Additional Flood Funds Being Considered

More money could be coming to the area to assist with flood recovery for any regions affected by the storms of 2011. A public hearing was held Monday night for community input on changes that were made to the New York Rising Action Plan.... Read More.

Grammy Nominee Performs At Local Fundraiser

A Grammy Award nominee and country music songwriter was in Endicott on Saturday to help raise funds for a local children's camp. Lee Thomas Miller is a songwriter for Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, and Trace Adkins, to name a few, and he is a... Read More.

Tioga County Seeking Feedback On Bus System

Tioga County's Legislative Chair Martha Sauerbrey is reminding the county's residents to give the legislature their feedback on Tioga County's bussing system. Following recent changes in the mandated Medical Transportation System by the state, Tioga Bus Transportation will no longer be given funding from... Read More.

Funds Missing From Apalachin Youth Football

A local youth football league is missing money from its bank account. The board of the Apalachin Youth Football League discovered the missing money in November. According to a media release, the board notified the New York State Police and the Tioga... Read More.

Tioga Opportunities Names New Community Services Director

Tioga Opportunities has announced a new Director of the Department of Community Services. Effective last week, Jeremy Rutter was named the department's new director. Rutter will be in charge of operating and scheduling the Countryside Community Center. He will also be coordinating activities of... Read More.

St. Patrick’s School Benefit Set For Tonight

The Ti-Ahwaga Community Theatre will be playing host to a concert tonight to benefit St. Patrick's School in Owego. Local jazz band Triple Down will be joined by Joshua Condon, an Ithaca College music major who has also gained quite a following. Diana Chandler... Read More.

Farmhouse Brewery To Open Tap Room In Owego

A Tioga County brewery has announced a new location for their tap room. Farmhouse Brewery will be moving its tap room to the Ice Cream Works building along North Avenue in Owego. Renovations and building of the tap room is expected to begin within... Read More.

Power Restored To Tioga’s NYSEG Customers

Power has been restored to NYSEG customers in Tioga County who found themselves without electricity this morning. Just after six o'clock, a 115,000 volt high tension power line was down near the 1700 block of Montrose Turnpike. The Southside Fire Department is assisting with... Read More.

Senator Gillibrand Visits Owego

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was in Owego yesterday to discuss a new bit of legislation she is introducing. Gillibrand stopped by the Parkview Restaurant on Front Street to join community members and leaders for lunch, and also to talk about the Family and Medical Insurance... Read More.

Ride Tioga May Be Eliminated

The Ride Tioga bus system may be facing a cut in funding, and a loss of the program all together. The bus system had been funded primarily by Medicaid until recently, and when Medicaid patients had non-emergency medical appointments, they could take a Ride... Read More.

Jeff Gural Funding Honor Flights For Area Veterans

Tioga Downs owner and CEO Jeff Gural has announced that he will be funding an Honor Flight Trip, intended to transport veterans to memorials in Washington, D.C. The trip, which is scheduled for April 12th, will transport veterans of World War II, the Korean... Read More.

Benefit Held For Owego’s Margaret Russell

Many gathered in Owego on Sunday to help in a fundraiser for an Apalachin woman with a debilitating disease. Margaret Russell is usually helping others, but is now unable to work after having surgery to repair several broken bones in her hand. It's part... Read More.