Big Flats News

An ambitious plan to turn the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center in Big Flats into a Challenger Learning Center is a victim -- at least temporarily -- of New York's budget crisis.

It's been more than two years and countless meetings in the making, but the village of Horseheads comprehensive master plan is finally ready for approval.

West Hill Fire District commissioners have approved a contract to have the city of Elmira Fire Department be first responder for the part of the district that is in the town of Elmira.

Technicians started replacing the faulty petals on Thursday. Lynne Cloyd is glad hers has been repaired.

The Friends of the Chemung River Watershed announced the following board members and advisors for 2010: --Lee Hanle Younge of Big Flats, president; --Robert Bailey of Elmira, vice president; --Thomas O'Brien of Corning, secretary; --Jim Ripley of Pine City, treasurer; --Robert Butcher of Elmira, board member; --Jennifer Fais of Corning, board ...

Be prepared. To some, the Boy Scouts of America motto may seem a little hokey these days, but it still works.

Horseheads Middle School is seeking participants for its annual Grade 8 World War II Teach-In on March 30 at the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center in Big Flats.

The Food Bank of the Southern Tier's annual Check Out Hunger fundraising campaign is under way in local stores and restaurants.

Wright and Mrs. Berlow's class at GST BOCES -- Broad Horizons Academy * Eric and Kristine Bryant, Rochester in honor of nephew, Andrew Nelson and nieces, Mikayle Nelson and Elizabeth Morris * John and Dorothy Burge, Elmira in memory of Gary Woodruff * Marie G. Butcher, Elmira * Betty Buttler * Mark Butler, Elmira * Gilda Campanelli, Elmira * ...

Contributed by Nate Miller The following is a news release from the US Labor Department: SYRACUSE , N.Y. - " The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $71,000 in fines against Schweizer Aircraft Corp., for alleged willful, repeat and serious violations of safety and health standards following ...

I love living in the Finger Lakes. One of the prettiest sights we see here is a rolling vineyard full of ripening grapes.

Schoolchildren looking for something to do during the President's Week break in February can look to the sky.

Sportsmen and women from across New York converged Jan. 12 on the state capitol to show solidarity for issues important to them.

The biggest urban legend I've encountered, other than the one that states Enron's former CEO Ken Lay faked his death and is living comfortably off the millions he siphoned away from the company, says the flush toilet was invented by a man named Thomas Crapper.

While local governments would see their state aid diminish under Gov. David Paterson's proposed budget, some local officials said it could have been much worse.

Mitchell Hill is a 5-year-old from Big Flats with a great interpretation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

The ballroom at the Radisson Hotel in Corning was filled with song and celebration Saturday during the annual Martin Luther King Breakfast.

It's been almost two weeks since Gov. David Paterson denounced the Empire Zone program during his Jan.

BIG FLATS -- Chemung County has some new weapons in its effort to keep air travelers safe.

Higher oil prices are hitting you in the wallet when you drive your car and when you heat your home.