
Wreath sponsorship underway for Bath National Cemetery
Sponsorship is underway for Wreaths Across America Day which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14 in Bath National Cemetery at the Bath VA Medical Center.

Sponsorship is underway for Wreaths Across America Day which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14 in Bath National Cemetery at the Bath VA Medical Center.

150 Years Ago November 19, 1874 Beat THIS Beet - Mr. Alfred Scofield has presented us with a beet that beats everything we ever saw in the beet line.

PENN YAN - Following the public hearing Thursday, Nov. 21, the Yates County Legislature unanimously passed the budget for 2025.

FINGER LAKES - Following the Penn Yan/Dundee Scottish Mustangs' perfect championship season in their first year in the Wayne-Finger Lakes Independent League, the team was honored with several awards at a special ceremony Nov. 10 at Club 86 in Geneva.

PENN YAN - Come kick off the holiday season this weekend with the annual "Home for the Holidays" concert at Penn Yan Academy. Kristin Wetherington is "Home for the Holidays" in her captivating Christmas show that seamlessly weaves together personal stories from growing up in North Carolina and thought-provoking reflections on the true meaning of home, and reimagined versions of Christmas favorites.

BENTON CENTER - After over 230 years, the Benton United Methodist Church will hold its final service at 10:30 a.m. on the last Sunday of the year, Dec.

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.

We continue facing an era in state government that will forever be defined by a "no consequences" approach to law and order. And in a state that remains, at least for the foreseeable future, under one-party, all-Democrat control, there appears to be no let up on that approach.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Yates County History Center, I am writing to state our organization's support of the preservation of historic buildings, such as the 1828 gristmill in Bellona. This mill, a unique piece of architecture, is threatened by demolition and development of the site.

FINGER LAKES - UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health was named a 2024 recipient of New York's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For Award. Finger Lakes Health is proud to be the only healthcare system in New York State honored with this award, and just one of eleven workplaces in New York State to be recognized.