BREAKING: The federal government is suspending Friday its distribution of free COVID-19 home test kits which it had been supplying through the mail. A lack of Congressional funding is forcing the administration to transfer costs for supply to private insurance companies for those who have coverage. The action comes as the number of new cases … Read more
“Services need to come to us” was a significant theme today as the Allegany County Office for the Aging and Age-Friendly Allegany County kicked off their 13-site Town Hall Meetings tour to gain information about elder adult needs in the county. The session, held at the Canaseraga Fire Company after the first scheduled session last … Read more
Motorists re-fueling in Allegany County, NY, over the Labor Day Weekend likely will be paying more in sales tax as a result of the county Board of Legislators allowing a gas cap tax holiday to expire Thursday. County Administrator Carissa Knapp confirmed to Allegany Hope this morning that sales tax on gasoline and diesel fuel … Read more
WEATHER ALERT: A MARGINAL RISK for both severe thunderstorms and excessive rain are on the horizon for today for most of Allegany County, with gusty winds also being possible as a cold front crosses the area. A map of the Tuesday risk area, from the National Weather Service (NWS) at Buffalo, accompanies this story, with … Read more
All aboard at 7PM tomorrow in Wellsville as author Steve Cotton provides a narrated journey along the New York and Pennsylvania (NYP) Railway. The David A. Howe Public Library and the Allegany County Historical Society will host the free event in the library’s auditorium at 155 North Main Street. Attendees will receive a guided tour … Read more
BREAKING – EXCLUSIVE: New Allegany County COVID-19 cases jumped by more than 50 percent last week to a rate not seen since the end of May. The numbers came as the Wellsville zip code experienced a 150 percent surge over the week before, with increases also being seen in several other areas of the county. … Read more
WEATHER ALERT: Heat indices are forecast to reach into the low 90s for Allegany County today before a frontal system approaches the region late this afternoon, generating some scattered showers and thunderstorms . A Heat Advisory is in effect for some counties to the north. Some of the storms, according to the US National Weather … Read more
Churches from several Allegany County communities gathered together today for end-of-summer community events attended by dozens of congregants and the general public. In top photo, Pastor Craig Buelow of the United Methodist Konxions group of churches leads multi-congregation services at the Allegany County Fair – New York in Angelica, which was followed by lunch and … Read more
BREAKING – EXCLUSIVE: Allegany County appears to be starting its fall COVID-19 surge, with known new cases for the first five days of this week surpassing each full week during all of August and being on track to exceed those all the way back to the start of summer. Hospitalizations also are escalating. The Allegany … Read more
Severe weather has moved back into the National Weather Service (NWS) at Buffalo forecast for today, with a Marginal Risk for a few of the storms producing heavy downpours and gusty winds as a cold front slowly crosses the region. The alert area for risk, forecast the past couple of days by the NWS Storm … Read more
The vice-chair of the Allegany County Board of Legislators has pushed back sharply against allegations that county lawmakers have been operating illegally when they go behind closed doors to discuss county business, saying he will ask members of the public who raise objections to such actions to leave a meeting. The vociferous response came yesterday … Read more
The Senior Citizen Town Hall forum, scheduled for this noontime in Fillmore, has been cancelled due to lack of registrations. The Allegany County Office for the Aging and Age-Friendly Allegany County reported the decision an hour-and-a-half ago “In an effort to engage more older adults to come out and provide their feedback on that region … Read more
The National Weather Service (NWS) at Buffalo has issued its forecast for dry weather returning over the weekend, but tomorrow’s weather preview has dropped a Marginal Risk of severe thunderstorms which currently is in conflict with two other NWS sources. The current Buffalo forecast center projections, issued at 6:01AM today are shown on the left, … Read more
“Oh where, oh where do we spend $9 million?” The Allegany County, NY, Board of Legislators has been facing that issue for more than a year without any specific determinations. Board members have held two specific Committee of the Whole discussion meetings this month, some two months after receiving the second of two annual payments … Read more
BREAKING – EXCLUSIVE: New Allegany County, NY, COVID-19 cases continued to drift downward from an interim peak four weeks ago but still are at higher levels than last year, with weekend hospitalizations jumping. The Allegany County Department of Health, responding to our daily Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests for localized information, is reporting at … Read more
Individuals who are blind or visually impaired, along with community members, will be able to learn more about services available for those in such situations next month during an Information Fair in Wellsville. The Allegany County Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired will host the event from 10AM to noon on Monday, September 12, … Read more
We hope to meet many of our Allegany Hope Community News readers tomorrow night during a free Family Fun Night and outdoor movie at Island Park, West Dyke Street, Wellsville. The Wellsville YMCA, PPAC Family Matters and Wellsville Little League Baseball will host the Wednesday event from 6PM to 10PM, with additional organizations providing information … Read more
Senior citizen concerns will be the subject of the first of 13 Allegany County, NY, Town Hall forums which start Thursday in Fillmore. The August 25 session, hosted by the Allegany County Office for the Aging and Age-Friendly Allegany County, will be from 11:30AM to 1PM at the Fillmore Fire Department, 24 South Genesee Street. … Read more
All Allegany County voters have an opportunity today to help elect a Congressional representative through the end of the year in the new 23rd District in Southwestern New York State, with Republicans also voting on their candidate to be on the ballot for the same position for a full term in November. The confusing process … Read more
Allegany Hope continues to be appreciative of libraries and the many services they have come to offer for individuals of all ages. Lately, we have been able to obtain some assistance from Sarah Trumpp, information technology specialist at Wide Awake Club Library; Fillmore, NY, in working out some bugs and enhancing our new communities information … Read more