A variety of free activities will be available tomorrow and Saturday during Houghton University’s Homecoming and Family Weekend. A Friday night Collage Concert will be held in the Wesley Chapel at 1 Willard Avenue from 7:30PM to 9PM, featuring performances by Greatbatch School of Music ensembles and soloists. On Saturday, a dedication of a renovated … Read more
Two county roads will be closed next week in the Allegany County Towns of Hume and New Hudson for more summer culvert replacements in the county. From 7AM to 4PM Monday, August 31, through Wednesday, September 2, County Road 4, between Bottsford Hollow and Crotty roads, east of Fillmore, will be closed during the days … Read more
A popular Allegany County music group will be accompanied by a second band this Sunday for its return to the free Second Annual A Greater Hope Music Festival and Community Picnic for individuals and families in the extended Friendship area. A Band Called Hope, headed by former Houghton area resident John Wise, will be joined … Read more
4-Hers from three communities have been judged winners in this year’s Market Poultry Show hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension Allegany County. The event, showcasing ready-for-market chickens raised by the youth over a six-to-eight week period and turkeys for 12-to-16 weeks, was held at the Allegany County Fairgrounds in Angelica this week, with Rick Freeman of … Read more
Online registration for the first Pop-up Pantry (PUP) for the remainder of the year, to be held Wednesday at Fillmore, will open at 7AM tomorrow. ACCORD Corporation will receive online reservations, starting at 7AM June 29 for its first Wednesday of the month free food PUP, to be held from 3PM to 4:30PM on July … Read more
WEATHER BULLETIN: The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a: * SNOW SQUALL WARNING for…Southwestern Livingston County in western New York…Allegany County in western New York… * Until 600 PM EST, Monday, December 29, 2025. * At 505 PM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a lineextending from near Houghton to near … Read more
The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office will have a busy Saturday this week, hosting both its twice-a-year Prescription Drug Take Back Day at two locations, together with its annual Trunk and Treat in Belmont for children and families. The unused prescription drugs disposal, a national U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration effort to keep the substances out of … Read more
Area residents will have the opportunity at the end of the month to rid themselves of unused prescription drugs, keeping them out of the hands of unauthorized users, including children, and public water supplies. The Allegany County Sheriff’s Department again will take part in the semiannual U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Prescription Drug Take Back Day, … Read more
Dozens of free classes in the arts, including music and dance, are being made available at various locations this summer for Allegany County residents. Art for Youth, funded by the state, sponsored by the Angelica Free Library, and administered by the Arts Council for Wyoming County, is being held at several Allegany County public libraries, … 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: Community Bank is announcing closure of a second Allegany County office in September, bringing the number to six, half of those it acquired in the county as part of a 2020 acquisition of Steuben Trust Company. The North Main Street office in Wellsville, also effective on Friday, September 12, will be consolidated with its … Read more
Jones Memorial Hospital has provided $20,000 to 17 food pantries throughout the county rather than starting its own. Representatives of the Wellsville institution recently distributed checks, designated by its Wellness Committee, for twice the amount that it did last year. Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer James Helmes tells Allegany Hope Community News that the … Read more
Area residents will have the opportunity tomorrow to rid themselves of unused prescription drugs, keeping them out of the hands of unauthorized users, including children, and public water supplies. The Allegany County Sheriff’s Department again will take part in the semiannual U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Prescription Drug Take Back Day, with free, no-questions-asked drop-off points … Read more
Over 20,000 free online videos, including many with a Christmas theme, will be available to area residents Monday night at a free family Eve-Eve Christmas Party at the Friendship Free Library as Allegany Hope presents a video library for individuals and families. RightNow Media@Work has compiled the selections, to which Allegany Hope has a community … Read more
Several opportunities to attend free music events, a dinner, testimonies, unused prescription drugs disposal, and various aspects of voting are included in potential area resident schedules for tomorrow. — The fall Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held from 10AM to 2PM at the Bolivar Fire Department at 460 Main Street and the Fillmore … Read more
Nearly a dozen holiday assistance initiatives are being offered this year for Allegany County residents in need, with the Salvation Army in Wellsville starting to accept applications today for the next week. Various human services agencies, along with schools, appear on a list, compiled by the ACCORD Corporation in Belmont, one of the providers, which … Read more
Allegany County residents only have a few days left to comb through drawers and medicine chests for unused prescription drugs which can be turned into the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Prescription Drug Take Back Day. This fall’s rotating locations event will be from 10AM to 2PM Saturday, October 26, at the Bolivar Fire Department at … Read more
The impact of a realignment of Catholic churches in the Buffalo Diocese, which includes Allegany County, became clearer today as a final package of closures, totaling slightly more than half of parishes, was made public. Church leadership said that 196 worship sites, including 160 parishes and 36 secondary worship sites in an eight-county region, will … Read more
At least three Vacation Bible Schools (VBSs) will start next week, beginning Sunday, for Allegany County area children and youth. Churches in Belmont, Fillmore and Scio will be hosting the multi-evening events for different ages, depending on location. The United Church of Friendship also will be concluding its five-week Monday afternoon sessions from noon to … Read more
Scuba – Diving into Friendship with God will be the theme of this year’s Vacation Bible School at the Fillmore Wesleyan Church. The Monday-Thursday event will be held from 6PM to 8PM, August 5-8, at the church at 20 East Main Street. Kids three-to-12 years of age will engage in an undersea adventure where they … Read more