Wednesday is the first day of school for many Southern Tier students.

Most of the local school districts begin classes for K-12 students Wednesday, with the exception of a few that begin on Thursday.

Teachers were busy Tuesday in their beginning of the year meetings with administrators and their department members.

As the school year begins, police are reminding motorists to make sure to stop for school buses, both in the morning and afternoon. Also, make sure to watch your speed while traveling through school zones.

Pennsylvania students started back last week.

Village of Owego trustees are expected to discuss a plan Tuesday night to construct a sewage compost facility on the south side of the village.

The planning board said no to a village request to use eight acres of land next to the wastewater plant off Route 17. The compost facility would convert extra sewage to sludge, a substance used for gardening and landscaping.

The village believes it would help make space, especially during the winter months.

Trustees could vote to re-zone the land as industrial Tuesday, or elect to purchase land to create the compost facility.

Neighbors along Route 434 have opposed the village’s plans.

Trustees are also expected to discuss whether or not they will use a grant they received for work at the historic Evergreen Cemetery.

The village board meeting begins at 7pm at the DPW building on Elm Street.

Binghamton Police are still looking for the man who robbed a convenience store in the city early Sunday morning.

Police say the man entered the Xtra Mart on Court Street around 12:30am. He showed a knife to the clerk and demanded money.

The man fled on foot after receiving an undisclosed amount of cash. He was last seen running eastbound on Court Street.

The robber is described as a white man in his 30s, around 5 foot 8 inches tall and 200 pounds.

Anyone with information is asked to call Binghamton Police at 772-7080.

Police have made an arrest in connection with another armed robbery that was reported Sunday.

49-year-old Salvatore Neglia is accused of robbing a pedestrian with a pellet gun around 3:30am. It happened at the corner of Main and Edwards Streets.

Police recovered the stolen cash and credit cards from Neglia. He is now charged with robbery.

The owner of a Watkins Glen marina was killed in a boating accident over the weekend.

Dive teams recovered the body of 44-year-old Donald Roberts, Jr. Sunday on Seneca Lake. Roberts owned the Glen Harbor Marina.

He was on the water Saturday with his mechanic, 34-year-old Frank Carson. The two were testing a speed boat that had just come back from performance tuning in Lake George.

According to police, the boat was going between 70 and 80 miles per hour when it suddenly veered hard to the right. The two men, who were not wearing life vests, were ejected.

Carson was rescued and is now recovering at home.

An Elmira teen has died from injuries he sustained in a hit-and-run accident last week.

Police say 18-year-old Timothy Olson was struck on Tuesday night while skateboarding near Elmira Free Academy. He passed away from his injuries on Friday.

Witnesses told police the driver of the car never slowed down after hitting Olson. They are still looking for a gold or tan-colored sporty sedan with front-end damage.

The 2010 high school football season begins Friday night on WEBO.

The Owego Indians will host Section 4’s newest powerhouse, the Corning Hawks at Christy J. Valvo Stadium.

The Indians are coming off back-to-back 4-5 seasons. Their Class B division includes Johnson City, Dryden and Waverly this year.

They face a tough test with Corning, which was formed when East and West merged in June, making them the biggest school in Section 4’s Class AA. The Trojans and Vikings were the two best teams in Class A last year.

Coverage of Friday’s game will begin at 6:45 on 1330AM, 107.9FM and on this website (Click on the Listen Live Button).

This is our fifth year broadcasting Owego football on WEBO.

Three different events will be held in the Southern Tier this weekend to mark the end of the summer.

Rudin’s Olde Tyme Farm Days begin today on Gaskill Road in Owego.

Central New York’s largest farm heritage festival will run through Sunday. Several events are planned including two concerts: Bucky Moon tonight and Susie McEntire tomorrow.

Visit www.rudindays.com for a full schedule.

Also starting today is the Johnson City Field Days.

Food, fun and amusement rides will be going at Northside Park through Monday night. The Field Days will run from 6 to 11pm Friday as well as noon to 11 on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Admission is free.

Nichols will hold their annual Old Home Day on Monday.

The event includes a parade in the morning.

Just a programming note, the WEBO offices will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day.

The WEBO Morning Show and local news will return on Tuesday.

Police are considering a Bradford County woman’s death suspicious.

The body of 49-year-old Patricia Hoagland of Towanda was found at the Lamoka Swimming Area in Franklin Township on Thursday.

Pennsylvania State Police suspect foul play. No other details have been released.

Anyone with information about Hoagland is asked to call state police at 570-265-2186.

A Binghamton University professor has been arrested for falsifying business records.

Seshu Desu has been charged with a felony. BU officials say his arrest comes after an audit revealed he had been lying to officials about travel receipts and reimbursements for several years.

Desu is the Executive Director of the Center for Autonomous Solar Power at the university and a former dean of the Thomas J. Watson school of Engineering and Applied Science.

New York State University Police are continuing to investigate the case and say more charges are pending.

The university has reassigned Desu while they conduct their own investigation.

It was an amazing scene in Ithaca Thursday when a dump truck went off the road, rolled over two vehicles and slammed into a building.

Police say the truck was carrying a load of gravel down East State Street towards the Commons around 3:30pm. The driver lost control, sending the dump truck through traffic, over the two cars and into the side of the Community School of Music and Arts.

Only the driver of the dump truck was injured, although police do not believe his injuries are life-threatening. It took 20 minutes to get him out of the busted cab.

The Music and Arts building was evacuated. Only its façade was damaged.

Police are still investigating what caused the driver to lose control.