Allegany County, NY

Communities in Steuben, Allegany and Schuyler counties are poised to celebrate Independence Day 2022 with everything from parades and carnivals to live music and fireworks. For the first time since 2019, Fourth of July events will take place without COVID-19 complications limiting the offerings. In Allegany County, the Village of Andover is the place...

A national retailer specializing in home, farm and outdoor merchandise will open a store in the Village of Wellsville next year after buying the old Kmart building vacated four years ago. Minnesota-based Runnings said it plans to open a store in the abandoned 94,000 square-foot space at the Riverwalk Plaza after reaching an agreement with the L.C. Whitford Company to buy the building. ...

A Friendship man is in Allegany County jail following reports of Forcible touching of a child. According to reports, 49 year old Matthew Cobado was arrested on June 15th on charges of Forcible touching, acting in a manner to injure a child less than 17, sex abuse to a person less than 14years old, and sex abuse of a person less than 13 years old.

Veterans’ Memorial Markers at a Wellsville cemetery has been vandalized. Due to the recent vandalism of the Veterans’ memorial marker at the Sacred Heart Cemetery on South Main Street in Wellsville, the Allegany County Veterans’ Service Agency conducted a review so the markers can be replaced. The...

WELLSVILLE, N.Y. — "It is disturbing," said Wellsville Police Chief Timothy O'Grady, as he stood near several vandalized graves in Sacred Heart Cemetery, where plaques designating their service to the country had been removed from the headstones of 13 veterans buried there. The thefts, believed to have occurred Sunday...

News Release: Expiration Date Extension for iHealth At Home COVID-19 Test Kits. The iHealth COVID-19 at-home test kit expiration dates have been extended. As of March 29, the shelf life of iHealth tests with expiration dates on or before September 29, 2022, are extended for three (3) months. Please go to ihealthlabs.com/pages/news#expiration for details or to look up new expiration dates by lot numbers.

JAMESTOWN – Stay weather aware as we work through the next couple of days as strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible both Wednesday and Thursday afternoon while it remains warm and quite humid through the end of the workweek. The NOAA Storm Prediction Center has placed Allegany County...