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A dominant day on the track delivered a double championship for Cato-Meridian, according to The Citizen. Both the boys and girls teams captured Section III, Class D indoor track titles Saturday at the SRC Arena ... more

A tense final round and two correctly spelled words sealed the win at Cato-Meridian’s annual Spelling Bee. Cato-Meridian Elementary School recognized 18 students for top spelling performances after a written competition in grades four through ... more

Village officials say Cato’s water system is improving after a water main break caused a loss of pressure last week, but residents must continue boiling water while testing continues. The original boil water order was ... more

A water main break dropped system pressure in the village of Cato, prompting a boil water order Saturday morning, according to officials. They say the loss of pressure increases the risk of harmful microbes entering ... more

Monday opened another week of Wayne-Finger Lakes high school hoops with nine girls games on the schedule. One of the night’s most competitive contests unfolded in Seneca Falls, where Midlakes outlasted Mynderse in a defensive ... more

A judge has dismissed a criminal charge against a Cayuga County woman detained in a September ICE raid, citing unlawful evidence, according to Spectrum News 1. Argentina Juarez-Lopez was arrested at the Nutrition Bar Confectioners ... more

A weekly school gathering at Cato-Meridian Junior-Senior High School now runs entirely by students, giving them the microphone and the message. The school shifted its long-running forum to a student-led model this year, with the ... more

Village leaders in Cayuga are weighing a proposal that would rewrite how solar projects get approved and built in the village. The draft local law amends Section 3-6 of the Village of Cayuga Zoning Code ... more

A factory worker swept up in a Cayuga County immigration raid won release before trial after a judge blasted federal agents for violating her rights, according to The Citizen. U.S. District Judge Brenda Sannes ordered ... more

A federal judge ruled immigration agents violated constitutional rights during a factory raid in Central New York, according to Spectrum News. The decision stems from a September ICE operation at the Nutrition Bar Confectioners plant ... more

Cato town leaders pushed for the arrest of Jody Snyder—now supervisor-elect—over a 2023 gravel incident involving her son, according to The Citizen. Surveillance showed Allen Holdridge taking town gravel with Snyder’s truck, aided by town ... more

Back-to-back bridge closures are causing major detours for Cayuga County drivers, according to WSYR. After the State Route 34 bridge shut down Dec. 1, the nearby Bonta Bridge closed Dec. 8, disrupting daily commutes in ... more

Armed agents stormed a rural New York factory in September, arresting nearly 60 workers in the state’s largest immigration raid since Trump returned to office, according to Times Union. Most detainees are still jailed or ... more

Friday night saw an action-packed slate of Wayne-Finger Lakes high school hoops with 21 games, including two that went to overtime. The standout performance came in Ontario, where senior Aidan Twist lit up the scoreboard ... more

Cayuga County legislators passed a resolution opposing a federal immigration raid at a Cato factory, calling it excessive and harmful, according to The Citizen. The non-binding resolution criticizes the September raid that detained 69 workers, ... more

Drivers in Cayuga County should plan for major detours starting Monday as a long-term bridge project gets underway. The New York State Department of Transportation says State Route 34 will close at the bridge over ... more

A federal raid on a Cayuga County nutrition bar factory followed months of surveillance, traffic stops, and tips about undocumented workers, according to Spectrum News 1. Affidavits show agents found pay stubs, fake green cards, ... more

A Guatemalan man arrested during a factory immigration raid in Cayuga County has pleaded guilty to reentering the U.S. illegally, according to The Citizen. Luis Fernando Morales-Jom was among 57 workers detained at Nutrition Bar ... more

As winter approaches, the Village of Cato is reminding residents of their responsibilities under a local law regulating snow and ice removal on sidewalks — and the penalties for ignoring it. Property owners and occupants ... more