8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report:  January 23, 2009 (Date of earliest event reported)
Corning Natural Gas Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	000-00643 (Commission File Number)	16-0397420 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

  330 West William Street, Corning New York (Address of principal executive offices)   14830 (Zip Code)

(607) 936-3755

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 23, 2009, Corning Natural Gas Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the completion of a major pipeline project into Pennsylvania.  The pipeline connects the Marcellus Shale production in Pennsylvania to the Company’s distribution system.  The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)	Exhibits.
	99.1     Press Release dated January 23, 2009

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  January 26, 2009	Corning Natural Gas Corporation /s/ Firouzeh Sarhangi
	By Firouzeh Sarhangi, Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated January 23, 2009

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

CONTACT:	Jerry Sleve
	Vice President - Administration
Phone:	(607) 936-3758 ext. 223
Fax:	(607) 936-2844
Date:	January 23, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Corning Natural Gas Connects Marcellus Shale Well

Corning, N.Y. (Friday, January 23, 2009) – Corning Natural Gas Corporation (CNG) completed a major pipeline project into Pennsylvania to bring Marcellus Shale gas to its customers.  Mike German, President of CNG stated that this was the largest single expansion project built by the Company in a quarter-century and would bring significant quantities of competitively priced gas to our customers.”  Mr. Sleve noted that, “the combination of new local supplies and falling wholesale prices should result in much lower gas prices for our customers in the future.”  CNG’s pipeline interconnects with a producer’s gathering line in Jackson Township Pennsylvania.

“Given the Marcellus Shale prospects in our New York State service territory, CNG is hopeful of connecting more local production,” Jerry Sleve, Vice President of Administration said, “he believed more local production would likely put further downward pressure on gas prices thereby helping not only core residential and commercial customers, but also providing a competitive advantage to local industries.”

Mike German stated that, “connecting local production is becoming a significant business opportunity for the Company and we look forward to similar projects in the future.”

Corning Natural Gas Corporation has more than a one-hundred year history as a New York State public utility providing natural gas service from Southport to Hammondsport, with nearly 15,000 residential as well as industrial/commercial customers.  Learn more at www.corninggas.com

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