Owego Water Deal in Trouble?

Owego Mayor Ed Arrington says he is finding it hard to garner enough support to approve a deal to sell the village’s treated water to a natural gas drilling company. Inflection Energy wants to purchase up to 200,000 gallons of water per day from the... Read More.

Court Street Bridge Rollover Details

The Court Street Bridge in Owego was closed for a few hours Monday after a tractor-trailer rollover. Around 5am, Owego Police say the tractor-trailer was hauling scrap metal when it rolled over while turning onto the south end of the bridge from Route 434. The... Read More.

Former Church to be Renovated into Senior Housing

A former Catholic Church in South Waverly will be redeveloped into senior housing. The borough council says the former St. John’s on Division Street will be renovated into a four-to-six unit senior living facility and townhouses. The church was closed in 2009 as part of the... Read More.

HS Roundup: OFA Girls, NV Wrestling Win

The Owego girls’ basketball team beat Seton 52-42 on Friday in the WEBO Game of the Week. Courtney Malia had 12 points and four assists to lead the Indians to their fifth win of the season in eight games. Teammate Brittany Rando scored 11. The Owego... Read More.

Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Owego Bridge

The Court Street Bridge in Owego was closed for a few hours Monday morning after a tractor-trailer crash. The 18-wheeler rolled over on the bridge around 5am. No injuries were reported. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The Department of Transportation closed the bridge for... Read More.

Apalachin Lions Thanking Community

The Apalachin Lions Club is thanking the community for their outstanding support of this year’s Christmas Basket program. Over two tons of food and four truckloads of toys were distributed to needy families in Apalachin, Campville and Little Meadows over the holidays. 53 different families... Read More.

Tioga Health Dept. Issues Rabies Warning

The Tioga County Health Department is reporting that they have recently confirmed cases of rabies in both wild and domesticated animals. Residents are encouraged to make sure their animals have received the rabies vaccine. If your pet comes into contact with a wild animal that... Read More.

Winter Weather Advisory Through 7pm

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a winter weather advisory for most of our listening area. The weather service says light snow will continue to fall across the region through Friday afternoon before tapering off. Accumulations of a few inches are expected. Some... Read More.

WEBO Game of the Week: Owego vs. Seton Friday

The Owego girls’ basketball team will host the Seton Saints Friday in the WEBO Game of the Week. Coverage will begin at 7:45pm on 1330AM, 107.9FM and online at www.newsradiowebo.com. The Indians are 4-3 so far this season, with six of their first seven games on... Read More.

OFA Student at State of the State

An Owego Free Academy student had a front-row seat to Wednesday’s State of the State Address in Albany. Keegan Evans is the Student Council President at OFA. The senior was picked to represent Tioga County at the address, given a chance to sit on the... Read More.

OFA Boys' Fall in 3-OT Thriller

The Owego boys’ basketball team lost a three-overtime thriller 99-94 against Oneonta Wednesday night at OFA. Senior Mark Merritt had 42 points for the Indians, two short of the school record, while teammate Stephen Yanchus chipped in with 33 points. Three Oneonta players scored over 20... Read More.

$249M Navy Contract for Lockheed Martin

Congressman Maurice Hinchey stopped by Lockheed Martin in Owego Tuesday to announce new contracts from the U.S. Navy. The company will receive $249 million to upgrade technology on the Navy’s fleet of H-60 helicopters. Company officials say the work will include equipping the vehicles with... Read More.