Allegany County, NY‘s primary county-wide holidays assistance providers for children and families have set registration periods in two weeks for this year’s distribution. The Wellsville Salvation Army – Wellsville, NY, will receive applications from Monday through Thursday, October 10 to 13, and ACCORD Corporation in Belmont from October 10 to Monday, October 17. Services cannot … Read more
A free chicken dinner is being provided for senior citizens next month by the Wellsville Lions Charities, Inc., as part of its World Service Day observance. The event will start at 6PM Wednesday, October 12, at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 470 North Main Street, with seating beginning an hour earlier. Transportation is available for attendees. … Read more
BREAKING – EXCLUSIVE: Allegany County, NY, is entering another weekend with a jump in weekly COVID-19 cases to date, and with significant numbers of positives being of note in several parts of the county. The Allegany County Department of Health, in response to our daily Freedom of Information (FOIL) requests for localized data is reporting … Read more
The 5th Annual Belmont Tractor Show will be held next weekend at East Wind Nursery. The activity, designed for “bringing together communities, families, and generations,” will start at 9AM Sunday, October 9, with no specific ending time, at the facility at 5416 State Route 19 North. Admission to the event, which will include a tractor … Read more
St. Bonaventure University (SBU)_at Olean is partnering with the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office NY in what is being termed a “win-win” situation for both in helping provide trained correction officers for area jails. A Pre-Employment Corrections Basic Training program this fall is providing the first of a two-phase program that leads to obtaining a certificate … Read more
Recent rains have finally had an impact on overcoming abnormally dry and drought conditions in Allegany and most surrounding counties, although environmental protection agencies in both New York and Pennsylvania still have the areas under a Drought Watch. Livingston is the only adjoining county which the U.S. Drought Monitor is showing as “Abnormally Dry” in … Read more
Allegany County residents will start to see some very limited effects of Tropical Storm Ian today as high clouds from the storm filter our sunshine. The US National Weather Service Buffalo NY provides the graphic accompanying this story, with our inset from the NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center in the lower right side showing the … Read more
The annual Allegany County Move A Thon in support of a Drug Free America will be held Saturday in Angelica. The free Bob Weigand Memorial walk, run or ride event will be from 10AM to 11:30AM, October 1, at Village Offices at 21 Peacock Hill Road, with registration starting at 9AM and free t-shirts being … Read more
Sewers, quilters and crafters have an opportunity to obtain free fabrics, yarn and other sewing supplies at the Wide Awake Club Library; Fillmore, NY. The facility, at 22 North Genesee Street, has received a very large donation of items which it is making available through 4PM this coming Monday, October 3. The library Community Room … Read more
A 13-week online parenting and personal development group for men in Allegany County and beyond starts next Thursday night. The free Fatherhood Connection series, being held from 6PM to 8PM from October 6 through December 29, is designed to provide a supportive atmosphere for fathers and father figures to enable them to gain a strong … Read more
A FROST ADVISORY is in effect for early tomorrow morning for Allegany County and the surrounding region, as temperatures drop to near freezing. Maps of projected highs and lows for today and early Friday morning are shown in the graphic from the US National Weather Service Buffalo NY. Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if … Read more
BREAKING – EXCLUSIVE: After escaping COVID-19 deaths for nearly two months, three in 11 days have been recorded among Allegany County, NY, residents as the number of new cases also moved back up last week. The State Health Department reports a fatality over the weekend at Jones Memorial Hospital at Wellsville, with another the previous … Read more
An Allegany County, NY, lawmaker made a pitch today for a salary increase for himself and his colleagues as the first run-through of next year’s budget reflected a property tax hike of one-third, which is some 50 percent higher than normal at this time in the budget-making process. Legislator Gary Barnes of Wellsville introduced the … Read more
BREAKING: Allegany County, NY, is suddenly and rapidly moving projects to the forefront as it attempts to spend some $9 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) pandemic funds. A proposal by Legislator Brooke Harris of Alfred, Board of Legislators vice-chair and chairman of its Ways and Means Committee, to spend $321,000 to create … Read more
BREAKING: Allegany County, NY, will attempt Wednesday to re-start its efforts to create a new Office of Economic Development and an economic development director position, with adoption of a local law which was abruptly placed on hold in June, and temporarily appoint former County Administrator and Deputy County Administrator Timothy Boyde to the position. A … Read more
A free Armstrong Antlers and Anglers FALL FEST, including pumpkins for the kids, will be held from 10AM to 5PM Saturday in Belfast. The October 1 annual event, held at the Armstrong internet provider facility at 6661 State Route 305 at State Route 19, will feature music from noon to 2PM by ZOAR, followed by … Read more
Eleven-year-old Yasha Lewis of Alfred Station displays his woodcarvings at the Alfred Farmers Market yesterday. The young artisan/entrepreneur, a son of Jim and Katya Lewis of Living Cultures Farm, has been creating bowls, spoons, and toys over the past few years.– – – – – – – – – –Children and youth accomplishments are among … Read more
A Chinese Festival will be part of the Alfred Farmers Market this coming Sunday, October 2. The event, which will include Chinese music, recipes and children’s activities, will be held from 11AM to 3PM at the Alfred University bandstand area at Main Street and Saxon Drive.– – – – – – – – – –For … Read more
Various amounts of rain are in the Allegany County forecast through Wednesday, with the greatest totals on Tuesday, according to the US National Weather Service Buffalo NY. Its map of current projections through Tuesday night accompany this story, with the higher amounts of rain being along the western and northwestern portions of the county. Areas … Read more
WEEKEND HEALTH ALERT: There appears to be community spread of COVID-19 cases in three new areas of Allegany County this week as residents move into weekend activities. The Belmont zip code has experienced 10 new reported positives for the first five days of this week, compared with three in each of the last two full … Read more