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Free School Supplies, Backpacks, Haircuts, and Fun Planned for End of Summer Party in Tioga County

Friday, August 12 by Sue Samuelson

Tioga County, N.Y.— You may have noticed the sun is setting just a bit earlier these days. While children are trying to hold on to the last moments of summer, retail stores across the Twin Tiers are bringing out crayons, folders, pencils, and backpacks.... Read More.

Tioga County Public Health confirms first case of monkeypox, no threat to public

Friday, August 12 by Bill Moyer

(Owego, NY) - Tioga County Public Health has confirmed its first case of monkeypox in the county. The department confirms this is an isolated case and there are no associated close contacts. There is no health risk to the general public at this time. Tioga... Read More.

VIDEO: Guthrie hosts wedding for elderly oncology patient in her hospital room

Friday, August 12 by Bill Moyer

(Sayre, PA) – Staff at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital came together this week to make a meaningful in the lives of a patient and her new husband. Sharon Schneider, 81, of Elmira, N.Y., has been fighting metastatic bladder cancer at Guthrie’s Robert Packer... Read More.

Vestal Police: 2 killed, 1 injured in crash on Route 434 near Binghamton University

Thursday, August 11 by Bill Moyer

(Vestal, NY) - Vestal police have reported two people were killed late Monday in a head-on crash on Route 434, just east of Binghamton University's main campus. Just before 11:00pm on Monday, August 8, Vestal police responded to a motor vehicle collision... Read More.

Towanda man faces 8-year PA prison term for burglaries and receiving stolen property

Thursday, August 11 by Bill Moyer

(Towanda, PA) - Bradford County District Attorney Albert C. Ondrey reported Samuel Ackley, 60 of Towanda, Pa., was recently sentenced in Bradford County Court of Common Pleas to incarceration in a Pennsylvania State Correctional Facility for 42 months to 96 months; fines of $2,000,... Read More.

Guthrie Hospice hosts Good Grief Day Camp for children who lost loved one

Wednesday, August 10 by Bill Moyer

(Sayre, PA) – Guthrie Hospice hosted the 2022 Good Grief Day Camp from June 28-30 for children ages 6-18 who have experienced the loss of a loved one. The three main goals of the camp are helping children learn and understand that the emotions... Read More.

Town Hall Meeting organized Thursday to discuss future of schools in Sayre and Athens

Tuesday, August 9 by Bill Moyer

(Sayre, PA) - A community Town Hall Meeting is scheduled for this Thursday, August 11 at 7 p.m. in the Sayre Elks Banquet Room. The topic for this community-sponsored event is the future of the educational system in the Sayre and Athens communities. Organizers said... Read More.

PA and NY county court judges sentence Candor and Newark Valley men to terms

Tuesday, August 9 by Bill Moyer

According to Michael A. Korchak, Broome County District Attorney, Bobby R. Gayle Jr., 51, of Newark Valley, recently entered a plea of guilty in Broome County Court to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree. On May 12, 2022, in the... Read More.

VIDEO: Annual Barclay Mountain Heritage Day scheduled for August 13 in LeRoy, PA

Tuesday, August 9 by Bill Moyer

(LeRoy, PA) - LeRoy Heritage Museum will host its annual Barclay Mountain Heritage Day on Saturday, August 13 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm. The event will be held at the community grounds on Mill Street. Note: the event will be held rain or... Read More.

Twin Tiers autumn forecast: Warm days in classrooms, on fooball fields and at fall sports

Monday, August 8 by Bill Moyer

By ACCU-WEATHER - It has been a hot summer across the U.S. with the temperature frequently flirting with the 100-degree mark in countless locations and some of the longest-duration heatwaves in a decade. However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel... Read More.

Local News

Free School Supplies, Backpacks, Haircuts, and Fun Planned for End of Summer Party in Tioga County

Tioga County Public Health confirms first case of monkeypox, no threat to public

VIDEO: Guthrie hosts wedding for elderly oncology patient in her hospital room

Vestal Police: 2 killed, 1 injured in crash on Route 434 near Binghamton University

Towanda man faces 8-year PA prison term for burglaries and receiving stolen property

Guthrie Hospice hosts Good Grief Day Camp for children who lost loved one

Town Hall Meeting organized Thursday to discuss future of schools in Sayre and Athens

PA and NY county court judges sentence Candor and Newark Valley men to terms

VIDEO: Annual Barclay Mountain Heritage Day scheduled for August 13 in LeRoy, PA

Twin Tiers autumn forecast: Warm days in classrooms, on fooball fields and at fall sports

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