The Old Coot is careful?
This past summer I walked out the door to go for a kayak ride on the Susquehanna River. My wife gave me one of those,…
Editorial
Tioga County Property Transactions
On Nov. 22, 2023, property located at 467 Walker Rd., Town of Owego, from Nancy Jacobsen to Brenden and Valerie on Medicus for $27,000. On…
O’Tannenbaum underway at the Tioga County Historical Society Museum
The Tioga County Historical Society Museum’s 21st Annual Holiday Display and Auction is well underway. The festive fundraising exhibit opened on Nov. 4, and will…
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day; Ceremony planned for December 7 at the VFW in Owego
Owego’s Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is privileged to have the families of four Pearl Harbor Survivors, whose resilience and courage have echoed through the annals of history….
Lifetime Owego Fire Department member, friend and neighbor laid to rest
On Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, Donna Easton, lifetime member of the Owego Fire Department and Wave Hose Company No. 2, and the wife of the…
Guest Editorial: Holiday Blues
If you’re feeling irritable, rushed, sad or lonely during the holiday period you may have the “holiday blues”. ‘Tis the season to be jolly –…
Lights illuminate Main Street in Candor during the annual Holiday Parade
On Saturday, Nov. 25, the streets in Candor, N.Y. were illuminated by festively decorated fire trucks, floats, ATVs, Jeeps, and even motorcycles as the 8th…
One hundred nonprofits awarded $1.5M on Giving Tuesday
Representatives of 100 local non-profits were awarded for their incredible work in supporting the needs of their communities and advancing community development on “Giving Tuesday,”…
A Pastor’s Thoughts: The Holy Family and Today’s Families
Years ago a friend, the Presbyterian poet Ann Weems, wrote this powerful poem to be mindful of today. Into the wild and painful cold of…
Making Connections at the Chamber Business Expo
On Nov. 30, the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce was host to the annual Business Expo, held at Tioga Downs Casino Resort in Nichols, N.Y….