Homeowner Injured In Deposit Fire
A Deposit man was sent to the hospital during a house fire on Sunday. Crews were called to the home at 39 Elm Street just after 9 a.m. A family of eight was living in the home at the time of the... Read More.
Owego-Bing
Citizen Preparedness Training Set For This Weekend
Local leaders have announced a Citizen Preparedness Training Program to be held this weekend at Binghamton University. Governor Andrew Cuomo, State Senator Tom Libous, Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, and Broome County Executive Debbie Preston announced the event which will be held at the BU Events... Read More.
Pennsylvania Man Arrested In Vestal Bar Fight
A Pennsylvania man was taken into custody following a bar fight in Vestal. 36-year-old Robert Clifford of Friendsville, Pennsylvania is accused of causing a disturbance around midnight on Wednesday at the Vestal Inn on Front Street, when he allegedly made inappropriate comments to women... Read More.
Field, Hearth, And Home Show Set For Saturday
Tomorrow is the day for the third annual Field, Hearth, and Home Show, presented by the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce and the Tioga United Way. The show will be held at the Owego Treadway Inn and Conference center tomorrow from 9 AM to... Read More.
Spencer-Van Etten To Seek Tax Cap Override
Spencer-Van Etten is among the six percent of New York school districts that have indicated they will be seeking approval of an override of the property tax cap. 38 districts statewide are proposing an override for the 2014-2015 school year. The tax cap, which... Read More.
Zac Brown Brown To Perform At Dick’s Open
The Zac Brown Band will be coming to Endicott this summer as the headline act for the Dick's Sports Goods Open. The three-time Grammy winning band will be at En-Joie Golf Course on August 15th following the first round of the annual golf tournament.... Read More.
Town Of Union Begins Demolition Of Flood Damaged Homes
As municipalities across the Southern Tier are still working on recovery efforts from flooding back in 2011, on Wednesday it was the Town of Union moving forward by starting the demolition of flood-damaged homes. Crews began tearing down the homes in the area of... Read More.
Vestal Second Grader Receives Surprise Visit From Father
A Vestal second-grader was given a thrill this morning when she was surprised at school by the return of her father, a sergeant in the U.S. Army. 8-year-old Ashlynn Orcutt was asked to read an essay she had written about her father, under the... Read More.
Ride Tioga To Increase Fares
The Ride Tioga busing system will be seeing its first hike in fares in a quarter century. At Tioga County's annual State of the County address, county legislature announced that the bus fares in Tioga County are on the rise. After the county found... Read More.
27 Village Of Owego Homes To Be Raised
Two and a half years have passed since the Village of Owego was devastated by flooding, but a number of homeowners in the village will see federal funding help elevate their homes above the flood plain. About $1.2 million in federal money is available... Read More.
Owego Traffic Stop Results In Drug Charges
The Tioga County Sheriff's Office has released information regarding a traffic stop earlier in the month that led to multiple drug charges. On March 1st, a sheriff's deputy pulled over a vehicle on North Avenue in Owego for an abnormally loud exhaust, and while... Read More.
Tioga County Business Receives $2.4M Minnesota Contract
Northeast Implement of Spencer has been awarded a contract worth $2.4 million to provide wood chippers to municipalities in the state of Minnesota. The Spencer company will be providing forty hydraulic feed wood chippers each year to agencies throughout the state of Minnesota. Owner... Read More.
