Christ-centered Christmas programming has started on Allegany County’s two radio stations, culminating in a 72-hour Christmas Music Festival from December 23-25. Family Life Now of Bath, which broadcasts on more than 75 signals in Western and Central New York and Northern Pennsylvania, has been heard on WCOV (Where Christ Offers Victory) at 89.1FM at Friendship … Read more
BREAKING WEATHER UPDATE: The LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING remains in effect until 1AM Saturday for Allegany County area counties, from Wyoming south to Potter in Pennsylvania west, with another six inches to a foot of snow being possible, primarily during daylight hours. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY also continues in effect for Steuben County south, with … Read more
BREAKING WEATHER UPDATE: Allegany County now is under a LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING for Thanksgiving Day and Friday, with Steuben County experiencing a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, both due to increased snow projections combining with high anticipated wind gusts potentials from a strong cold front which already is moving through the area. The National Weather Service … Read more
BREAKING: A WINTER STORM WATCH now is in effect from 1PM Thanksgiving Day through 1AM Saturday for Allegany County, following “a sharp cold front” which is forecast to move through the region this afternoon, maintaining a “broken line of rain showers” that will be capable of producing wind gusts of up to 40MPH. Various types … Read more
A free Faith Leader Luncheon has been scheduled for next month in Belmont to address depression and isolation among older adults. Ardent Solutions of Wellsville will host the event from 11:30AM to 1:30PM Monday, December 8, at the Crossroads Commerce and Conference Center at 6087 State Route 19 North at Belmont. The session is intended … Read more
Jones Memorial Hospital will be cutting the ribbon next month on newly renovated and expanded patient care areas at its main Wellsville location. The 3PM, Thursday, December 18, event will highlight an expanded general surgery clinic, a modernized sleep lab, and a new combined Oncology and Infusion Center which, according to hospital officials, are designed … Read more
UPDATE #1 – 12:36PM Thursday: The LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING now has been extended in Northwestern Pennsylvania east to include Potter County. Additional snow accumulations of two-to-eight inches, depending on location, are expected, primarily tonight and Friday, with winds gusting as high as 40MPH, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) at State College, creating … Read more
A free dinner, film, arts and crafts and grief assistance resources will be provided tomorrow afternoon in Friendship for family members, friends and others who have been impacted by a suicide. The Saturday, November 22, event will be presented from 4PM to 6PM at the Friendship NY Bible Baptist Church, 43 West Main Street. The … Read more
A Christian nonprofit organization will restart its Town of Belfast outreach ministry in full Friday with its annual free Thanksgiving dinner after being partially sidelined for two-and-a-half months due to water issues. Wellspring Ministries, located at 5993 County Road 16, just east of State Route 19, will serve the 11:30AM free November 21 dinner, close … Read more
The Pink House, a historic landmark in Wellsville, will be the topic at a monthly free public luncheon and presentation Tuesday at Grace United Church at 289 North Main Street. The November 27 Tuesdays with Grace activity will include a 12:30PM meal and 1PM historical account of the three-acre parcel on the corner of West … Read more
Two online training sessions to become a National Weather Service (NWS) SKYWARN™ Spotter, similar to the in-person sessions hosted in April by Allegany Hope WNY Community News and the What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of participating churches, are being offered Wednesday and next Monday. The two-hour presentations, for adults and interested teens, … Read more
A community Christmas concert, along with a holidays break movie, story and snacks children’s event have been added to a Friendship churches holiday schedule of more than 30 activities which already had been announced for area residents through the end of the year. The What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of participating churches … Read more
BREAKING WEATHER ALERTS: WIND ADVISORIES are in effect for Allegany and area counties today with WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES going into effect mid-morning to the west and south, with a higher-level LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING for neighboring McKean County, including the City of Bradford. Temperatures have dropped since midnight in Allegany County, according to the National … Read more
A peer support group will host a free holiday party for Allegany County veterans and their immediate family members next month in Belmont. The Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Support Project will provide the event, to include food, desserts, beverages, hands-on crafts for kids and more, from 1PM to 4PM Saturday, December 13, at the Genesee … Read more
The Almond Historical Society will celebrate its 60th anniversary of preserving community history Sunday afternoon with a look back. The group will present a slide show of its more than half-century of activities at 3PM, November 16, at the Hagadorn House at 7 Main Street, preceded by a tour of the facility and the society’s … Read more
BREAKING: A report this morning from ACCORD Corporation advises that there are approximately 100 openings still available for the special Pop-up Pantry this Friday, November 14, at Northern Lights at 3474 Andover Road (State Route 417 East), Wellsville. Neighbors and family workers are permitted to pick up for others, as long as the required registration … Read more
BREAKING: The County Road 31 Bridge which crosses Van Campen Creek, just south of Main Street in Friendship, which has been under construction for several months with single-lane passage, will be closed entirely, starting tomorrow. The action is necessary due to a bridge deck concrete pour Tuesday, with the structure remaining closed until the concrete … Read more
Jones Memorial Hospital Auxiliary’s Royal Court Queen and runners-up have been designated at the Gala & Silent Auction over the weekend. Kennedy Perry, representing the Hemlock Twig, was named the Auxiliary Queen, and Lane Joyce, representing the Rotary Club and Lexi Aftuck, the Wellsville Investment Group, followed as part of the Royal Court which sold … Read more
Editor’s Note: The following is the first Letter to the Editor which Allegany Hope Community News has published since its inception. Although respected local pediatrician Dr. Zahi Kassas focuses on Wellsville, we have seen at different times over the years in Allegany County, and most other communities beyond, the same “Creeping Normality” trends which he … Read more
BREAKING: Traveling out of Allegany County to some Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania counties may start to be difficult today, intensifying overnight and into Veterans Day on Tuesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES, effective until 1PM Tuesday for Cattaraugus County west and starting between 10AM to 1PM today for … Read more