nd. The village board approved the plan... Read More.

Tioga Chamber Schedules Annual Golf Tourney

Spring has sprung and you’re invited to join the Tioga County Chamber of  Commerce for the 15th Annual Tioga Chamber Open Golf  Tournament…it’s happening Friday, May 3rd at the Links at Hiawatha Landing in Apalachin. The event begins rain or shine with a shotgun... Read More.

Tioga County Residents Getting Healthier

Tioga County now ranks 27 out of 62 counties in New York State for Health Outcomes. Local officials call this a huge improvement from where the county ranked just last year…when it was labeled 40 out of 62 counties. Health Rankings were established to help... Read More.

Tioga Man Gets New Trial

A state appellate court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted in Tioga County court of three counts of rape and child endangerment.  In 2016, now 48-year-old Brian Smith of Tioga was sentenced to nine years in state prison-even though he was... Read More.

Newark Valley Man Arrested

Tioga County deputy sheriff’s report the arrest of 55-year-old Todd Farthing of 33 Whig Street in Newark Valley. He was charged with Criminal Mischief 4th, Unlawful Imprisonment 2nd, and Harassment 2nd. Farthing was arraigned in Owego town court and was remanded to the Tioga... Read More.