Please Note: Photos of damaged areas are being posted to our group Facebook page at https://tinyurl.com/Allegany-Hope-Facebook. BULLETIN #6 – 8:38PM: A new Flash Flood Warning has been issued for…Northern Allegany County…Southwestern Livingston County … * Until midnight EDT tonight. * At 838 PM EDT, gauge reports continue to indicate rises on area creeks and streams … Read more
Houghton Academy, an international boarding school for sixth through 12th graders, will be adding a technology-free fifth grade and Allegany County’s second homeschool academy in the fall. Phil Stockin, head of school, reported the additions this past week during a Missions Marching Forward Awareness Week presentation at Friendship NY Bible Baptist Church, hosted by the … Read more
UPDATE #2 – 1:30PM Monday: Most New York Southern Tier counties, including Allegany, along with those in Northern Pennsylvania, have been elevated to a Slight Risk of severe weather Tuesday. The NWS Storm Prediction Center alert, the second level on a scale of five which only covered the Chautauqua and western portion of Cattaraugus counties … Read more
Registration starts tomorrow morning for a Pop-Up Pantry (PUP) Wednesday in Houghton, the first of three being hosted by Allegany County churches in April. ACCORD Corporation will receive online reservations, starting at 7AM Monday, for its first Wednesday of the month PUP to be held from 3PM to 4:30PM on April 1 at Houghton Wesleyan … Read more
Allegany County middle and elementary school students have received top honors in the annual New York National Archery (NASP) in the Schools Program state tournament. Wyatt Mullen of Canaseraga Central School placed first in the middle school male category with a score of 273, while Haley Snapp of Genesee Valley Central School at Belmont was … Read more
The Drought Watch designation for all Upstate New York counties has been lifted for the first time in months by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), although an area along the Pennsylvania border still was listed today by the U.S. Drought Monitor as Abnormally Dry. The annual statewide Outdoor Burn Ban, which went into … Read more
UPDATE #1 – 8:46AM Thursday: The MARGINAL RISK for severe weather today now has shifted northward and now includes most of Allegany County, with a severe hail risk component having been added to today’s potential. The NWS SPC has updated its maps to include a hail component for the same geographic area as the severe … Read more
The Basics of Homeschooling and an area cooperative which helps parents and caregivers enhance the experience will be the starting presentations Monday and Tuesday night in a free five-night series this week on Christian Education in Allegany County. The annual Missions Marching Forward Awareness Week, hosted by the What God is Doing in Friendship ny … Read more
The leader of a national ministry focused on rural communities says that churches need to prioritize developing local missionaries within their congregations rather than building their churches. Steve McVey, executive director of the Dirt Roads Network, told a Rural Realities Conference gathering at Houghton University Friday night that many of the issues in rural communities … Read more
UPDATE #1 – 4:07AM Saturday: The DENSE FOG ADVISORY has been extended until 11AM Saturday for Allegany County north and west, along with notation of possible icing on some surfaces during early hours. The National Weather Service (NWS) at Buffalo advises that “fog is expected to be densest across the higher elevations of the Finger … Read more
BREAKING WEATHER UPDATES: A combination of WINTER WEATHER and WIND ADVISORIES now are on the map across the region, either already in effect or beginning this evening into Tuesday. Rain falling in some areas are forecast to turn over to snow as cold air gusts come in behind a cold front which already is previewing … Read more
A broad number of sparsely-known opportunities associated with Christian Education in Allegany County, from homeschooling to higher education, will be the focus next week during a series of free public presentations in Friendship. The annual Missions Marching Forward Awareness Week, hosted by the What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of churches, will be … Read more
Speakers from several national and local organizations will be addressing the issue of poverty and ministry this coming weekend during a free Houghton University public conference. Rural Realities, a product of the institution’s 32:16 Scholars, will be presented Friday night and Saturday, March 20-21, with two of the presenters also preaching and speaking at a … Read more
UPDATE #3 – 10:58AM Monday: An amended WIND ADVISORY, which was to have expired upon extension to 2PM Monday, now has been extended again until 8AM Tuesday due to a forecast of continuing high wind gusts.– – – – – – – UPDATE #2 – 5:36AM Monday: The WIND ADVISORY which was to have expired … Read more
SUNDAY SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE: New WIND ADVISORIES are continuing this afternoon and tomorrow across Western and Central New York and Northern Pennsylvania, with an enhanced threat now posted for even stronger winds on Monday in Southeastern Allegany County southeast. Regional National Weather Service offices in the two states have posted the Advisories, with the NWS … Read more
EARLY ALERT UPDATE #2 – 2:21PM Saturday: A new WIND ADVISORY also has been issued by the NWS at Binghamton for Steuben County east, this one for 5PM Sunday to 5AM Monday, 12 hours shorter than for Allegany County. Winds of 20MPH-30MPH, with gusts up to 50MPH, are expected during the alert period.– – – … Read more
UPDATE #2 – 5:12PM Friday: HIGH WIND WARNINGS, already in effect for Wyoming County north and west, have been extended from 5AM to 11AM Saturday, with Cattaraugus and Monroe counties in New York and McKean in Pennsylvania having been added to the weather mix. Warnings of up to 60MPH wind gusts, the strongest during nighttime … Read more
EARLY ALERT: A WIND ADVISORY for gusts up to 50MPH has been issued for Friday for Allegany and Cattaraugus counties northeast into the Rochester area, with a HIGH WIND WARNING for Wyoming County north and west. The National Weather Service (NWS) at Buffalo is providing the alerts from noon tomorrow until 5AM Saturday for the … Read more
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT: Winds could gust to more than 50MPH in Western New York, including Allegany County, late this afternoon and into early evening hours, with all of the county now being included in a slight chance for isolated tornadoes. A Marginal Risk for both severe weather, primarily winds, and excessive rain, which could lead … Read more
Homeowners and renters will be able to obtain a free kit of energy savings small equipment and supplies and information on up to $10,000 in weatherization grants, depending on incomes, during workshops hosted next week by the What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of participating churches. The Community of Care sessions will occur … Read more