steuben county

Ursula Stone, the former clerk-treasurer of the village of Addison in Steuben County, who stole more than $1.1 million in public funds, will be required to pay full restitution and serve prison time as part of a multi-year sentence, as well as forfeit her state pension.

The county’s Hall of Fame was created in the 1970s and has more than 160 inductees. They range from civil servants and politicians to inventors, artists and civil rights leaders.

A second Steuben County town is taking steps to ban the use of sewage sludge, also known as biosolids, as fertilizer.

A new facility at the Steuben County Landfill converts methane emissions into so-called renewable natural gas. Some environmentalists are concerned about its development.

The van, which is about the size of a food truck, will travel throughout the county and reach people where health services and providers are less accessible outside cities like Corning, Hornell and Bath.

Cooling centers are open across the region where people can take shelter from the heat wave.

The shuttle connected tourists and visitors of the museum to the shops and restaurants in downtown Corning. A spokesperson for the museum says the shuttle became too costly to maintain. Some downtown business owners expressed concern about losing access to thousands of visitors.

Last month, voters rejected a $139 million proposed budget with a tax levy of 4.97 percent. A newly proposed $138 million budget has a tax levy of 2.97 percent. Voters will cast their ballots Tuesday.

The Corning-Painted Post school board met last month to propose a new budget for a revote on June 18.

The Corning-Painted Post Area School District still has no budget set for next year, after the proposed budget failed to pass on Tuesday.