The 11-year-old boy with severe autism whose medical vaccine exemption was denied earlier this year was denied once again. This year, for the first time, Thorn Schwartz had his medical exemption from vaccines denied, so Thorn has been barred from his school for more than a month. News10NBC learned he and his family got more... more

The centerpiece of a $16.2 million capital project was unveiled Wednesday, when the public got to see the new and improved Penn Yan school district transportation center. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception at the facility, which has been near Penn Yan Elementary for decades, was held before Wednesday’s school board meeting. School district Superintendent Howard... more

The 38-year-old man accused of murdering his mother and killing her dog in August 2018 is back in Yates County. Paul Khouzam, 38, who was charged with second-degree murder and other felony charges has been returned to the Yates County Jail, according to an update provided to the Yates County Legislature by District Attorney Todd... more

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Thursday morning to celebrate finished work on the Walnut Hill Apartments in Penn Yan. Work on the apartment complex in the village of Penn Yan has been focused on nearly 60 existing apartments. Another two-story building with eight apartments was added during the construction process. During renovations, work was done... more

Following a recent survey that showed 60 percent of Penn Yan Academy students have tried vaping, the school district has upped the punishment for kids caught vaping on school grounds. “The statistics are pretty staggering,” Assistant Principal Warren Kinsey said. “That number is super high and we need to let kids know we are taking... more

A Steuben County woman arrested in May following an accident that injured another driver was arraigned on felony charges Tuesday morning in Yates County Court. District Attorney Todd Casella said Danielle Sexton, 33, of Canisteo, was charged with felony driving while ability impaired by drugs and vehicular assault. Read more from the Finger Lakes Times more

A review of dinner at the new Union Block Restaurant in Penn Yan and stops at Vineyard View Winery in Penn Yan, Crooked Tusker Distillery and Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery in Hammondsport. This segment originally appeared in our episode of FLX Weekly on FingerLakes1.com on October 9, 2019. . more

The Penn Yan Fire Department plans to replace some outdated air packs thanks to a large federal grant. The $210,285 grant was announced Monday in a press release from the office of Congressman Tom Reed. “We are extremely happy to get this grant. Our old packs are very old — some even from 1997, and... more

A Himrod man is looking at a lengthy prison sentence after admitting to sexually abusing children. Yates County District Attorney Todd Casella said Robert Christensen Jr. pleaded guilty Tuesday in county court to first-degree criminal sexual act (class B felony) and first-degree sexual abuse (class D felony). Christensen, 56, is scheduled to be sentenced Nov.... more

As the week drew to a close, Finger Lakes Health publicly responded to a ‘cyber incident’, which became public knowledge on Thursday. The Finger Lakes Times reported that Lara Turbide, Finger Lakes Health’s Vice President of community services confirmed the incident. She noted that FLH was able to quickly responded to it; and that the... more

Here is a situation many parents have dealt with: A son or daughter isn’t feeling 100 percent but goes to school anyway — only for the parent to get a call from the school nurse to pick up the child and take him or her to the doctor or an urgent care facility. While it... more

Less than two years after a ransomware attack that left employees at Finger Lakes Health relying on paper-systems – it’s been confirmed by local reporting that the company is dealing with another ‘cyber incident’ this week. The Finger Lakes Times reports that Finger Lakes Health was a victim of a ‘cyber incident’. Details of that... more

Finger Lakes Health will be hosting “Walk-In Wednesday” open interviews every Wednesday for all open positions. Applicants can view a list of open positions by visiting http://www.flhealth.org/jobs. Walk-In Interviews will be held every Wednesday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (no appointment is necessary) at the following locations: Human Resources office at Soldiers & Sailors... more

The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Penn Yan resident on criminal contempt charges following an investigation into a series of events at the Ontario County Jail. According to investigators, Elizabeth Althea Haubner, of Penn Yan was arrested for second-degree criminal contempt after allegedly sending a letter to a protected party. She... more

Police say that two people were arrested in Penn Yan following a physical altercation at the Mustang Pub. Alex Hunt, 20, of Keuka Park was arrested on multiple charges – including harassment, disorderly conduct, unlawful possession of alcohol, and unlawful possession of personal identification information. Police say Hunt struck another person. The physical altercation was... more

As brand development manager for Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Tambi Schweizer is a familiar face to many in the Finger Lakes wine industry. Those colleagues came out to support her last month, when the Steuben County winery on the west side of Keuka Lake hosted a concert that raised money for Hope Town, one... more

‘Find Your Trev’: Legacy of Trevor Irby ’17 Celebrated at Keuka College Memorial The Romulus native was among the victims of a mass shooting in California this past July. Loyal. Generous. Kind. Full of life. That’s how friends and family recalled Keuka College alumnus Trevor Irby ’17 during a memorial Sunday that honored the memory... more

On the Keuka College campus, it was a weekend of reconnections, celebrations … and a couple of unveilings. The College formally cut the ribbon on several new teaching spaces during its annual Green & Gold Celebration Weekend. The American Sign Language/ASL-English Interpreting Center, a newly built greenhouse, and new and expanded lab facilities for the... more

The Yates County STOP DWI Program sponsored its annual fall Yates County Drunk/Impaired Driving Victim Impact Panel (VIP), Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 7:00PM at the County Office Building auditorium. Yates County does two panels a year and this was recognized as the 23rd session since the program originated. Sheriff Ron Spike who chairs the... more

A regional resource for small-business owners now has a presence in Yates County. The New York State Small Business Development Center at Binghamton University recently opened a satellite office at the Keuka Business Park on Route 54A, the former Penn Yan Express complex. Scott Bloor, assistant director of the Binghamton University-based SBDC, said office hours... more