PENN YAN -- The Penn Yan Theatre Company and its Board of Directors pride themselves on not charging enrollment fees for their programs. This commitment to accessible community theatre opportunities is evident in the organization's fundraising efforts.
DRESDEN – During last week's heat wave, Greenidge Generation sent 99.5% of the electrical power they generated at the Dresden power plant to the local electrical grid to meet the high demand. Greenidge began increasing the amount of power it provides to the local grid at the beginning of the week, providing 88% of available power to the local grid on Monday and Tuesday, and increased power to the grid to 99.5% of capacity on Wednesday.
DRESDEN — The Yates County Chamber of Commerce hosted its Annual Dinner and Community Awards Thursday, June 5 at Climbing Bines Craft Ale Company, bringing together business and community leaders for an evening of celebration, gratitude, and recognition. The event was made possible by generous sponsors including Lyons National Bank, Keystone Custom Decks, Keuka College, Bank of the Finger Lakes, ServU Credit Union, Wine Trail Properties, Cruisin' Keuka, CASA of the Southern Tier, KG Graphics, Marble's Automotive, Stork Insurance, The Flower Cart & Gift Shoppe, Amity Coffee Company, Glenora Wine Cellars, Implicit US, and Terry L.
PAGES PAST 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.
BLUFF POINT METHODIST This past Sunday was Ascension Sunday. Pastor Jeannine told the kids how Jesus had returned to earth and was explaining to the disciples that he was going back up to heaven.
"To say that I'm a frustrated dairy farmer in New York State would be an understatement. I don't understand how a bill like this even gets remotely this far." That was the reaction of just one New York State dairy farmer at the Capitol last week where a proposal coming out of New York City stirred a rallying cry of Upstate opposition from the New York Farm Bureau and many others, and rightly so.
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.
Anthony Sciallo (Senior) is a Penn Yan athlete with a respectable resume when it comes to athletics. Sciallo was involved in a championship winning football team, as well as having successful seasons in both Indoor and Outdoor track, with him winning the sectional title for discus this year with a throw of 140 ft.
PENN YAN — Cornell Cooperative Extension-Yates County is launching the 4th Annual Yates County Pollinator Tournament on June 4th, 2025, to celebrate National Pollinator Month. We invite the community to choose which pollinator to crown in this March Madness-style bracket challenge, where pollinators are pitted against each other for your vote.
ALBANY - The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) recently honored 100 older adults for their extraordinary volunteerism as part of NYSOFA's annual Older New Yorkers' Day celebration, which took place May 27 in Albany, during Older Americans Month. New York's 59 county and municipal offices for the aging and their partners nominate older adults who have made their communities stronger, vibrant, and welcoming, through their remarkable volunteer and civic contributions.The theme of Older Americans Month 2025 is "Flip the Script on Aging" to focus on transforming how society perceives, talks about, and approaches aging.