Tioga County Brief for the week ending September 5, 2020
As of this reporting, coronavirus cases in Tioga County were holding steady at three active cases and 64 individuals in mandatory quarantine. To date, there…
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Fair Food Drive Thru Feast continues!
While the Ferris wheel may not be turning and the derby cars may not be spraying mud, one thing Tioga County didn’t miss out on…
Local businesses support Apalachin Lions
Every year since 1958, the Apalachin Lions have been going door-to-door selling brooms to raise funds to better serve the community. Due to the uncertainty raised…
Berkshire receives two grants for new park
The Berkshire Recreation Committee is pleased to announce that after two years of planning, designing and grant writing, the Town of Berkshire has received two…
Remembering Coach Sibley
To put it mildly, the year has been a challenging one. But amid the divisiveness and the vitriol, the animus and the anger, I choose…
Stray Haven to participate in Best Friend Animal Society’s ‘Strut Your Mutt Day’
Stray Haven, along with hundreds of animal rescue groups across the country, is participating in the Best Friends Animal Society’s Strut Your Mutt Day, the…
US Open National Championships come to Champion Speedway Labor Day Weekend
One of the most prestigious events in North America for speedway motorcycle racing, The US Open National Championships, is set to come to Champion Speedway…
FEMA announces lost wages grant for New York
FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor approved New York for a FEMA grant under the Lost Wages Assistance program. FEMA’s grant funding will allow New York to…
Scarecrow contest kicks off October 1
Since many of the events have been cancelled for Candor’s Fall Festival due to the pandemic, the Chamber of Commerce decided to hold its annual…
New York casinos get the ‘green light’ to open next week
On Thursday, Governor Andrew Cuomo stated that non-tribal casinos in New York, to include Tioga Downs in Nichols, N.Y., are able to open on Sept….