BATH - Steuben County Chief Deputy Joel Ordway is expected to announce some time in March that he's running for county sheriff. Ordway, 45, recently filed to form a candidate authorization committee with the county Board of Elections. That allows him to begin reporting campaign expenses and don... More...

Mary Cardaris, a freelance television journalist for CNN, was unsparing in her criticism of her own employer when she appeared this week at Alfred University to talk about the media's coverage of the presidential campaign. CNN, Cardaris charged, has perpetuated the national media's hostility towa... More...

BATH - A Bath man was killed Tuesday, Feb. 19, the Southern Tier. Timothy N. Soles, 32, of Bath, was killed shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday as he attempted to change a flat tire on Interstate Highway 86 in Bath. Soles was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer as he changed a flat tire on the east... More...

Dear EarthTalk: As I understand it, coal that is used to fuel power plants and other industrial activity is a key culprit in pollution and climate change. So what is "clean coal" and is it really? More...

Gastric Bypass support The monthly meeting of the Gastric Bypass Support Group of St. James Mercy Health System will be held on the third Monday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria at St. James Mercy Hospital. The next support group will be held March 17. More...

High honor 12th grade: Nicole Becker Taylor Dunham Ashley Edwards Micah Fish-Gertz Kent Lester Bridget McMahon Joseph Wallace Crystal Walters 11th grade: More...

BATH - Evelyn J. Meincke, age 96, of Bath, passed away Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Steuben County Health Care Facility. She was born in Bath, Nov. 29, 1911 the daughter of Ward and Lydia VanGelder Jones. She was a retired Sales Clerk from W.T. Grants of Bath. Mrs. More...

Angela Regina Lambis and Matthew David Petrie of Orlando, Florida have announced their impending wedding on May 17, 2008 at the Lake Mary Events Center in Lake Mary, Florida. Ms. Lambis is the daughter of Cenith and Raul Lambis of Cartegena, Colombia. She is employed with Wells Fargo. Mr. More...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - JoAnn Lemaster has learned the wisdom of keeping poisons out of reach. Years ago, her daughter came across red berries from a Yew bush (an evergreen shrub) while playing outside. "They're highly poisonous, and she was one-and-a-half and came in with them in a little cup with ... More...