Chenango County News

The Chenango Housing Council will be co-sponsoring a film, '@home,' to be shown at the upcoming 'Second Tuesday's Film Series' at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in the Founders Room at the United Church of Christ.

A Chenango County man has been charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of another man, state police said.

Despite the recent cold snap that brought temperatures in the area well below normal, spring is right around the corner.

Chenango County Sheriff Ernest R. Cutting Jr. recently announced that his office has launched a smartphone app that allows the office to communicate much more effectively with the community.

The Fulton County Center for Regional Growth has been meeting with economic developers from two other counties to discuss establishment of an agriculture-related revolving loan fund for businesses.

Local fire crews from four area companies worked in tandem in the early hours of the morning on Sunday to swiftly knock down an active structure five reported by a neighbor at 293 Wilcox Rd. in the Town of Oxford, approximately three miles from the village.

Ganesh R. Ramsaran, a 38-year-old New Berlin man charged with murdering his wife in 2012, is scheduled to appear at 10:30 a.m. in Chenango County Court on Monday, March 3, 2014.

A request for repeal of a nearly $300,0000 bill to Chenango County has been rejected by the New York State Office of Mental Health, leaving county officials pondering ways to pay.

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo is touting an initiative to cut property taxes across the state which may have only a nominal impact on Chenango County residents.

A Virginia man was given 25 years to life in prison on Monday for murdering the head of the Clymer Central School District Chautauqua County in 2012, The Olean Times Herald reported.

Chenango County Sheriffs have arrested a North Norwich man for allegedly hitting a woman with a car after a reported domestic dispute spun out of control.

After approximately one hour of jury deliberations and one requested read-back of a state trooper's testimony from Tuesday, the jury foreperson read aloud the verdict of David T. Spencer, charged with felony DWI.

A 33-year-old Town of Morris was charged Feb. 21 with driving while intoxicated after deputies found her passed out behind the wheel of a car, according to the Chenango County Sheriff's Office.

A new geriatrics practice has opened at UHS Chenango Memorial in Norwich, headed by Dr. Mushtaq Sheikh.

A man who was charged with drunken driving was convicted of a lesser violation after a trial in Chenango County Court.

The featured act will be the eight-piece Bruce Beadle and the Mystic Moondance Band.

A North Norwich man faces charges after authorities say he hit a woman with a car, the Chenango County Sheriff's Office said.

In its ongoing effort to reduce the number of women who smoke during pregnancy, the Chenango County Department of Public Health is teaming up with the Baby and Me Tobacco Free Program to provide an education incentive for pregnant women to stop smoking.

Armstrong had been incarcerated in the Chenango County Correction Facility for more than 270 days, and was given time served by the court and was released from the CCCF.

The Chenango County Sheriff's Office is looking at a $74,000 federal grant that will allow it access to detailed aerial pictures of the county which emergency officials say will help them do their job more efficiently.