Police say a Dundee man was arrested on child abandonment charges following a daylong investigation at a local hospital. Steven Roy Wingate, 36, of Dundee was charged on Sunday following an incident that morning at Soldiers & Sailors Hospital in Penn Yan. Wingate engaged in a domestic incident with a child at the hospital and... more

A 33-year-old Penn Yan man was arrested on sex abuse charges following an investigation, which concluded over the weekend. Jay Labar Jr., 33, was arrested on a warrant out of Penn Yan Village Court. He was charged with third-degree sex abuse and forcible touching. Police say the charges stem from an incident, alleged to have... more

The Yates County Summer Concerts on the Courthouse Lawn series is now half over. The fourth concert Wednesday, July 17 welcomes back our favorite hometown singers, the Penn Yan Community Chorus. This free concert takes place at the scenic, historic Yates County Courthouse lawn located on Main and Court Streets in Penn Yan and begins... more

You’d expect to see a gathering of Keuka College alumni at classmate’s wedding reception or a college athletics event. But in the local probation department? Yet that’s the case in Yates County, where six Keuka College alumni are working in the same place with the same goal: to help give people a second chance. While... more

Penn Yan’s Red Jacket Park swim area has been cleared by the New York State Department of Health to re-open today, July 10. Normal hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. However, actual hours will be posted at the park each day, since they can change due to weather and staffing issues. The swimming beach... more

The Penn Yan Electric Crew will be doing some utility work Tuesday, July 9. There will be a scheduled power outage from 1 to 3 p.m. This will affect residents on the following streets: Burns Terrace Rosewood Drive Glencoe Avenue A portion of Elm St. Please note that planned power outages involve circuit switching which... more

Police report the arrest of a Penn Yan woman following the discovery that her young child was wandering on the side of a road in Penn Yan. Bethan Washburn, 28, of Penn Yan was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after her child was found wandering on Clinton Street, near Jacobs Street. Police... more

This stunning shot was captured during a storm last week on Keuka Lake. Photo by Devin Gan. more

The Department of Health has issued a Blue-green Algae Advisory for Red Jacket Park. This Advisory was issued because a blue-green algae bloom has been identified in the swimming area. People and animals should avoid contact with any algae blooms, scums and colored water. The swimming beach at Red Jacket Park has been closed until... more

A heated meeting of the Penn Yan Village Planning Board and developers Carol Genecco and Angelo Licciardello resulted in no action being taken on a site plan application for a senior citizen housing project within the village limits. This follows the adoption a moratorium by the Village Board June 21 that put a six-month pause... more

A 13-year-old girl from the Finger Lakes is not the person most would picture as a future rocket scientist. But why not? Our minds are still filled with images of the men who went to the moon 50 years ago, but haven’t we come far enough in that half century for young women to be... more

Village officials have adopted a local law that puts a six month pause on the construction of and processing of applications for senior citizen housing within the village limits so they can re-write a section of the village code. At question is the definition of the types of housing that is permitted in the R1... more

A house with a red door has several meanings, one of which signifies hospitality and a warm welcome. Some consider red to be lucky while others consider the home within to be a vibrant place full of life, energy and excitement. All of the above are surely to be true as Yates County Habitat for... more

The village is complying with the terms and schedule of a Nov. 13, 2017, consent order related to the mistaken discharge of 35,000 gallons of wastewater treatment plant sludge into the Keuka Outlet. That was the update provided by the state Department of Environmental Conservation this month. The DEC issued the consent order after the... more

The Village Board has scheduled a special meeting Friday, and it could include a vote on a six-month moratorium for new senior citizen housing. The meeting is scheduled for 8 a.m. at the village hall. The board had a public hearing on the proposed moratorium Tuesday. The only person who spoke was attorney Alan Knauf.... more

After a large tree toppled over during a windstorm mid-day on June 14 at the corner of Hamilton and Clinton Streets, a portion of the village, and about 250 customers were without power for several hours. Penn Yan Director of Public Works Brent Bodine says as many as 500 to 600 customers were affected by... more

Less than two months after losing a court decision, village officials are considering a six-month moratorium on new senior citizen housing facilities. The village board held a public hearing on the issue during its meeting Tuesday evening. The only person who spoke was attorney Alan Knauf, who is representing developer David Genecco. Genecco wants to... more

Village police arrested a Himrod-area man Friday following what they called a road-rage incident on Liberty Street. Nicholas R. Irwin, 26, was charged with second-degree assault, a class D felony, for allegedly beating up a 76-year-old driver. Police said several witnesses indicated that Irwin, who was a passenger in a vehicle, got out to confront... more

State Sen. Tom O’Mara and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano welcomed a 5th-grade class from St. Michael School in Penn Yan to the state capital June 6. The students, a group of parents, and teacher Keith Prather were on a class trip and met with O’Mara and Palmesano, who took them on a tour of the Capitol... more

State Sen. Tom O’Mara and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano welcomed a 5th-grade class from St. Michael School in Penn Yan to the state capital June 6. The students, a group of parents, and teacher Keith Prather were on a class trip and met with O’Mara and Palmesano, who took them on a tour of the Capitol... more