Category: Montour Falls

The Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office and the Schuyler County Coalition on Underage Drinking and Drugs are encouraging community members to participate in National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24, 2021. Community members can drop off their expired, unused, or unwanted ... MORE

Work is underway to improve a stretch along Route 14 in Montour Falls. That means traffic has been reduced to one-lane. A bridge is being worked on, and a number of other cosmetic improvements are being made to that stretch. Watch the ... MORE

Schuyler Hospital has received a sizeable donation to pay for a portable dust containment unit. The unit helps to contain airborne contaminants. The Spycor Environmental Minti E-C-U 4 is a collapsible portable unit that helps isolate air contamination. A $5,000 donation went ... MORE

In early-March a Watertown firefighter died after a training exercise at a state facility in Schuyler County. Peyton Morse was rushed to the hospital after suffering a medical emergency at the New York State Academy of Fire Science. He was in the ... MORE

The firefighter that was seriously hurt in a training exercise in Montour Falls at a training facility has died. A family member told CNYCentral that 21-year-old Peyton Morse, a Watertown firefighter, died from injuries sustained in a training incident. The incident occurred ... MORE

Deputies say an 18-year-old was airlifted from the scene of a one-vehicle crash in Schuyler County on Sunday. It happened a little before 2 p.m., according to a press release, which indicated that Nathan Vanamburg, 18, of Montour was on County Rd ... MORE

The community is invited to take part in a newly created tradition this holiday season, as “Holiday Lights — Schuyler Style!” readies to illuminate the Watkins Glen area from Dec. 15, 2020 through Jan. 17, 2021. The event, which is sponsored by ... MORE

For the last decade, the Saturday after Thanksgiving has been celebrated nationally as Small Business Saturday — a day dedicated to supporting small businesses. The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce (WGACC) has embraced the effort and is partnering with more than ... MORE

Officials say an elementary school in Schuyler County is going remote for the next week after two classes and a staff member were quarantined. The B.C. Cate Elementary School in Montour Falls is switching to remote learning. It will stay on this ... MORE

A teen from Montour Falls is going to spend more than a year behind bars after a pair of incidents last year. Logan Teemley, 19, pleaded guilty to felony counts of coercion and reckless endangerment. Teemley was accused of keeping a woman ... MORE

On Thursday, Schuyler County Public Health received notification that two residents at Schuyler Hospital’s Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility in Montour Falls tested positive for COVID-19 after being screened due to an employee testing positive on the nursing unit. Schuyler County Public ... MORE

In this edition of Our Finger Lakes History, Seneca County Historian Walter Gable deals with the Flood of 1935 that devastated the southern Finger Lakes. The July 1935 flood killed 44 people and caused millions of dollars in damages. This extended episode ... MORE

Most Finger Lakes residents have heard of the Pre-Emption Line but very few know the fascinating history of why is exists. Seneca County Historian Walter Gable explains in this episode of Our Finger Lakes History.  . The Pre-Emption Line forms the ... MORE

A 39-year-old Montour Falls man could spend the next 20 years in prison after a guilty plea in U.S. District Court this week. Michael Truesdail, 39, of Montour falls pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography involving minors. [AD] Electronic devices were seized ... MORE

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a 43-year-old Montour Falls resident following a property damage crash along State Route 414. Deputies say Kevin Rose, 43, was traveling south on Route 414 when he left the roadway, striking signs, the ... MORE