Friday is the deadline for Friendship Central School children to receive a more than 80 percent scholarship for this summer’s weeklong Youth Theatre Workshop, with Saturday being the deadline for other area youth to obtain an early discount for registration. The annual event, to include lessons for eight to 15-year-olds in song, dance and musical … Read more
A free community dinner will be hosted this Saturday by Followers of the Way – Nile Community Church. The monthly meal, on the last Saturday of the month, will occur after the church’s 11AM service at its facility at 4094 State Route 275 South, Friendship. The Baptist Saturday Sabbath-keeping church also hosts free soup luncheons … Read more
Free space for in-ground garden spots are available at a Cuba community garden site. The growing location, called Matteson Square Community Garden, is just east of The Inn at 28, which provides the growing site on Medbury Street. Individuals can apply for a garden bed to raise their own produce or they can be used … Read more
A retired Army general from Cuba was inducted today into the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame in Albany. Brig. Gen. Arthur G. Austin, Jr., was recognized as the designate honoree for the 57th Senate District, represented by Sen. George Borrello of Chautauqua County. The district includes the western portion of Allegany, along … Read more
Memorial Day often marks the unofficial start of summer, but as people head to the water, woods, or beach, they should “be aware of the hazards that could disrupt your fun!” This is the advice from the National Weather Service (NWS) at State College, Pa., which forecasts for the counties just over the border in … Read more
Multiple churches in the greater Wellsville area will be observing 10 days of prayer and fasting, starting Thursday and leading up to Pentecost. Public evening prayer gatherings will be held at 6PM on Sundays and Wednesday, and at 6:30PM on other evenings. In addition, morning prayer sessions will be held at 10:30AM at Wellsville Bible … Read more
A $10.4 million lead gift from a Clifton Park couple is helping to start a multi-year focus on renovating all residence halls on the Houghton University campus. The funds, provided by Donald and Beverly Greene, Saratoga County real estate developers, will finance most of an $11.6 million update to the 73-year-old Gillette Hall, the oldest … Read more
Hundreds of individuals and families, from Allegany County and beyond, are expected at different events this Memorial Day Weekend in Allegany County. Both the annual Fillmore Fun Fest and the Belmont Memorial Day Weekend have scheduled a variety of activities, including fireworks, from this Saturday, May 24, through Monday, May 26. In Whitesville, a Memorial … Read more
BREAKING: Rain, from a slow moving front moving up from the southwest, is expected to continue for much of the rest of the week, with nearly two inches of precipitation over the border in Pennsylvania counties raising potential for small stream and urban flooding. Over an inch of rain, particularly today and Thursday in Allegany … Read more
The Allegany County Public Beach at Rushford Lake is opening for the season Saturday, with the first month being available primarily on weekends. The facility, located at 8178 County Road 49, Caneadea, will be accessible without cost from 11AM to 7PM Saturdays and Sundays, along with Memorial Day on May 26 and Juneteenth on Thursday, … Read more
An Allegany County doctor will talk about Laughter, the Best Medicine tomorrow at a free community luncheon in Wellsville. Dr. William Coch of Alfred Station will discuss the physical and emotional benefits of laughter during the 12:30PM, May 20, meal at Grace United Church, 289 North Main Street. Further information on the monthly Tuesdays with … Read more
WEATHER ALERT: A FROST ADVISORY across much of Upstate New York and Northern Pennsylvania has been issued for tonight by the National Weather Service (NWS). Forecasters say that temperatures will drop down into the mid-30s Monday night into Tuesday morning with potential for areas of frost which has triggered the alert for 2AM to 8AM … Read more
A day of road closure in the Town of Independence in Southeastern Allegany County and an ongoing bridge project in Friendship are on the schedule for the county Department of Public Works this week, with traffic now flowing across a Wiscoy bridge which had been closed due to an accident. The department reports that a … Read more
The current English language learners (ELL) coordinator and English and Bible teacher has been designated as the academic principal at Houghton Academy, starting with the fall semester. David P. Pritchard, who joined the international boarding school’s faculty in 2023, also has served as a pastor, college professor and teacher in prior settings. Toby Travis, Ed.D., … Read more
WEATHER BULLETIN: A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING has been issued for Western Allegany County west by the National Weather Service (NWS) at Buffalo as storms move east across Western New York. Forecasted 60MPH wind gusts and quarter-size hail is forecast to be accompanying this storm. Updates are being provided on our group Facebook page at https://tinyurl.com/Allegany-Hope-Facebook.
BREAKING WEATHER ALERTS: The Marginal Risk for severe weather, which had been forecast for today, now has been extended into Friday, with additional current potential for parts of Allegany County on Saturday as temperatures rise each day and then drop again as multiple fronts move through the region. The National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Prediction … Read more
Four members of the 2025 graduating class have received top honors at Houghton Academy this year. Jonathan Habecker has been named valedictorian of this year’s international boarding school graduating class, Gavin Martino and Caleb Yi, co-salutatorians, and Ming Sum (Summer) Lee, recipient of the Isaiah 61:3 Award, the Academy’s highest student honor. Habecker, son of … Read more
Houghton University says it is strengthening its commitment to teacher education with appointment of an inaugural dean position funded through a multi-million dollar anonymous donor endowment. Michele Vanasse, Ph.D., who currently serves as assistant dean of education at Carroll College in Helena, Mont., will assume the inaugural position of Ellen F. Donley Dean of Education … Read more
EARLY ALERT: There is a Marginal Risk for severe weather late tomorrow night through early Friday morning from just east of Allegany County west, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued the alert for up to a 14 percent chance of severe winds and hail, the first … Read more
BREAKING: A Marginal Risk of excessive rain is forecast for Southeastern Allegany County south and east today as up to a half inch of precipitation is expected to continue moving up from the south, although the 25-mile variation in the delineation line, as set by the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Prediction Center (WPC) could … Read more