Navy awards Lockheed $18.8 million contract
By Matt Freeze — Lockheed Martin’s Owego facility has been awarded an $18.8 million contract from the U.S. Department of the Navy. According to Congressman…
Editorial
A Pastor’s Thoughts: The Bible – The Only Word of God
By Pastor Wayne Sibrava, Living Water Baptist Church — The Bible doesn’t only contain the Word of God. The entire Bible IS the Word of…
Celebrating 170 Years; Experiencing the action, thrills, and fun at the Tioga County Fair
By Wendy Post — Sunny skies and cooler weather dominated this year’s Tioga County Fair, held in Owego, New York. The oldest running “county” fair…
Owego Hose Team Competes in CNY Firematics
Owego Hose Teams, Inc. competed in the firematic hose races held at the 131th Annual Central New York Firefighter’s Association (CNYFA) convention last weekend in…
The Old Coot isn’t ‘real’
By Merlin Lessler — Real men don’t cry, not when John Wayne was king anyhow. Maybe real men do cry once in a while, but…
Tioga County Property Transactions
On July 22, 2025, property located at 37 King Point Circle, Town of Owego, from Rachel Lu-Do and Trevor Gomes to Elijah and Mary Emmons…
Valu Home Center closes in Owego
On Saturday, July 26 at 5 p.m., Valu Home Center, located at 1149 Route 17C in Owego, closed its doors for good. The customers and…
A Pastor’s Thoughts: Controversy Yet Clarity
By Pastor Wayne Sibrava, Living Water Baptist Church — The Lord Jesus made many controversial statements, and yet, because He is God, His statements are true….
NYSEG responds to consistent power outages
By Matt Freeze — For the better part of the last two months, residents across a large swath of Owego stretching into Candor have experienced…
The Owego Fire Police; 156 Years in the Making
Contributed by John Ricklefs — What was known as the Exempt Owego Fire Police was first organized on Feb. 8, 1869. Right after the members…