The Education Connection
Owego Free Academy was one of the first in the state to close, on March 13, 2020, due to a power given to individual counties…
News
Governor announces three regions ready to begin opening on May 15
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that as of today, the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley Regions have met…
A mother’s pride, a student’s desire to serve
When Jack Symons bid farewell to Owego Free Academy (OFA) in 2019, his place in the world became a life-defining decision, and, at first, the…
New York State reports COVID-related illness in children
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo over the weekend announced New York State is notifying 49 other states across the country of…
Thank A Farmer
On May 5, literally hundreds of cars were lined up along Main Street, McMaster Street and Elm Street in Owego, and into the backside of…
Tioga County at a glance
We are approximately eight weeks into the shutdown due to coronavirus and as of Friday, May 8, the numbers continued to increase, but slowly. Of…
From ‘survival to revival’
On Wednesday, and during Legislative Chairwoman Martha Sauerbrey’s second in a series of COVID-19 press briefings, the message was clear, “Although we are apart, we…
Med Shed remains open
The Nichols Presbyterian Church’s Med Shed, located at 140 Main St. in Nichols, continues to collect items for those in need. We ran an article…
A grand celebration
Last month we wrote about a resident at Riverview Manor in Owego who was turning 100 on April 24, with a request for cards going…
Nichols farmer wins first place in National Corn Yield Contest
Nichols farmer Paul Campbell earned a first-place state award in the 2019 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) National Corn Yield Contest. Campbell is honored as…