Our FL History: The Ku Klux Klan in the Finger Lakes
The history of the Ku Klux Klan presence in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York in the 1920’s as narrated by Walter Gable, Seneca County Historian.
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Category: Phelps
Section V Football: Week 2 Scoreboard (9/9-10)
The Lyons vs. Marcus Whitman game was moved from Saturday night to Sunday after an issue with the lights in Lyons. The Lions ended up getting a 26-19 win. Red Jacket rolled over Mynderse 42-0 on Saturday afternoon in week #2 of Section V high school football. Eight Finger Lakes East high school football teams were in action on Friday...
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Waterloo woman charged with aggravated DWI in Phelps after accident
The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office reports that a Waterloo woman was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated after a single car crash in Phelps. Deputies were called to Townline Road in the Town of Phelps on September 4, 2016 for the report of a single car crash at 7:09 pm. When deputies arrived they found that Quintana L. Allen, 29,...
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Work begins at daybreak on Tuesday morning north of Geneva
Work begins at daybreak in this field at a farm just north of Geneva on Tuesday. Photo by Walter Dyson.
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Phelps woman convicted on animal cruelty charges
It took a mere 15 minutes Monday for a town court jury to convict a local woman on numerous animal cruelty charges. Ontario County District Attorney R. Michael Tantillo said Renee Mobley was found guilty of 18 counts of animal cruelty and failure to provide food/water to a confined animal. Both charges are misdemeanors. Mobley is scheduled to be sentenced...
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GOLF: Bombers take down Screaming Eagles
MIAMI (AP) — Emotions were more subdued Tuesday night for the Miami Marlins, and their bats were too. Finger Lakes Times – Sports: Read More
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BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Midlakes improves to 6-0
Midlakes High School’s stellar beginning to the 2016 campaign continued Monday night. Finger Lakes Times – Sports: Read More
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Our Finger Lakes History Podcast: Cobblestone buildings in the Finger Lakes
Seneca County Historian Walter Gable discusses the various styles and types of Cobblestone buildings and structures found in the Finger Lakes region on Episode 003 of Our Finger Lakes History on FingerLakes1.TV. Click here for the episode page and complete archives at FingerLakes1.TV.
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Midlakes grad is chief of staff at California hospital
Dr. Bill Fulton has made his career and home about 3,000 miles from where he grew up, yet the Midlakes High School graduate is quick to point out that local influences played a big role in his success. Finger Lakes Times – News: Read More
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UPDATE: One airlifted with internal injuries after serious accident in Phelps
New details have emerged after an accident at the corner of Griffith Road and Fort Hill Road in the Town of Phelps. Deputies say that Heather Jo McGovern, 28, of Newark was traveling east on Griffith Road and failed to stop for the stop sign at the intersection of Fort Hill Road. Jeffery M. VanCamp, 35, of Newark was traveling...
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Waterloo woman charged with DWI after crashing into ditch
Deputies in Ontario County report that Kimberly D. Parsons, 35, of Waterloo was arrested for driving while intoxicated after an incident on Cross Road in the Town of Phelps. Parsons allegedly crashed her vehicle into a ditch and when deputies arrived on scene they found her to be operating the vehicle with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08 percent. Parsons...
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315 area code changes begin
The first step in a two-year phase-in period for a new area code in the 315 region starts Saturday. That’s when callers in the 315 area code, which spans a huge portion of central New York, including much of the Finger Lakes, will have to dial a few more numbers to make their calls, said the New York State Public...
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Mynderse tops Midlakes in boys lacrosse
Mynderse Academy senior defenseman, Ben Cafolla protects the ball during last night’s varsity lacrosse contest on Bracht Field in Seneca Falls. Cafolla had a big night as a defender, scoring 3 goals and helping the host Blue devils to a 13-3 league win over the visiting Midlakes Screaming Eagles. Photo by Jack Wagener.
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