The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased to 27 its list of widely sold eye drops which should cease to be used immediately due to potential risk of eye infections which “could result in partial vision loss or blindness.” Tonight’s alert updates a list which first was reported Friday and includes products sold … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety alert advising parents and caregivers not to buy or feed WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches to children because products may contain elevated levels of lead and also is urging that a child’s healthcare provider be contacted about having a blood test if the product … Read more
Early voting is underway at locations in Belmont and Wellsville for this year’s general election for local government offices, with six positions in various part of the county to be determined by write-ins. Registered voters can cast ballots from today through Sunday at the Allegany County Board of Elections at 8 Willets Avenue (State Route … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with many other consumer and child advocacy groups, are issuing cautions in regard to Halloween activities. Potentially dangerous costumes, guarding against certain types of makeup, color contact lens issues, the right inspection of treats before they are consumed, and more are on the awareness list as individuals … Read more
Wet weather, accompanied by a drop back into more seasonal temperatures in the 40s during the day, is greeting Allegany County and surrounding areas this morning, with potential for snow showers Monday and Tuesday nights, into Wednesday, in the forecast. There is expected to be little to no snow accumulation as unsettled weather brings precipitation … Read more
Allegany County residents will be able to dispose of their unused prescription drugs tomorrow on their way to the Allegany County Deputy Sheriff’s Association’s annual Trunk or Treat. The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office is hosting its biannual Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 11AM to 1PM Saturday, October 28, at both the Allegany County Employment … Read more
Three Allegany County residents have been recognized by the Board of Legislators for services resulting in betterment to the county. Resolutions generally are being provided monthly to a county resident nominated by district legislators and an employee recommended by a department. The most recent recognitions were provided yesterday to: — Rick Hall, a 30-year employee … Read more
Many different Trunk or Treat and other events at various locations are available to individuals and families in Allegany County and beyond from tonight through the end of the month, including the biannual Prescription Drug Take Back in both Belmont and Cuba to keep unused prescription drugs out of the hands of abusers, children and … Read more
Allegany will receive some $700,000 out of a $2.5 million grant award to Cattaraugus County to aid in identifying and controlling serious lead-based paint hazards in homes in both areas. A representative of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes is scheduled to present the … Read more
Jones Memorial Hospital will be celebrating the Power of Rural next month as it hosts a Family Fun and Fitness Night in Belmont and also welcomes a new family nurse practitioner to its Bolivar Primary Care facility. The Belmont event, to be held from 6PM to 8PM Thursday, November 16, at Genesee Valley Central School, … Read more
An Evening of Chamber Music will be presented for the public Tuesday night in Wellsville. The free concert, sponsored by The Fountain Arts Center of Belmont, will be held from 6:30PM to 8PM in the David A. Howe Public Library auditorium at 155 North Main Street. The performance, to include pieces by Ewald, Brahms, Beethoven, … Read more
Houghton University will provide a combination of public art and music events this week which include a concert by a world-renowned Israeli pianist. Friday night will feature back-to-back activities in the Center for the Arts, with an opening reception for University art professor John Rhett in the Ortlip Gallery, starting at 6PM, followed by the … Read more
Allegany County residents have less than two week left to dig out their unused prescription drugs for free disposal in Belmont and Cuba, helping to keep the substances off the street and out of the hands of drug abusers and children, and out of public water supplies. The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office is hosting its … Read more
Two new ministry opportunities will get underway this week for Friendship area women and those who like to sing. A newly re-formed Just Do It! ministry will be opening its doors to women throughout the area Wednesday, October 11, with a noon to 1:30PM light lunch followed by a first-hand account of past trips to … Read more
Two major family events, with many free activities, are the focus today in Northern Allegany County, with a Homecoming Family Day at Houghton University and the annual Antlers and Anglers Fall Fest at Belfast. There also is a winter coat giveaway in Wellsville and the monthly television collection, this time at Alfred. To find details … Read more
A host of family activities, many of them free for the public, are being included in this weekend’s Houghton University Homecoming celebration. A Collage Concert, featuring a variety of the many different offerings of the University’s Greatbatch School of Music, will be held from 7:30PM to 9PM tonight in the Wesley Chapel at 1 Willard … Read more
The unusually warm weather for October is on its way out, with high temperatures dropping some 10 degrees today in Central Allegany County and 10 degrees more in each of the next two days from the near 80-degree weather of the past week. Rain also is moving in today, helping to relieve the abnormally dry … Read more
Friendship church leaders have welcomed a new chapel to the community. Several community pastors were on hand this afternoon as the small mobile structure was put into place on the front lawn of the former St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at 30 East Main Street to receive no-longer-used Bibles and Christian literature for shipment to pastors … Read more