Category: Benton

A Penn Yan man was ticketed after a two-car crash Monday at the intersection of State Route 364 and Lovejoy Road in the town of Benton, according to the Yates County Sheriff's Office. … more: Deputies: 83-year-old ticketed after two-car crash in Benton

A school bus driver is taking legal action after a crash flipped his bus with students inside in Benton, according to the Finger Lakes Times. The driver from the Penn Yan Central … more: Bus driver files claim after crash with sheriff trainee leaves lasting injuries

Deputies arrested a man after responding to a reported motor vehicle crash on State Route 364 in the Town of Benton Saturday evening. Michael J. Casciani, 39, of Branchport, now faces multiple … more: Drunk driving crash leads to felony arrest in Yates County

Deputies say a pickup truck rolled over and struck a telephone pole late Friday night in Benton — and the driver was found nearby, intoxicated and on foot. Tucker Parmelee, 27, … more: Driver charged with DWI after Benton rollover

A Benton man was arrested earlier this month after deputies say he was driving under the influence on State Route 364. According to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office, 58-year-old Michael Schiller was … more: Benton man charged with DWAI after traffic stop on Route 364

The 7th annual Sister’s Day event is bringing life-saving breast cancer screenings back to Yates County, with a full day of mobile mammograms on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, from 10 a.m. … more: Mobile mammogram unit returns to Benton for free screenings

Several Yates County fire departments were called out Tuesday night after a barn caught fire along West Lake Road. The initial mutual aid request went out to Benton Fire and Bellona Fire, … more: Multiple fire crews respond to late-night barn fire on West Lake Road

A two-car collision Saturday evening in Yates County sent two people to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to local authorities. Deputies responded to the scene at the intersection of State Route 54 … more: Two injured in Benton crash on State Route 54

A grand jury in Ontario County has indicted two additional suspects in the murder of 24-year-old Sam Nordquist, bringing the total number of individuals formally charged in the case to seven. Ontario County … more: Grand jury indicts two more in murder of Sam Nordquist

The Benton Town Board will meet tonight at 7:00 p.m., starting with two public hearings on proposed local laws. One hearing will address a new short-term rental regulation, while the other … more: Benton Town Board to vote on short-term rental and employment policies tonight

New York State Electric & Gas has completed its Yates County Gas Main Project, bringing natural gas service to the newly constructed Yates County Highway Department facility at 939 NY-14A. The project, … more: NYSEG completes Yates County Gas Main Project, powering new highway facility

Multiple fire departments battled a major barn fire on Voak Road in Potter Monday night. The blaze, reported at 8:40 p.m., quickly engulfed the structure. Firefighters from Benton, Bellona, Penn Yan, Middlesex, … more: Firefighters battle large barn fire in Yates County: Investigation underway

A 95-year-old Penn Yan resident was hospitalized Tuesday night following a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Pre-emption Road and Bellona Station Road in the Town of Benton. Yates County Sheriff's Deputies … more: 95-year-old hospitalized after medical emergency leads to Yates County crash

A tragic hit-and-run in the Town of Benton has left a one-year-old child dead and a 26-year-old woman facing felony charges. The incident occurred Thursday evening around 4:30 p.m. on State … more: Sheriff: Penn Yan 26-year-old charged after fatal hit-and-run in Benton

A two-car accident in the Town of Benton on Friday evening resulted in two people being transported to the hospital with injuries. Deputies responded to the crash at the intersection of … more: Two injured in Benton crash after driver fails to yield at stop sign

One person is in custody after a high-speed chase ended in the town of Benton through part of Yates County. Yates County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Jade S. Smith, 26, of Bluff Point, early … more: High-Speed Chase in Yates County: One in Custody for Fleeing, Reckless Driving, and Other Charges

Deputies say a Canandaigua man was taken into custody following an incident late-Thursday in the town of Benton. Yates County Sheriff's deputies arrested Andrew J. Miller, 34, of Canandaigua, following a late-night … more: Canandaigua Man Arrested for Felony DWI in Benton

A Webster man was injured and cited after a two-car accident in the Town of Benton on August 10. Yates County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to State Route 364 at around 12:58 p.m., … more: Webster driver injured and ticketed after Yates car crash

A motor vehicle accident occurred on Saturday at approximately 11:57 a.m. on Baldwin Road in the Town of Benton. Diamond Pulver, 24, of Waterloo, lost control of her vehicle while turning south … more: Waterloo driver loses control of vehicle causing Yates County crash