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Schuyler County Historical Society to hold special tour
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WETM) — The Schuyler County Historical Society is holding a special tour of its historic sites to celebrate the anniversary of its museum opening. According to the Schuyler County Historical Society, the society’s Brick Tavern Museum opened its doors to the public on June 1, 1974. The museum has been teaching visitors […]
Southern Tier 2024 school budget and school board results
UPDATE: According to the Corning-Painted Post School District, a clerical error impacted the results of its school board member election only. This story has been updated with the new results. Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified the tax rate changes as the tax levys. The story has been updated to correct this […]
Halfway to Halloween coming to Elmira this week
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – If you’re itching for the Halloween season to come back around, there’s an event coming up at the end of this week in Elmira that you may not want to miss. Halfway to Halloween is a celebration being put together by Girl Friday Creative Events for everyone who enjoys all things […]
Street closures for Corning’s GlassFest 2024
CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) – Corning’s Gaffer District has announced which streets will be closed for this year’s GlassFest on Market Street. For the annual celebration that includes live glass blowing, music performances, outdoor dining and on-street vending, the following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic for the duration of the event: The streets will […]
Power outages reported across Schuyler, Steuben counties
(WETM) — More than 1,000 NYSEG customers lost power in Schuyler and Steuben counties on Wednesday evening. According to the NYSEG outage list, 547 customers in Steuben County and 494 customers in Schuyler County were without power at about 6:10 p.m. on May 22. Most of these outages were in the Town of Campbell and […]
Tuskegee Airmen to be honored in Memorial Day weekend event
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) – The Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American military servicemen, will be honored in a special presentation this weekend in Horseheads. Return of the Red Tails 2024 will present the “Remembering the Tuskegee Airmen” event on Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. until noon at the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center […]
The Chemung County Senior Games kicks off for 2024
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) – The annual Chemung County Senior Games kicked off today for its 33rd year in Horseheads. For the next few weeks, over 400 athletes, ages 50 and older, will be competing in a variety of games. Today, it all kicked off with the Hazel Thompson Memorial 65+ Softball Tournament at the Town […]
New accessibility ramp unveiled at Community Arts of Elmira
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — The Community Arts of Elmira just became more accessible to all ways of life after the remodel and installation of a new ramp and pathways. A ribbon cutting was held on Tuesday, May 21, after completing the much wider and less steep ramp that helps guests enter the building. The ramp […]
Corning City Council considers new spending plan. Here's how much taxes, fees are going up
The Corning City Council will vote June 3 to adopt a proposed $21,171,343 city spending plan that includes a 2.97% tax levy increase. Corning City Manager Mark Ryckman said the budget would be about $312,232 more than the current $20,860,112 spending plan, which expires June 30. Under the proposal, city taxes would rise from...
Crews working overtime to mow Woodlawn Cemetery by Memorial Day
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Elmira’s historic Woodlawn Cemetery says crews are working six days a week to make sure all 58 acres are mowed by Memorial Day. The management office declined to comment on camera but told 18 News a rainy start to Spring delayed mowing and made grass especially tall this season. We stopped […]
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