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Latest from FLX as water levels continue to rise (full-coverage)

Latest from FLX as water levels continue to rise (full-coverage)
It’s a bad situation. As a whole, the region is several inches over “normal” rainfall amounts for the last two months. While the Finger Lakes didn’t see the snowmelt that sometimes contributes to springtime flooding — we have seen plenty of spring rains. On Thursday a road washed out in Geneva. Coastal communities along Lake Ontario have been on edge... more

Cuomo visits Auburn area, state approves Owasco Lake drinking water treatment systems

Cuomo visits Auburn area, state approves Owasco Lake drinking water treatment systems
When Gov. Andrew Cuomo learned of the water quality issues affecting Auburn-area communities served by Owasco Lake, he was moved to act. At an event held at the Emerson Park Pavilion on Wednesday, Cuomo announced the state will fund the installation of two systems that aim to address concerns about blue-green algae toxins detected in drinking water supplies for the... more

DEC uses Owasco Lake watershed in new water quality mapping tool

DEC uses Owasco Lake watershed in new water quality mapping tool
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is testing a new mapping technology displaying water quality information, and the Owasco Lake watershed is part of the prototype. The map, called DECinfo Locator, includes icons that span Cayuga and Tompkins counties, allowing the public to download water permits and water quality data for various projects, information on large farms in the watershed... more

Moravia cleans up on Tuesday after storm takes down trees

Moravia cleans up on Tuesday after storm takes down trees
Crews were busy Tuesday clearing downed trees in Moravia one day after severe thunderstorm swept through the area early Monday night. Multiple trees were down at Fillmore Glen State Park and in various places around the Village. Damage widespread in #Moravia today after storm. This is one couple’s home on Skinner Hill Rd. More @ 5 on @CNYcentral pic.twitter.com/8o4tPaGSet —... more

Moravia teen, Auburn parents honored for overcoming obstacles at school, home

Moravia teen, Auburn parents honored for overcoming obstacles at school, home
A Moravia teenager and two Auburn parents will be honored by Sennett nonprofit Champions for Life Sports Center Thursday as its first Community Champions. The inaugural Celebration of Champions event, taking place at the Springside Inn in Fleming, will spotlight people who have dealt with great personal odds over the course of their lives. This year’s recipients are Teaghan Campbell... more

Police: Woman falsely accused trooper of making racial slurs in Cayuga County traffic stop

Police: Woman falsely accused trooper of making racial slurs in Cayuga County traffic stop
A Rochester woman has been arrested for falsely accusing a New York State trooper of making racial slurs during a traffic stop in Cayuga County, state police said Wednesday. On Jan. 29, 2017, state police stopped 36-year-old Tiffany Robinson-Clarke on Route 38 in the town of Moravia. According to a press release, Robinson-Clarke was on the phone with her husband... more

Trumansburg clinches IAC Small North baseball title

Trumansburg clinches IAC Small North baseball title
The Trumansburg Blue Raiders clinched the IAC North Small division Wednesday afternoon at home with a 6-0 victory over the Moravia Blue Devils. It locks the team into an IAC Small championship bout with Tioga (10-3, 9-2 IAC Small South) at Dunn Field in Elmira Thursday, May 11. Waverly (14-1, 11-0 Big South) and Union Springs (11-1, 9-0 Big North)... more

Tomato sauce cans bound for prison in Cayuga County had narcotics hidden inside

Tomato sauce cans bound for prison in Cayuga County had narcotics hidden inside
Officials said that a corrections officer found 600 milligrams of narcotics inside two cans of tomato sauce being shipped to an inmate at Cayuga Correctional Facility in Moravia. According to the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, at about 2 pm on Monday, July 25, a corrections officer working in the package room inspected a USPS Priority... more

Swimmers in section of Owasco Lake reporting rashes

Swimmers in section of Owasco Lake reporting rashes
The Cayuga County Health Department is investigating reports of people developing an itchy rash after swimming in an isolated part of northern Owasco Lake last weekend. Eileen O'Connor, the county's director of environmental health, said about 40 reports have come in from people who were in the water in an area where boats often anchor south of the Deauville Island... more

Blue-green algae blooms discovered in three Owasco Lake locations

Blue-green algae blooms discovered in three Owasco Lake locations
Blue-green algae has been discovered in three locations on Owasco Lake, according to a release from the Cayuga County Health Department on Wednesday. Blooms were discovered on Sept. 9 near Buck Point in the town of Fleming, near Fire Lane 25 in the town of Scipio and near the Owasco Yacht Club in the town of Owasco. Read more from... more

Health department: Blue-green algae blooms spotted throughout Owasco Lake

Health department: Blue-green algae blooms spotted throughout Owasco Lake
The Owasco Watershed Inspection Program has reported that blue-green algae blooms now have been spotted in open water across Owasco Lake, according to the Cayuga County Health Department. Health officials said Monday the blooms have covered the width of the lake, with sightings of blooms throughout the lake’s northern end to as far south as Burtis Point. Read more from... more

Moravia girls soccer team surges late in first half in win over Southern Cayuga (highlights)

Moravia girls soccer team surges late in first half in win over Southern Cayuga (highlights)
Moravia surged late in the first half to take firm control. The Blue Devils netted three goals in a span of five minutes and tacked on two more insurance markers in the second half, as the Moravia girls soccer team topped Southern Cayuga, 5-1, at Southern Cayuga High School Monday. Read More or watch video highlights below… more

Health department: No toxins detected in public water despite blue-green algae blooms

Health department: No toxins detected in public water despite blue-green algae blooms
The Cayuga County Health Department said in a release Thursday that despite widespread blue-green algae blooms on Owasco Lake, the treated public water supply has not been affected. The department continues to monitor the algae blooms and the water supply, but no toxins have been detected in samples collected from treated drinking water. Low levels of toxins were detected in... more
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