University of Rochester Medicine Finger Lakes Health Rehabilitation Services will offer its free Community Mobility Screening Program on Thursday, Nov. 19, for adults aged 65 and older in Penn Yan and Geneva. The program checks balance, strength, and fall risk. Screenings will be held at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, 418 North Main Street, Penn […]

Yates County residents have lost more than $385,000 to scams so far this year, prompting a warning from the Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division says it continues to receive numerous fraud reports and is urging residents to be cautious when receiving unexpected phone calls, messages or requests for money. Investigators say scammers […]

The Village of Dresden will honor military veterans with its annual Veterans Day Memorial Service and Commemoration on Wednesday. The ceremony will take place at Veterans Park, located at the northwest corner of Main and Cornelia streets, beginning at 10:45 a.m. Town of Torrey Supervisor Peter Martini will welcome attendees, followed by the national anthem […]

Motorists in the Village of Dresden will need to find an alternate route over the next several weeks as a portion of Seneca Street is closed for water main installation. Village officials say Seneca Street, between the railroad tracks and Main Street, is closed to all traffic through November 20th. The closure is in effect […]

The Marcus Whitman/Penn Yan Marching Wildcat Field Band earned a second-place finish at the 2026 New York State Field Band Conference Championships Sunday at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse. The Marching Wildcats scored 82.125 points, earning the top score in the visual category and finishing behind only Norwich in the Small School 3 Class. […]

A section of Ferguson Corners Road in Yates County will be closed Wednesday for roadwork. The Yates County Highway Department says Ferguson Corners Road will be closed between East Swamp Road and West Swamp Road while crews mill and pave both sides of the Ferguson Corners bridge. The closure is expected to last one day.

Yates County residents interested in learning more about winter storms and severe weather are invited to attend a free Winter SKYWARN Spotter Training session next week. The National Weather Service, in coordination with Yates County Emergency Management, will offer the training Monday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Yates County Office of Emergency Services […]

Two emergency services dispatchers with the Yates County Sheriff’s Office have completed an intensive two-week E911 Emergency Communications training course. Jonathan Granger and Adelyn Emerson graduated from the program on Friday, joining dispatchers from surrounding agencies in training focused on handling emergency phone calls, radio communications and dispatching first responders to critical incidents. The course […]

Students at St. Michael School in Penn Yan recently got an up-close look at the Yates County Sheriff’s Office K9 teams’ work. Deputy Betts and his K9 partner Rafi, Deputy Crofoot and his partner Hobie, and Correction Officer Palmer and his partner Rocco visited the school this past Wednesday to meet with students and share […]

The Finger Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its October Business After Hours Networking Mixer on October 14 at Finger Lakes Power Systems in Penn Yan. Located at 3333 Skyline Drive, the event gave Chamber members a behind-the-scenes look at the business’s warehouse space, with wine from Fox Run Vineyards and food from Keuka Lake […]