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'This is for you ... thank you for your service' — Hundreds welcome 'The Wall That Heals,' escort riders to Penn Yan
PENN YAN — More than 300 motorcyclists got a little wet Tuesday afternoon, but a light rain didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the escort riders and hundreds more that welcomed "The Wall That Heals" when it arrived in this Yates County village. "This is for you. Welcome home and...
NY weather: Thunderstorms with quarter-sized hail and damaging winds in New York Monday
On Monday at 2:15 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning valid until 2:45 p.m. for Schuyler, Steuben and Yates counties. The storms are packing quarter-sized hail (1 inch) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph. "At 2:15 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Urbana,...
AROUND THE LAKES: Community grant requests being accepted in Yates County
PENN YAN — The Yates County TB and Health Association is accepting 2024 grant requests. Yates County human service and community-based organizations are eligible to apply. Include with your request letter information regarding the physical, social, and/or behavioral health related item or service for which you seek funding and the dollar amount needed. Where applicable, photos of the specific item should also be provided.
Dundee man arrested after UTV crash with 5 kids on board
DUNDEE, N.Y. (WETM) — A Dundee man is facing multiple charges after police say he recklessly drove a UTV that had children on board. According to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office, Jamie Richardson, 35, was unsafely driving a UTV on private property in the Village of Dundee late on Saturday night. Police say that Richardson […]
Dundee man arrested for endangering the welfare of children after UTV crash
DUNDEE, N.Y. (WENY) -- The Yates County Sheriff's Office arrested a man after they said he allegedly drove an UTV unsafely with 5 children onboard. According to the Yates County Sheriff's Office, they responded to an accident in Dundee on Saturday, August 3rd. They say 35-year-old Jamie Richardson crashed the UTV into a golf cart after purposely swerving towards it. Richardson was charged with 5 counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Dundee man killed in car crash in the Town of Milo
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A man from Dundee was killed in a car crash in the Town of Milo late Thursday evening. According to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office, 42-year-old Robert Basset Jr. was driving south on Lakemont Himrod Road in the Town of Milo when he went off-road and crashed into a tree. Deputies […]
NY weather: Prepare for thunderstorms and heavy rain with showers in New York Friday evening
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 4:11 p.m. on Friday for thunderstorms and heavy rain with showers until 6 p.m. for Yates, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tompkins, Madison, Oneida, Cortland, Chenango, Otsego, Tioga, Broome, Delaware and Sullivan counties. "Showers and embedded thunderstorms with locally heavy...
Yates County man killed in crash
Milo, N.Y. — A Yates County man was killed in a crash Thursday night. Deputies responded to Lakemont Himrod Road in Milo just after 10:20 p.m. for a report of a single-vehicle crash. The investigation determined Robert Bassett, 42, of Dundee, was southbound when his vehicle went off the...
Dundee man dies after hitting tree in Town of Milo
MILO, N.Y. (WENY) -- A Dundee man is dead after he hit a tree while driving Thursday night. According to the Yates County Sheriff's Office, 42-year-old Robert Bassett, was traveling on Lakemont Himrod Rd. in Milo around 10:30 p.m. when his car left the roadway and hit a tree. The...
More than 300 bikers to escort 'The Wall That Heals'
PENN YAN — Residents of Seneca, Ontario, and Yates counties are being asked to welcome more than 300 motorcyclists escorting “The Wall That Heals” for its stop in Penn Yan. Doug Gibbs, Yates County’s director of veteran services, said approximately 350 bikers will escort the wall to...
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