Yates County Public Health and the Yates Prevention Coalition are asking students and parents to help shape future efforts to reduce youth vaping. The organizations have formed a JUUL Settlement Funds Workgroup to develop programs and interventions aimed at preventing youth e-cigarette use. As part of that effort, they are gathering feedback through separate surveys […]

Multiple boats were destroyed in an early morning fire Thursday on Canandaigua Lake in the Town of Middlesex. According to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and the Middlesex Fire Department were dispatched to a residence on Glenn Avenue at approximately 4:58 a.m. on July 2 for a reported boat fire. When emergency crews arrived, […]

On Friday, Yates County Deputies responded to Phelps Road in Potter for a report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries. An investigation revealed that 64-year-old M Sheared of Rochester was traveling west on a gas-operated go-kart when he exited the roadway and rolled into a ditch. Deputies noted that Sheared showed signs of intoxication […]

On Thursday, Yates County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to State Route 14 in the Town of Starkey for a report of a single-vehicle accident. An investigation revealed that 28-year-old Geordan Conyers of Dundee was traveling northbound when his vehicle exited the roadway and struck a guidewire. Deputies observed signs of intoxication on Conyers at the scene. […]

The Middlesex Hose Company reports it is back in service following an early morning boat fire in the Vine Valley area of Yates County. In a social media post, the department announced that its crews have returned to service after responding to the incident, which occurred at around 5 a.m. Thursday. The department thanked several […]

A longtime member of the Yates County Sheriff’s Office has retired after more than 30 years of service. Corrections Officer Judy Hoover recently retired from the agency after beginning her career as a part-time corrections officer in 1994. She became a full-time corrections officer in 1997 and served the Sheriff’s Office for more than three […]

A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Route 364 and Lovejoy Road in the Town of Benton Monday morning resulted in significant vehicle damage, but no injuries. According to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened just after 11. Deputies responded to the scene along with the Penn Yan Fire Department and Penn […]

A Himrod man is facing felony driving while intoxicated charges after a domestic incident in the Village of Dundee left a woman with serious injuries late Sunday night. According to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to Water Street at approximately 10:30 p.m. following a report that a woman had jumped from a […]

A Penn Yan man is facing felony driving while intoxicated charges after crashing his vehicle into a tree early Saturday morning in the Town of Barrington. According to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office, first responders were dispatched to Chubb Hollow Road at approximately 12:30 a.m. on June 27 for a report of a one-vehicle crash […]

Yates County Tourism has been recognized with a PRism Award from the Rochester chapter of the Public Relations Society of America for its Bed & Breakfast Crawl blogger campaign, an initiative designed to showcase the county’s hospitality and unique lodging experiences. The award-winning campaign, developed in partnership with Travel Alliance Partnership, took place in January […]