The Wineglass Marathons Are This Weekend, And So Is Octoberfest In Hammondsport

The Wegmans Wineglass Half Marathon starts Sunday morning at 7:45am in Campbell.  The Guthrie Wineglass Marathon starts Sunday morning at 8:15am in Bath.  Also this weekend, the Octoberfest in Hammondsport.  That will be Sunday 1pm-5pm at the Fireman’s Pavillion in Hammondsport. 

 

From Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard: 

It's that time of year again, when we celebrate our county with the second largest marathon in New York State.  Sunday October 6th, the 42nd running of the Wineglass Marathon will occur.  You may see traffic affected in the following areas and times:

 

Bath:              7am to 9am

Savona:          8:30am to 11am

Campbell:      7am to 12:30pm

Coopers:        7am to 1pm

Painted Post:  7am to 1:30pm

Corning:         8am to 2pm

 

Please have patience with our deputies and troopers who are conducting traffic posts.  They are there to keep everyone safe.  Also, if possible, avoid the area of SR 415 between Coopers and Campbell as a traffic detour will be re-routed there due to bridge construction on Smith Hill Road.

Enjoy your Sunday and please be mindful of traffic congestion along the Marathon route.  

Traffic safety is everyone's business!  

 

There Were Two Big Chases Thursday In Steuben County

There were two police chase incidents yesterday, one in Bath and one in Hornell.  The chase in Bath was in the Town of Bath, and it happened in the 9:00pm hour.  That chase ended when the suspect’s vehicle overturned on Route 415 near Spaulding Drive.  An ambulance was called to the scene as the suspect was entrapped inside the vehicle and injured.  State Police handled that incident, the suspect's name has not been released as of yet.  As for the chase in Hornell, that started in the Hornell Plaza area and ended on Route 21 near the Old Almond Road, when the suspect’s vehicle reportedly collided with a Hornell Police vehicle.  The Hornell Police Officer was treated afterwards at St James, and then released.  The suspect in the Hornell Chase, is a 32 year old Heather Johnson of Elmira Heights.  Johnson is facing charges of 2^nd degree reckless endangerment, 2^nd degree assault, 3^rd degree criminal possession of a weapon and 19 traffic tickets.  Heather Johnson was taken to Centralized Arraignment Court.    

 

A Steuben County Man Died In A Motorcycle Accident

That happened on Monday in Allegany County.  State Police say the fatal accident victim was 62 year old James Reifer of Arkport, and the accident was in Andover.  Troopers say Reifer’s motorcycle went into a ditch on Route 21 in Andover, and that Reefer was pronounced dead at the scene.  

 

Four Pedestrians Reportedly Hit By A Car, In Canisteo 

Over in Canisteo, the Fire Department reports that a mother and her three children were struck by a vehicle Thursday morning, near the Canisteo Kwik Fill.  The four  were taken to St James for non-life threatening injuries.  The accident is still under investigation.  Canisteo’s fire department is thanking the Greenwood Fire Department, Canisteo Police, the Hornell Firefighters Association, and the Steuben County Advanced Life Support crews, for their assistance.