Owego’s gazebo shines bright!
The Owego Kiwanis Club has taken responsibility for the care of the gazebo located at the Courthouse Square in Owego. The club applied the most…
Editorial
Sebby has a new ride!
By Wendy Post — On Dec. 20, our own Sebby S. Truesdail received a special gift from Santa himself, a new bicycle suited to his…
Reflecting on Thirty Years in Office
By JoAnn R. Walter — Owego Town Supervisor Don Castellucci is retiring after 30 years in office. He began elected office in 1996, where he…
2025 Adopt-a-Child Christmas Program; Celebrating Tremendous Support
No Grinches here! Instead, this program, hosted by the Tioga County Boys and Girls Club, saw a record number of volunteers and business partnerships. “Our…
No certainty yet on ‘seriously deteriorated’ culvert under State Route 17
By Matt Freeze — It remains unknown whether a structurally deficient culvert under State Route 17 will be addressed with recently announced resurfacing projects that…
An old coot remembers his best Christmas present ever
By Merlin Lessler It happened when I was seven; the best Christmas present a kid (in the fifties) could hope for was under the tree….
Governor Hochul Announces Completion of $47 Million Road Rehabilitation Project Along Interstate 86 in Tioga County
Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced the completion of a $47 million project that rehabilitated a key stretch of Interstate 86 in the Town of Owego,…
Use the Gift of the Power of Thought Wisely; When I live with the consciousness of being a soul, a child of God, and of my own highest truth, it is like living in light
By Sister Chirya — During various activities this holiday season, will I notice where my thoughts are going? Will I have enough inner strength to…
Tioga County Property Transactions
On Dec. 16, 2025, property located at Dalton Hill Road, Town of Newark Valley, from Curtis and Ashley Hammond to Daniel and Elizabeth Frank for…
A legacy of service; Tioga County’s Legislative Chair retires
By Wendy Post — As longtime legislator Martha Sauerbrey prepares to go to work one last time, she does so with great reflection on her…