Races To Watch In Tuesday's  Election

Election Day is coming up Tuesday November 7.  And early voting continues today, Saturday, and ends Sunday at 5pm.  Early voting locally is at 20 East Morris Street in Bath, the Steuben County Annex Building.  In Bath, there is the Town Supervisor’s race between the Bath Town Supervisor, Conservative Ron Smith and Republican candidate Joshua Buck.  There’s also a town supervisor’s race in Lindley, where Lindley Town Supervisor conservative David Fuller is being opposed by Republican Roger Reep.   In Rathbone, Town Supervisor Russell Morsemen is running again, and Marjorie Smith is running against Morsemen.  In the Town of Urbana, Supervisor Ed Stull is seeking re-election.  Stull’s opponent is David Durepo. 

Kelly Houck: Sports Merger Talks Are Paused

Bath School Superintendent Kelly Houwk says this week the Bath Board of Education decided to pause talks with Hammondsport about a sports merger.  Superintendent Houwk says so far the Bath School District has gotten a lot of information and learned a lot.  Howk also says there are some items that we need to continue to review and find additional information about before we can move forward with any partnership conversations.

Steuben County Safety Day 

The Steuben County Public Works and Buildings and Grounds employees gathered recently for the department’s second annual Safety Day, held at the Bath Country Club The event reached 130 employees and included a presentation on various employee safety issues.  "The day is a part of county Public Works Commissioner Eric Rose’s efforts to promote a safe work environment," a county official recently stated.