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W-FL THURSDAY: Marion girls defeat Gananda; Red Jacket’s Sydney Close joins 1,000 point club

W-FL THURSDAY: Marion girls defeat Gananda; Red Jacket’s Sydney Close joins 1,000 point club
The Marion Black Knights varsity girls basketball team scored a big win in a match-up of Wayne County contenders when they defeated the Gananda Blue Panthers on Thursday night in Marion. Also, Autumn Kunes scored 41 of her team’s 45 points but it wasn’t enough as the Dundee Scots defeated Naples. South Seneca and Red Jacket rolled to victory and... more

Auburn sewer system designed to minimize risk of overflows

Auburn sewer system designed to minimize risk of overflows
As one of 600 municipalities with a combined sewer system in New York, the city of Auburn is required to submit reports through the NY-Alert system in the event of any overflow discharge. At a meeting of the Cayuga County Water Quality Management Agency Thursday, Auburn Municipal Utilities Director Seth Jensen provided an explanation of combined sewer overflows. Under the... more

Auburn sex offender sentenced for failure to register social media accounts

Auburn sex offender sentenced for failure to register social media accounts
An Auburn sex offender was sentenced to prison for failing to report social media accounts. Steven Strecker, 28, was picked up on a warrant in September and an investigation revealed that he had various social media accounts and phone numbers that were unreported. In Cayuga County Court Thursday, Strecker was sentenced for two counts of failure to register internet accounts... more

Suspect taken into custody after standoff on Thruway

Suspect taken into custody after standoff on Thruway
Deputies with the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office stood off with an armed man for more than four hours in Weedsport Thursday afternoon. The incident led to a large police presence and traffic disruptions on Route 34 just south of the state Thruway. Just before 4 p.m., the North Syracuse Police Department informed the sheriff’s office of a report an armed... more

Auburn City Council gives OK to new ice-resurfacing unit

Auburn City Council gives OK to new ice-resurfacing unit
The Auburn City Council gave the green light to purchasing a new ice resurfacer to maintain the ice rink at the Casey Park recreational facility. The council voted unanimously Thursday to replace Casey Park’s current ice cleaning unit which, according to the city resolution, has become “deteriorated” and “unreliable.” The unit, which costs just under $140,000 and is expected to... more

Ryan McMahon outlines agenda, answers lake questions at Skaneateles town hall meeting

Ryan McMahon outlines agenda, answers lake questions at Skaneateles town hall meeting
On a snowy Thursday night in central New York, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon faced questions about water quality and outlined a few of his top priorities during an hour-long town hall meeting. Many of the questions asked during the open forum focused on the health of Skaneateles Lake. Harmful algal blooms were present on the lake this year, which... more

United Way of Seneca County annual campaign underway

United Way of Seneca County annual campaign underway
This year’s United Way of Seneca County (UWSC) campaign is underway to raise funds that help care for kids, strengthen families, assist people in crisis, encourage self-sufficiency and promote health and wellness for people throughout this amazing. Every donation counts, and with 22 funded partner agencies and 14 community initiatives, it’s remarkable all the good work that a single donation... more

Town of Seneca Falls appears in court over proposed Ludovico Sculpture Trail sewer line

Town of Seneca Falls appears in court over proposed Ludovico Sculpture Trail sewer line
Members of the Seneca Falls Town Board never needed to actually read the resolutions they adopted this past Spring for a sewer line project requiring the use of eminent domain, the town’s special counsel told a panel of appellate justices Thursday. Instead, the board properly relied on its engineering and legal experts for guidance in picking the Frank J. Ludovico... more

Total of eight arrests made following major meth lab bust and investigation

Total of eight arrests made following major meth lab bust and investigation
Sheriff David Gould reports that on Thursday the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office concluded an investigation in relation to a search warrant carried out on Orchard Street in Auburn, on November 9th. The street was shut down for hours as hazmat crews worked the scene alongside law enforcement that day. As result of the investigation, the following individuals were arrested on... more

Syracuse developer closes on sale of Auburn Schine Theater

Syracuse developer closes on sale of Auburn Schine Theater
The Auburn Schine Theater is now officially the property of Bowers Development, of Syracuse. Bowers and the downtown theater’s prior owner of 20 years, the Cayuga County Arts Council, closed on the sale Friday, arts council Communications Chair Michelle Milewski said in a news release. “2018 was a very productive year for the Schines Theater,” she said in the release.... more

LATEST: Teen charged in Ithaca stabbing is connected to out-of-state homicide

LATEST: Teen charged in Ithaca stabbing is connected to out-of-state homicide
Multiple warrants uncovered as investigation continues Police have released new information on the juveniles arrested in connection with a stabbing that happened last Friday in Ithaca. The juveniles, 13, 15 and 16-years-old, are accused with stabbing a man Friday night on N. Cayuga St. Police said in an update that one of the suspects has two warrants from another state.... more

Driver only suffers minor injuries after vehicle flips multiple times in Galen

Driver only suffers minor injuries after vehicle flips multiple times in Galen
Around 4:21 p.m. on Thursday deputies responded to a one-car crash on High Street near State Route 31 in the Town of Galen. Upon completion of an investigation it was determined that Jacob D. Stevenson, 21, of Clyde — flipped his vehicle several times after swerving to miss a deer in the road. He was taken to Newark-Wayne Community Hospital... more
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