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The Owego Kiwanis Club handed out five $1,000 scholarships during their annual joint meeting with the Key Clubs of Owego Free Academy and Candor High School yesterday. Candor seniors Vanessa Doane and Hannah Hatton received scholarships honoring Dr. John Baust, while Owego's Zachary Krassin... Read More.

Upstate Shredding has a new Chief Financial Officer. The company has hired Tony VanSlyke to lead their administrative, financial, and risk management operations. The Certified Public Accountant comes to Upstate Shredding after 21 years as the CFO for A.L. George and five years as... Read More.

Tioga Downs has announced two entertainment events that will be held on Friday, May 26. Fans of Lynyrd Skynyrd are invited to come see the band's former drummer - Artimus Pyle - and his tribute band at 7 and 9pm. Also that night, Virgil's... Read More.

Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton has unveiled new technology which they say will offer more effective and quicker treatments for cancer patients. The hospital's new TrueBeam linear accelerator allows physicians to tailor treatments to specific areas of the body, and is much more effective than... Read More.

Tioga Downs began their 12th season of horse racing on Saturday with their 10th annual Derby Fest. Warrawee Preferred driven by Jim Taggart, Jr. won the first race of the 2017 season on Saturday after passing Dragin the Wagon in the final stretch.... Read More.

Robert Fisher, President & CEO of Tioga State Bank, joined more than 100 community bankers and the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) last week for a meeting with President Donald Trump and other top administration officials at the White House. In the meeting, President... Read More.

Tioga Downs will begin their horse racing season tomorrow with their 10th annual Derby Fest. On the same day as the Kentucky Derby, Tioga Downs will offer harness horse racing, giveaways, a Derby hat contest, live music, and fireworks. The casino will also offer... Read More.

NYSEG says all customers in the Southern Tier will have their power restored by 1pm today after Monday's damaging thunderstorms. More than 60,000 customers lost power in our region after the storms rolled through, but 57,000 of those had their services restored by last... Read More.

Tioga Downs Casino held their annual kickoff event last night before they begin their 12th season of harness horse racing on Saturday. Regional Vice President of Racing and Simulcast Jason Settlemoir says we have some of the best horse racing in the world right... Read More.

This week is the 35th annual Police Memorial Week in the Southern Tier. Members of local law enforcement gathered for a memorial service on Monday and their annual breakfast yesterday. Today they will be playing their golf tournament at the Links at Hiawatha. Displays... Read More.

Tioga Downs marked another milestone yesterday, as employees signed the final beam that was raised into place on the new Hotel and Conference Center. The casino is planning to open the 161-room hotel in November and the event center in December. Also yesterday,... Read More.

Sir Paul McCartney is coming to the Carrier Dome. The founding member of The Beatles will play the Dome for the first time ever on Sept. 23. Tickets range from $30 to $275 and will go on sale at 10am on Monday online at... Read More.