The Angelica Town Board will hold a public hearing Monday night on a $1.8 million dollar operating budget for next year which results in a proposed $190,440 combined property tax levy, while it recorded over $5 million in available funds, and growing, at the end of last year which apparently has been available to eliminate … Read more
An all-day Veterans Suicide Awareness event Saturday in Wellsville will feature a 5K Ruck, family barbecue, music, and a resources fair as an Allegany County initiative seeks to bring attention to veteran health needs. The activity will be held from 10AM to 4PM at Island Park, West Dyke Street, with check-in for the Ruck, a … Read more
More than a dozen area organizations and initiatives, including Allegany Hope and Allegany Hope Community News, will be providing information to the public next Thursday in Cuba as they seek to acquaint residents with available services, many of them free. The Allegany County Community Collaboration, coordinated by the Cattaraugus-Allegany Workforce Development Board, will be at … Read more
BREAKING WEATHER ALERT: Some areas of Allegany County may experience patchy frost tonight as temperatures dip around freezing, with FREEZE WARNINGS being posted this afternoon over the border in Pennsylvania counties and a FROST ADVISORY for Wyoming County west. Although local conditions currently aren’t bringing either official alert designations from the National Weather Service (NWS) … Read more
A combination of seven different free musical performances, starting tonight, will highlight Houghton University’s Greatbatch School of Music community presentations during the next two weeks. The selections will include guest, faculty and graduating student performances and a combined concert by two Houghton music groups, all being held in the Center for the Arts Recital Hall … Read more
A variety of free activities will be available tomorrow and Saturday during Houghton University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend. A Friday night Collage Concert will be held in the Wesley Chapel at 1 Willard Avenue from 7:30PM to 9PM, featuring performances by Greatbatch School of Music ensembles and soloists. On Saturday, a dedication of a renovated … Read more
Jones Memorial will be working with Cuba Memorial Hospital as a partner and is not replacing any of the latter’s services when the Wellsville facility opens its new $4.1 million Western Allegany County medical office building next summer. James Helms, president of Jones Memorial, and Carrie Walker, its vice president of professional services, described plans … Read more
A set of Ulster County organizers are being sued by the State Attorney General for keeping $261,000 in ticket sales and vendor fees after canceling a three-day electronic dance music and arts festival last year at a Caneadea campground. Letetia James is alleging that Evolutions Festival and 845 Vibrations and their principals, Micheal and Justin … Read more
A variety of needs of senior citizens has been advanced by Allegany County residents, from transportation to housing, increased handyman assistance and community knowledge about services, during a public hearing on deficiencies in aids for older adults. The comments came during a free Older Adults Wellness Day Friday at Genesis Bible Church in Scio, with … Read more
The next to last 2026 Free Fishing Day in New York State Saturday also will draw focus to National Hunting and Fishing Day. The September 26 event provides an opportunity for both state residents and non-residents, 16 years of age and older to fish during the day without a freshwater fishing license . Children under … Read more
A German musical comedy will be presented this week in three locations, with those in Cuba and Wellsville being free to the public. The Houghton University Greatbach School of Music Lyric Theatre group will provide free general performances of Mozart’s The Impresario (Der Schauspieldirektor) from 7PM to 10PM Thursday, September 24, at The Palmer Opera … Read more
Registrations are underway for a free Older Adult Wellness Day this coming Friday which will include a free luncheon, blood pressure screenings, flu shots, information sessions and a public hearing on needs of seniors in Allegany County. The session, to include the public hearing conducted by the county Office for the Aging, will be held … Read more
Allegany has been replaced by neighboring Steuben as having the most confirmed measles cases in the state but is in second place based on numbers per population and tied with all of New York City in total cases. A new tracking website from the State Health Department reports that Allegany County, with six confirmed cases … Read more
Allegany County first responders and a broad group of associated professions and their families will have a free opportunity for fun and relaxation Saturday. A First Responder and Helping Professions Family Day will be held from 11AM to 5PM, September 19, at the Wellsville Elks Lodge at 77 East Pearl Street. The Allegany County Sheriff’s … Read more
UPDATE #1 – 7AM Thursday: The chances for heavy rain have moved south into Northern Pennsylvania counties where forecasters say that locally heavy rain may result in isolated instances of flooding this afternoon and evening especially in locations that can experience rapid runoff. In the meantime, for Allegany County, today is forecast to start humid, … Read more
The Allegany County Landfill, north of Belmont, will re-open today following Tuesday’s closure due to a reported hazardous materials incident in a dumpster which sent two individuals to the hospital for smoke exposure and apparently caused evacuation of the immediate area as a precaution. Official details of the incident remain sketchy but a one-paragraph 3:55PM … Read more
Some dozen Allegany County churches are participating this coming weekend in a national Back to Church annual observance, with the number posted to date believed to be the most per population of any county in New York State and beyond. The designation, occurring this year on Saturday-Sunday, September 19-20, was created many years ago to … Read more
An ENCORE! public kickoff event highlighting fall activities for older adults, including the semester calendar for arts, music, and lectures, will be held Wednesday morning at Houghton University. The September 16 activity is scheduled from 10AM to 11:30AM on the main floor of the Reinhold Campus Center at 1 Willard Avenue, followed by the opportunity … Read more
It appears the Angelica Town Board is planning no action Monday night on a proposed local law in regard to regulation of battery energy storage systems (BESS), following an outcry by a number of citizens at a public hearing last month and at several previous meetings demanding immediate action to stop placement of such facilities, … Read more
Spiritual revival is on the lips of many throughout the area, and even internationally, this month and over the coming year, with at least three otherwise unconnected events over a two-week period starting yesterday in different parts of Allegany County. A group of residents and students, along with visitors from the Rochester area, were joined … Read more