A free, five-part series, Confident Parenting, will be available for all area parents and caregivers next week during a joint churches Vacation Bible School in Friendship for children. The sessions, from 6:30PM to 8PM Monday-Friday, August 4-8, will be held at The Mission House Family Center, 30 East Main Street, site of the former St. … Read more
WEATHER UPDATE – WEDNESDAY: One more day of hot and humid weather will be with the region today before a cold front pushes through from the north tonight, bringing chances for excessive rain along with a some 20-degree drop in temperatures Thursday, followed by sunny skies for the weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) continues … Read more
THIS WEEK’S WEATHER ALERTS: More sunny, hot and humid weather are projected for today and Tuesday in Allegany County, continuing into Wednesday when thunderstorms could bring excessive rain for the region. Potential for rain is expected to end Thursday, as temperatures drop to below-normal temperatures, under sunny skies through the weekend, before warming up again … Read more
The fourth annual free Community Picnic, hosted by What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of churches participants, is being expanded next month to include the first Greater Hope Music Festival. Starting at 12:30PM, August 24, the Sunday before Labor Day Weekend at Island Park, 29 West Water Street (County Road 31), the free … Read more
The Allegany County Department of Public Works Solid Waste will hold a free electronics recycling day for county residents tomorrow at its Belmont Recycling Center. A multitude of items are able to be disposed of during the 8AM to 3:30PM, Saturday, July 26, collection period at the 6006 County Road 48 site, north of the … Read more
FRIDAY WEATHER UPDATE: Apparent temperatures will reach into the mid-80s in Central Allegany County today in front of a cold front, thunderstorms, and potential isolated flooding, particularly in the southeastern part of the county, followed by cooler weekend weather, a return to yesterday’s high temperature levels Monday and Tuesday and then a cooling off period … Read more
THURSDAY MORNING UPDATE: Steuben County has been added to the list for HEAT ADVISORIES from 11AM to 8PM today, with heat indices expected to reach into the mid-to-upper 90s now for counties both to the north and east of Allegany. Apparent temperature forecast highs continue to be in the low 90s late this afternoon for … Read more
A group of eight-to-15 year-old students from throughout the Friendship area learn the principles of song, dance and acting skills at Friendship Central School this morning in preparation for a free public performance of The Warrior’s Journal at noon Friday in the school auditorium. They are involved in this week’s annual Family Life Network (FLN) … Read more
The monthly free food pantry distribution for Friendship School District residents only will be held from 3:30PM to 5PM tomorrow at Mission Agape at the Church of God in Christ at 77 West Main Street. There are no income requirements for this third Monday of the month, July 21, activity. Other free food distribution resources … Read more
Sunday rain, along with potential severe weather in the southeastern part of Allegany and Steuben counties, along with much of Potter County, Pa., now is forecast to arrive later today. Originally projected yesterday to be over during the overnight and morning hours, current forecasts from the National Weather Service (NWS) at Buffalo show precipitation reaching … Read more
Area residents received a broad-based lesson in local government this week during a luncheon meeting in Wellsville. The Tuesdays with Grace free noontime gathering at Grace United Church hosted Mayor Randy Shayler who shared some insights into the workings of the Wellsville village board, which had met the night before. Going through the board agenda … Read more
An overnight cold front, expected to pass through Allegany County, is making forecast maps look significantly different for Saturday and Sunday, as potential excessive rainfall is projected by the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Prediction Center (WPC) for today and severe weather possibilities for the northwestern corner of Allegany County today and the southeastern area … Read more
A retired Army general and a dentist, both from Cuba, have become the newest members of the Jones Memorial Hospital board of directors. Brigadier General Arthur G. Austin, Jr., and Kelly Burch, owner of Burch Family Dental, assumed the roles this month with the Wellsville facility. Austin, who was inducted in May into the New … Read more
Over two inches of rain is reported to have fallen during last night’s downpours which hit parts of Steuben and Allegany counties. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM), which collects environmental data from cooperating members with observing networks, has provided totals for various reporting sources, showing a wide disparity in precipitation in both counties, depending on … Read more
UPDATED WEATHER ALERTS: A Marginal Risk for both damaging winds and flooding, with additional excessive rain threats tomorrow and Saturday, are in the latest forecasts for Allegany County, with a HEAT ADVISORY in effect to the north. Our consolidated Wednesday breakdown of National Weather Service (NWS) predictions include: Continue to Be Aware. Be Prepared. Stay … Read more
TUESDAY WEATHER ALERTS: A variety of current and pending weather alerts dots the Allegany County area landscape this morning, including areas of dense fog, a continuing air quality concern today, potential flooding near the New York-Pennsylvania border on Wednesday, and hot and humid conditions through Thursday before temperatures relief sets in. Continue to Be Aware. … Read more
Friendship churches are collecting bags of plastic films each month as part of a Friendship Free Library community recycling project which normally results in such items going into landfills. The What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of churches initiative provides drop-off bins at each church in the community where plastic films such as … Read more
How to find information about services and activities, means of exercise, and social activities are among items which are tops on the list of needs for at least some older adults. They are among concerns expressed to Allegany County officials during a public hearing to gather information for next year’s Office for the Aging (OFA) … Read more
AIR QUALITY AND OTHER WEATHER ALERTS: An AIR QUALITY ALERT has been issued for today for most of Western and Central New York, potential exists for excessive rain leading to flooding conditions in Southeastern Allegany County, warmer temperatures for Tuesday, although not forecast to reach the extreme heat levels being alerted to by the State … Read more
Preparation awareness information and guidance is available at https://tinyurl.com/NWS-Flood-Safety. UPDATE – 8:30AM: The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center (NWS – SPC) has upgraded today’s threat for severe weather to a Slight Risk, primarily wind damage, for Southeastern Allegany County, along with Southeastern Potter County in Pennsylvania, east. This is in addition to the FLOOD … Read more