Winds Leave Bath Village Yards Filled With Branches, ETC

In Bath, Mayor Michael Sweet says that this past weekend's high winds resulted in a lot of branches and limbs in people’s yards. The Bath mayor says he’s asked the street department to pick these up on Monday April 10.  The mayor also says, the limbs and branches must be placed roadside by Sunday evening.  On that topic, County Public Safety Director Tim Marshall says the county 9-1-1 office answered around 155 calls in a three hour period on Saturday, when the high winds were going through Bath and Corning.

 

DMV In Corning, Is Closed For The Rest Of Today - Clerk Says If Needed, Use Bath/Hornell DMV Offices 

Steuben County Clerk Judith has announced the Department of Motor Vehicles branch office in Corning is closed today (Tuesday, Apr. 4)  The office currently is unable to process transactions due to state equipment issues and hopes the issues will be resolved by the afternoon of Wednesday (Apr. 5).  The DMV in offices Bath and Hornell are functioning and able to process transactions.  

Traffic Speed Trailer Is Out For The Spring/Summer

Sheriff Jim Allard says, the sheriff’s department’s traffic speed trailer is now out for the season. Right now it’s on Tannery Road in the Town of Campbell.  The sheriff says, the new policy is, to share reports from the traffic speed trailer with town supervisors and county legislators if they request data from it. 

 

New Police Dog For Sheriff's Dept, Being Used In Schools

Sheriff Jim Allard says last month the sheriff’s department got a new K9, named Tripp, that was assigned to Deputy Erica McCoy for training for tracking and trailing certification. K9 Tripp is named after Correction Officer Peggy Tripp, a person who served the Sheriff’s Office as a Correction Officer for many years and sadly, Peggy Tripp died of cancer within a year of retirement.   The sheriff also says that Deputy Erica McCoy and K9 Tripp are at both the Hornell or Arkport Schools.  

 

County Public Health: How Are We Doing?  

The Steuben County Public Health Department says they’re seeking input from Steuben residents and community organizations, to find out how people think the county public health dept. is doing.  Public Health Director Darlene Smith says to check out this link: https://tinyurl.com/PHPlan23

Smith also says that residents and community organizations are always welcome to reach out to Steuben Public Health by phone 607-664-2438.