Sweet: Over $2,000,000 For BEGWS And Mossy Bank Park

From Bath Mayor Michael Sweet:  "The Village of Bath received notice that we have been awarded over $2 million dollars in grants. First, the Mossy Bank Committee was awarded $152 thousand dollars for the Mossy Bank Arboretum project. Second, Bath Electric, Gas and Water Systems - BEGWS was awarded $2 million dollars for their water upgrade project.

This year alone, the Village of Bath has been awarded over $10 million dollars for various projects! Thank you all who have worked countless hours to apply for these grants, your efforts have not gone unnoticed."

 

Department Of Environmental Conservation's First Hike

The D.E.C. is having their first hikes of the New Year in Yates County on New Years Day, from 10am to 1pm at the Town of Italy State Forest.  The D.E.C. says they’ll meet hikers in the Pulver Road Parking Lot just before 10am on January 1.  There will be both 5.5 mile hikes and 2.5 mile hikes.  Registration is not required. 

 

Guthrie Gets A 5 Star Rating From Healthgrades Webpage

Guthrie Corning Hospital is honored to receive a five-star rating from Healthgrades for treatment of pulmonary embolism for the third consecutive year and a five-star rating for treatment of respiratory failure. Healthgrades is one of the top websites that Americans use to find a doctor or hospital.

 

Bath VA Urgent Care Closed Tomorrow And New Years Day

 

 

Prattsburgh Wind Project Delayed By Washington DC Issues

Steuben County I.D.A. Director Jamie Johnson says, the Prattburgh  Wind Project has been delayed.  Johnson says that’s because of tariffs on wind turbine parts and materials.  The I.D.A. head also says, Prattsburgh wind officials indicated that they do want to go forward and that they’ll reexamine things when policy changes in Washington DC.

 

Troopers: Fatal Vehicle Fire On Route 13, Schuyler County

FROM NYSP:    On December 22, 2025, at approximately 2:09 p.m., Schuyler County 911 received a report of an erratic vehicle traveling southbound on State Route 13. Troopers were dispatched to investigate. Before locating the reported vehicle, troopers were redirected to a motor vehicle crash involving a vehicle fire on State Route 13.

Upon arrival, troopers located a Subaru Forester that was fully engulfed in flames. Initial attempts to extinguish the fire were unsuccessful due to the intensity of the fire. Horseheads Town and County Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire.

After the fire was extinguished, troopers located a deceased individual in the driver’s seat of the vehicle.  

Preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle was traveling southbound on State Route 13 when it exited the roadway, struck a cattle fence, continued through a field for approximately 75 to 100 yards, and then struck a tree.

The Chemung County Medical Examiner was notified and responded to the scene. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death and to confirm the identity of the deceased.

The vehicle has been removed from the scene. The investigation remains ongoing.