OFA Teacher Headed To Afganistan

A teacher at Owego Free Academy has left the classroom to head back to Afghanistan this week. Mike Oddo is a technology education teacher at OFA, but he also serves as Command Sergeant Major of the 365th Engineer Battalion of the United State Army... Read More.

Owego Seniors Can Get Fall Cleanup Assistance

Anyone 65 years of age or older living in Owego can sign up for help with their fall cleaning and projects. Through the Tioga County Rural Ministry, students from Cornell and Ithaca College will be in Owego to help with window washing, yard work,... Read More.

Firefighters Make Complex Rescue In Owego

The Southside Fire Company responded to what turned out to be a confined space rescue yesterday on Montrose Turnpike in Owego. Firefighters were dispatched around 11 AM to the report of a man down exposed to fumes. Upon arrival Southside firefighters determined that a... Read More.

TC Arts Council Sets Fall Workshops

The Tioga County Council on the Arts has begun their season of Fall Workshops. Workshops range from courses on illustration to harmonica lessons, and even building gingerbread houses later in the season. Abbey Hendrickson of the Council on the Arts spoke with News Radio... Read More.

Town Of Owego Approves Dog Park

The town of Owego has approved plans to build a new dog park in part of Hickories Park. The town board approved the plans with a unanimous vote last night. The dog park will be the first one of its kind in... Read More.

Five People Displaced By Waverly House Fire

The Waverly-Barton Fire Department responded to a structure fire Saturday night. The call came in around 7 o'clock at 55 Route 34 in Waverly. The fire department arrived to a smoke filled structure, but was able to keep the fire to a... Read More.

KFC Robbery Investigation Continues

The Tioga County Sheriff's Office is still looking for information on a robbery at the Owego KFC. The restaurant, on Route 17C, was robbed around 10:45 Wednesday night, when a man entered the restaurant through an unsecured back door, displayed a weapon and... Read More.

Newark Valley Teacher Awarded $3.5 Million In Damages

A jury awarded a former Newark Valley teacher nearly $3.5 million in damages on Wednesday. Lyndsey Wilcox claimed that she had been improperly fired by the Newark Valley school district in connection with sexual misconduct by her former boyfriend, Todd Broxmeyer. Broxmeyer was a private... Read More.

Armed Robbery At KFC In Owego

An armed robbery took place at the KFC in Owego on Wednesday night. The Tioga County Sheriff's Office is investigating the robbery which took place at the restaurant on Route 17C. Around 10:45 last night, a man entered the restaurant through an unsecured back... Read More.

Kirk Martin Leads After Absentee Ballots Counted

With all but seventeen absentee ballots counted, Kirk Martin appears to have officially won the Republican primary for Tioga County District Attorney. Martin received the most votes during the election last Tuesday, but the official winner has yet to be announced, after a number... Read More.

Candor And Spencer-Van Etten School Merger Hearing

The public was able to listen to consultants present their final report on a possible merger between Candor and Spencer-Van Etten schools on Tuesday. Castallo & Silky of Syracuse, which ran the study of the merger from September 2012 to May of this year,... Read More.

Victim Of Candor Fire Identified

Tioga County Fire Investigators are now confirming that one person died in a house fire, in Candor. Jim Roberts of Candor, passed away early this morning. The exact cause of his death has not yet been released. The Candor Fire Department was called to 119... Read More.