Barton News

Tioga County Legislators on Tuesday unanimously approved the 2010 county budget, which includes a tax levy increase of $863,477, or a 4.55 percent increase.

Have you seen some new signs in public places along the Susquehanna River in Tioga County? As a result of the 2006 flood, the Tioga County Emergency Management Office applied for and received Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to focus on educating the public about flooding.

In spite of cuts that affected 10 county positions located throughout various departments, and an overall projected spending decrease of $1,167,012, the Tioga County Budget Officer and Treasurer, James McFadden, announced during a public budget hearing held Tuesday evening in Owego, N.Y. that a decrease in revenues will still result in an overall ...

The Town Council of Barton, N.Y. approved an operations budget on Monday of $602,400 for 2010.

Your help is needed to find a way to boost the amount of volunteers who dedicate their time to protecting you.

Assemblyman Thomas O'Mara, R-Big Flats, will host a public forum on volunteer firefighters and emergency services from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.

The state Department of Transportation said bridge painting will start at 7 a.m. Thursday on Route 17 east over the Susquehanna River in the Town of Barton.

In her first interview since her highly-publicized breakdown and subsequent hospitalization, Mischa Barton told Time Out New York that it was all due to a very dire situation... with her teeth.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this Waverly man accused of stealing dog Earl B. Lunn, 39, of Pine Street, Waverly, N.Y., was arrested at 1 p.m. on Aug.

Visitors can enjoy free ice cream sundaes from 1 to 4 p.m. July 26 at the TLC Blueberry Farm, Route 17C, Barton.

One man was killed, and another was critically injured after a motorcycle struck a pickup truck in the town of Barton Sunday afternoon, according to the Tioga County Sheriff's Department.

A Waverly man is dead after a motorcycle accident Sunday in the Town of Barton. According to the Tioga County, N.Y. Sheriff's Office, the crash happened just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Route 17C and Sheppard Road in the Town of Barton.

Federal stimulus money is coming to Chemung and Tioga counties to resurface a part of Route 17.