A portion of County Road 6 (Haskell Road) in the Town of Clarksville will be closed Tuesday to replace a culvert. The Allegany County Department of Public Works reports that the closure will occur on August 26 between Wolf Creek and Wolf Run roads, with no on-site detour. Therefore, the department advises, motorists should seek … Read more
BREAKING: Weather forecasts, which have been bouncing around for Allegany County in recent days, have settled on a familiar pattern of potential excessive rain this afternoon from the southeastern tip of the county into Steuben and Potter. County residents should keep an eye on the sky this afternoon as the potential exists for downpours in … Read more
Allegany Hope Community News has blown through the 2,000 members level on its group Facebook page, adding more than 70 new Followers this week alone and being well on its way to 2,100. The online news publication, under the umbrella of Allegany Hope, a Christian nonprofit organization in Belmont, hit 2,052 members this evening as … Read more
Nearly two dozen people heard a few more details this afternoon in regard to a $600,000 bond proposal vote to purchase the existing Amity Rescue Squad building on State Route 244, immediately east of the Village of Belmont, to house the Belmont Fire Company, along with a replacement ambulance squad. Allegany Hope Community News first … Read more
BREAKING: Residents of the Town of Amity, which includes the Village of Belmont, and a portion of the Town of Ward will vote in two weeks on a proposal to authorize $600,000 in bonds for purchase and renovation of an existing building in Amity for a new, combined fire department and emergency squad facility. Voting … Read more
BREAKING: Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville has received a 4-Star federal CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) overall rating for the second year in a row among a shrinking number in that level of hospital ratings both in Upstate and New York State as a whole. The new listings show only three 4-Star designations … Read more
Allegany County Department of Public Works will be closing a portion of County Road 42 Wednesday in the Town of Alfred. The August 20 action will result from replacement of two culverts between Landis Road and Steuben County Road 21. Motorists will need to seek alternate routes for the day due to no on-site detour. … Read more
The Allegany County Department of Public Works, in coordination with the state Department of Transportation, will hold a public information meeting Thursday night in regard to an upcoming bridge replacement project in the Town of Rushford. Bridge design consultants will be present at the session, starting at 7PM, August 21, at the Rushford Fire Department, … Read more
Free food and music are on the schedule for this coming weekend as some Friendship churches host a Teens Open Mic and Talent Night and a community picnic which will include its first music festival. What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of churches participants will hold its teens event from 6:30PM to 8:30PM … Read more
BREAKING: A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING already has been issued in Chautauqua County this morning as isolated thunderstorms move across the region in advance of a cold front, with a Marginal Risk of isolated excessive rain being forecast which could create flooding today in areas prone to such actions. Between a quarter and a half-inch of … Read more
Free public transportation from more than a dozen locations will enable more Allegany County residents to take advantage of a Remote Area Medical (RAM) Clinic which is providing free dental, vision and medical care next month in Olean. ACCESS Allegany buses will transport participants to the clinic, being held at the Olean YMCA at 1101 … Read more
Travel on a portion of Karr Valley Road (Allegany County Road 2) in the Town of West Almond will be interrupted this week due to replacement of a culvert. The road will be closed for the day on Tuesday, August 12, between Perch and Miller Roads, with no on-site detour, according to the Allegany County … Read more
Registrations are being accepted for a free Appreciation Picnic this coming weekend for area veterans and their families. The Allegany County Veterans Organization is joining with the county PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Support Program for the noon to 4PM, Saturday, August 16, event at the organization’s facility at 843 Hunt Road in Alma. The Dwyer … Read more
Air quality alerts from wildfires in Canada have dropped to a Moderate Risk throughout New York State today, although air particles are forecast to result in a widespread haze in Central Allegany County through mid-afternoon, preceded by patchy fog through 8AM. High temperatures, in the low 80s today and Friday then will start to rise, … Read more
Smoke-filled skies are forecast to continue today throughout most of New York and extending into Pennsylvania counties south and east of Allegany, with isolated afternoon showers possible through at least Thursday, particularly in northern areas of the county. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has issued another AIR QUALITY ALERT for all … Read more
An AIR QUALITY ALERT – Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups – is in effect for today for all of New York State, except Long Island, as Canadian wildfires continue to result in particles in the air for the second day in a row. High temperatures for the week are forecast to be around and just above … Read more