Deputies arrested a Penn Yan man after he crashed his vehicle and allegedly broke into a home. Edwin Stebbins, 37, of Penn Yan was arrested on January 10th. He was charged with DWI, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, and other traffic violations. Deputies say Stebbins crashed his car into a combine on Tileyard Road in Gorham.... more

A Penn Yan man was arrested on a variety of charges after two investigation concluded following an incident earlier this month. Police say that 55-year-old Vincent A.C. Swartz was arrested by the Penn Yan Police Department following an investigation into an incident on East Main Street on January 8th. At the time, police were called... more

Everyone knows the Finger Lakes is wine country – USA Today just named it the country’s No. 1 Wine Region. But not everyone knows what makes Finger Lakes wines special, how they’re made, or even the difference between a Traminette and a Vidal Blanc. Keuka College and Hunt Country Vineyards of Branchport have crafted a... more

Police report the arrest of a 42-year-old Penn Yan woman following an investigation at her home. Brenda Stratton, 42, of Penn Yan was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Officer say they found a stun gun in her possession while at her residence while investigating an unrelated matter. She was released on an... more

A cement truck crashed in the Yates County town of Jerusalem on Wednesday, resulting in the closure of Route 54A for upwards of 12 hours. Finger Lakes News Radio reports that the truck, which was owned by Hansen Cement, had overturned and slid down an embankment at the intersection with Wager Hill Road. PHOTO BY... more

A Penn Yan man was sentenced 180 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to third-degree rape in Yates County Court. District Attorney Todd Casella said Travis Vermilye, 25, was arrested after being accused of having sex with a girl less than 17 years old. The sentence carries 10 years of probation, in addition to... more

Police arrested a Penn Yan man for a fifth time this week after an incident at a local hospital. Police say 66-year-old Mark Booth, was taken into custody after refusing the leave the hospital. They say he had been asked to leave by staff, but refused to do so. They say Booth then began yelling... more

Police arrested a 32-year-old Penn Yan resident following a traffic stop for insufficient tail lamps around 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Brandon Parish, 32, of Penn Yan was charged with operating without an ignition interlock device and insufficient tail lamps. The interlock device charge followed a check of his driving record upon the traffic stop. The... more

Keuka College’s pioneering – and growing – Esports programs are once again making news. University Business magazine profiled the successful program this month in a story headlined “2 models for powering your Esports program.” “Keuka College, a small school in New York’s Finger Lakes region, has had an outsize influence on colleges with Esports,” the... more

A Pennsylvania bank has acquired a local bank that many use in the region. It’s one of the banks that carries the region’s namesake. Upstate New York Bancorp Inc., operates the Bank of the Finger Lakes, which has locations in Geneva and Penn Yan. Norwood Financial Corp. of Honesdale, Pennsylvania will acquire the banks through... more

Police arrested a 66-year-old Penn Yan resident following a traffic stop in the village during the early-morning hours on Saturday. Around 3:27 a.m. police observed Mark G. Booth, 66, of Penn Yan operating his vehicle erratically on East Elm Street. He was stopped on Benham Street and placed through a series of field sobriety tests,... more

The outlet running in Penn Yan. Photo by Tina Fenton. more

Petition forms are available for those interested in running for Penn Yan Board of Education. Three seats are up for election this year. An annual budget and election is scheduled for May 19th. Terms are three years in length. Necessary forms can be picked up from the district office between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.... more

Penn Yan Village Court welcomed a new justice to start 2020. Michael Christensen was appointed to the post on December 17th after the resignation of Matthew Conlon, according to The Chronicle-Express. District Attorney Todd Casella tells the Express that the Penn Yan Village Court is the busiest in Yates County. Here’s how the schedule will... more

Authorities say it took two taser shots, and multiple officers from two law enforcement agencies to end a standoff after a trespassing complaint in Penn Yan. Police say Michael Brown, 19, of Penn Yan was arrested early-Wednesday after a complaint on East Main Street in the village. Officers were called to the scene for the... more

The Penn Yan Police Department reports the arrest of a 23-year-old for falsely reporting an incident. Abimeael Ballesteros-Cissneros, 23, of Penn Yan was charged with third-degree falsely reporting an incident. Police say they received a third party report from a person who was video chatting with Ballesteros-Cissneros. Police say Ballesteros-Cissneros had told the other person... more

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital has earned several recognitions for its mammography unit. SSMH has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Mammography is a specific type of imaging test that uses a low-dose X-ray system to examine breasts.... more

Police say that a Penn Yan man was cited on several charges – including DWI – after a traffic stop in the village on Friday. Gregg Conley, 59, of Penn Yan was charged with DWI, DWI within the last 10 years, DWI common law, failure to signal prior to 100′, and failure to keep right.... more

Three people were arrested following a vehicle pursuit in Yates County on Thursday. The Penn Yan Police Department reports that Bradley Zadul, 39, of Niagara Falls was seen leaving a place where authorities say drugs were trafficked. When police attempted to stop Zadul’s vehicle – he took off. The pursuit went off-road on Buckle Road,... more

Outgoing members of the Yates County Legislature were praised during their annual year-end meeting held on Monday. Chairman Doug Paddock thanked Dr. Tim Dennis and Elden Morrison for their years of service. Dennis is a retired veterinarian, and served on the legislature for 12 years. He was chair of the legislature from 2014 to 2017.... more