Owego Village Board Proposes 10% Reduction in Spending

The Village of Owego Board has proposed setting the village’s annual budget at $2,880,000, a 10% reduction in spending levels from last year. Owego Citizens Party Trustees who voted for the measure were Tom Clark (1st Ward), Earl Hartman (2nd Ward), Jim Legursky (2nd Ward),... Read More.

Tioga County to Host Spring Preparedness Day April 16th

The American Red Cross in partnership with several other organizations will be hosting Tioga County’s First Annual Spring Preparedness Day on Saturday, April 16th at the Countryside Community Center in Owego from 9am-1pm. The day will include a series of events geared towards preparing our... Read More.

Stakes Nominations Increase at Tioga and Vernon Downs

With the March 15 payments taken and tallied, several of the marquee events scheduled for the 2011 Tioga & Vernon season have realized substantial increases. The popular Free For All early closers are up slightly and have again captured the best and most recognizable equine... Read More.

Three Injured in Head-On Collision in Owego

A head-on collision on North Avenue in the Village of Owego yesterday afternoon left one adult and two children seriously injured.  The accident happened around 6:30.  A blue SUV was heading southbound on North Ave. near the Kwik Fill at Dean Street and crossed... Read More.

Price Chopper Recalls ‘Regular Homestyle Potato Salad’

Price Chopper Supermarkets is voluntarily recalling its ‘Regular Homestyle Potato Salad’ due to the potential of listeria contamination. The product in question was sold by the pound in the stores’ delis between the dates of March 19 and March 28, 2011. No related illnesses have... Read More.

Owego Sixth Grader Decker Ayers Wins National Science Fair

This past Saturday Decker Ayers of Owego represented Owego-Apalachin Schools by competing in the RIT- NTID National Science Fair for deaf and hard of hearing students. Decker Ayers is a 6th grader at Owego-Apalachin Middle School. He entered in the middle school individual competition. He was the... Read More.

Louisiana Man Arrested for Owego Gun Incident

Daniel Koopman, 23, of Benton, Louisiana has been charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon and felony reckless endangerment after he displayed a handgun to a man in the Town of Owego. The incident occurred on Friday. Koopman turned himself in to Tioga County Sheriff's... Read More.

Upstate Shredding to Build Facility in Scranton

Upstate Shredding - Ben Weitsman, headquartered in Owego, has acquired land to build a new scrap metal processing facility in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The new location will be named Ben Weitsman of Scranton and is scheduled to be operational by June 1. Adam Weitsman, president of Upstate-Ben... Read More.