Tioga County

This week the Village of Owego Board of Trustees passed a law establishing the salaries of the Mayor and Trustees. They Mayor's salary is set at $5,000 and the Trustees' at $2,400. These were the amounts paid to each position before the Board--with different... Read More.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will be in Owego this afternoon to talk about the Weatherization Assistance Program. She's holding a Press Conference at the Tioga Opportunities' Countryside Community Center, at 3 PM. We'll have a report on that this afternoon.

Two former Owego bankers plead guilty to federal embezzlement charges yesterday. 54-year-old Megan Horton and 43-year-old Gwenn Gooding, both of Owego, pled guilty in U.S. District Court Wednesday on the felony charge of bank embezzlement. 38-year-old Shannon Moore of Athens, PA, pled guilty... Read More.

An Owego woman has been charged with assault in a stabbing incident. 21-year-old Kayla Johnson of Route 434 was arrested on December 28th by the Tioga County Sheriff's office. She was accused of stabbing another person in the arm during a disturbance. Johnson was... Read More.

The Village of Owego will be picking up snow on Lake Street starting at 4 AM on Thursday. Please have vehicles off the street by 4 AM. On Friday, snow removal on Front Street between Church Street and Court Street will also begin at 4... Read More.

The 100th MH-60R helicopter was unveiled and delivered this morning during a celebration at Lockheed Martin.  The project was a joint effort between Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.  There were several key speakers remarking on the helicopter including Orlando Carvalho, President of Lockheed... Read More.

The Village of Owego will be holding a public hearing next Tuesday July 5 to discuss Local Law #4 of 2011 entitled “Amending the Charter in regards to the hiring of a village attorney”.  The hearing will be at 7:00 PM in the board... Read More.

Tioga Opportunities Department of Aging is holding a 2 part series of seminars that are the Alzheimer’s project called Momentum in Science this Wednesday and next Wednesday at 9:30 AM in at the Countryside Community Center Owego.  Representatives from Tioga Opportunities were on the... Read More.