Chemung County News

Six months ago, the Chemung County Sheriff's Office received free digital equipment from New York's Division of Criminal Justice Services to launch an Operation Safe Child program.

The Wellsburg Fire Chief says the intense heat caused major damage, making it hard to pinpoint how the blaze started.

WATKINS GLEN - Schuyler County is getting deeper into the transportation business starting Monday, July 21, when First Transit Inc.

OWEGO - The Tioga County Legislature is expected to approve new county bus routes that include additional runs from Owego to Ithaca.

Elmira city leaders show the public and Chemung County officials how they turned a multi-million dollar deficit into a budget surplus.

New York State Police have a suspect in custody for an armed robbery that that happened on West Hill Road in Elmira on Wednesday.

The investigation into the crash that killed West Hill firefighter Ryan T. Barker on Tuesday evening will take about two weeks, Chemung County Sheriff Christopher Moss said Wednesday.

The driver of a West Hill Fire Department tanker truck was killed this evening in a one-vehicle accident a short distance from the fire hall on West Hill Road.

Village officials have decided that Grand Central Avenue, one of the major thoroughfares through Horseheads, isn't so grand anymore.

A psychiatric exam was ordered this morning for a 22-year-old Elmira man accused of slashing the throat of a woman during an April 5 home invasion assault.

' A judge wants to know whether the Elmira man accused of slashing a woman's throat is mentally competent to stand trial.

Ten years ago, the first gas well in the area's current exploration boom was drilled in Chemung County, and landowners throughout the region signed leases with gas and oil companies during the ensuing years.

Teressa Penird-Boles, 26, aindicted for first- and second- second-degree manslaughter in thje death of her 2-month-old son, was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter this morning in Chemung County Court.

Teamwork worked. Elmira city officials didn't give up on getting state approval to sell the Mark Twain Golf Course after the state Legislature shot down the idea last year.

The Chemung County Chamber of Commerce will publish the 2008-09 Community Profile and Membership Directory in September.

On behalf of the American Cancer Society and the planning committee for the 2008 Chemung County Relay For Life, I would like to thank the residents of this area for their generosity and support.

Farmers markets across New York state - including the Eastside Market in Elmira - are embracing electronic transactions with the creation of a token system.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County is planning a credit/debt management workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the Human Resource Building, 425 Pennsylvania Ave.

A service celebrating the life and memory of Bessie T. Berry, the first black social worker and probation officer in Chemung County and the first black elected to the Elmira school board, is planned for 1 p.m. ...

Elmira city manager says auditors will discuss turnaround at July 8 meeting. By Ray Finger * rfinger@stargazette.com * June 20, 2008 City Manager John Burin has invited the public, media and government ...