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PAGES PAST 1925: Big Meeting of Ku Klux Klan in Dundee

The Chronicle-Express: Consolidation, January 1, 1926, of the Yates County Chronicle (1824) and the Penn Yan Express (1866); the Rushville Chronicle (1905) and the Gorham New Age (1902) The Yates County History Center's volunteers have gleaned these entries for your enjoyment from their digitized newspapers. You can access them at the free site www.nyshistoricnewspapers.com.

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Statewide Burn Ban in force until May 14

Last week, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton announced the annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning begins March 16 and runs through May 14. Since 2009, DEC has enforced the annual brush burning ban to prevent wildfires and protect communities and first responders during heightened conditions for wildfires.

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POLICE REPORTS

Includes reports from Yates County Sheriff's Office, Penn Yan Police Department, New York State Police, and other law enforcement agencies. These reports do not indicate guilt, only that someone has been charged with an offence.

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