Odessa News

Congratulations are due for three young ladies who were each awarded $1,000 scholarships recently through the Schuyler Hospital Auxiliary.

McGregor Vineyard Winery will celebrate local artisan cheeses, crackers and chocolate from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12.

Odessa-Montour's Class of 2009 left the high school as graduates Friday night, ready to face the world's challenges with the support of their community.

This year, the district attorney says they could be on pace for a record year. So far, the D.A. has already indicted 54 felony cases.

Two local libraries are making sure that young students stay busy the first few weeks of summer vacation.

A welder's fall-restraint gear saved him from dropping some 250 feet into Cattaraugus Creek after he fell off a bridge on a Route 219 construction site this morning, Cattaraugus County sheriff's officials said.

More than 40 teams are expected to participate in the third annual Relay for Life for Schuyler County from Friday evening through Saturday afternoon at the Watkins Glen High School track.

'It's like putting together a 3-D jigsaw puzzle with pieces from all different puzzles.' That's the opinion of 16-year-old Steve Benjamin on the challenges of building a fieldstone wall around the second eagle sculpture at the Schuyler County Veterans Memorial Park outside Odessa.

Focus : Consolidating Administration ELMIRA - It's been five months since the controversial plan was released to save money by consolidating school districts in New York with fewer than 1,000 students.

CORNING The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes will present the second in a series of readings by local authors, "Writers Reading @ The ARTS," from 5-7 p.m. today at council headquarters, 32 W. Market St., Corning.

Residents of a mobile home in Hector escaped an early-morning fire Tuesday that fire officials say was caused by a furnace malfunction.

VESTAL -- Kyle Seyler defeated Shane Regan at first singles, 6-2, 6-1, to set the tone for the Ithaca High's 7-0 victory over Vestal on Thursday in Southern Tier Athletic Conference tennis action.

WATKINS GLEN - The Schuyler County Legislature is hoping federal stimulus funds will put part of the county's public transportation plan back on the road.

Local heroes were honored Tuesday morning during the Sullivan Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross Hometown Heroes breakfast at the Elmira Holiday Inn-Riverview. Awards were given to six people for their acts of bravery, dedication and service to the community.

About two weeks ago, two Australian shepherd dogs named Sting and Jake decided to swap their life of ease for an adventure on the open road and haven't been seen since.

On todaya s show: Emil Draitser, professor of Russian at Hunter College on his memoir Shush! Growing Up Jewish Under Stalin.

The Sullivan Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual 'Hometown Heroes Breakfast' at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Holiday Inn Riverview in Elmira.

A New York educator has been chosen as the new Bristow Middle School principal, effective this summer.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have awarded the Ithaca Housing Authority the 2009 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in Energy-Efficient Affordable Housing in recognition of its efforts to provide energy-efficient housing for low-income residents.

Southern Tier Hospice and Palliative Care, in collaboration with Rockwell Museum of Western Art and CompassioNet, are sponsoring a children's grief event from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the museum.