Category: Scipio

Police say an Ithaca man was arrested following an incident involving a vehicle. According to a news release, State Police out of Auburn arrested Christopher L. Dow, 57, of Ithaca for driving while intoxicated. Troopers responded to an incident involving a vehicle ... MORE

The December 31st deadline for opting out of marijuana retail sales and on-site consumption has passed, but we still don’t know some communities’ decisions. The Citizen reports there’s been no official word out of the town of Sempronius and Throop. The towns ... MORE

The Cayuga County towns of Owasco and Sterling have opted-in, or more specifically, have not opted out, of both retail marijuana sales and on-premise consumption. The Citizen quotes Owasco Supervisor Ed Wagner as saying residents support the idea. He also said because ... MORE

It doesn’t happen very often, but once in a while a tornado warning is issued in Upstate New York. Throughout the day forecasters warned of possible strong or severe storms – even an outlier supercell that could spin up enough rotation to ... MORE

The 7 day positivity rate for new cases of COVID-19 in Cayuga County has been 6.6%. It’s the second highest county just behind Lawrence County which has a positivity rate of 6.9%. 71 cases were reported in two days, the highest in ... MORE

The Scipio Presbyterian Church will offer its building to the public as a cooling station from 12 p.m. until 7 p.m. today. The church is open for anyone affected by the heatwave and masks are required. The church will provide snacks and ... MORE

Liberty Renewables Inc., based out of Albany, is reaching out to residents of southern Cayuga County in an attempt to start a project in Venice, Scipio and Moravia that would allow 22 large turbines to power up to 30,000 homes. Molly Dunton, ... MORE

First responders were called to a crash at the border of Scipio and Springport on Wednesday around 12:30 p.m. Scanner traffic indicated that a vehicle crashed into a tree. Two ambulances were called to the scene on Great Gully Road between Route ... MORE

While heavy rain was a welcomed sight for some locations in parts of the region – as persistent, dry weather caused water table deficits – the Owasco Inlet in Southern Cayuga County saw flooding. While a number of locations in the Southern ... MORE

Keith Cuttler spends most of his days thinking about ways to get crucial medical services to the most-vulnerable parts of the Cayuga County. It’s been an evolving challenge, since coming into his role with a crucial local provider in 2016. “The client ... MORE

Cayuga County E-911 has some staffing issues that it needs to resolve. At least that was the pitch heard by the Cayuga County Legislature this week when they met. E-911 Administrator Denise Spingler addressed the legislators at a meeting on Wednesday – ... MORE

Officials say Route 34 B between Goose Lane and Center roads was closed in the town of Scipio due to a crash. The crash involves an overturned tractor-trailer. It was reported around 6:25 a.m. This story will be updated as more information ... MORE

First responders were called to a two-vehicle crash involving a passenger car and plow truck in Cayuga County. Early reports indicate that the crash happened on State Route 34 near the Mosher Road intersection. Scanner traffic indicates that there is one patient ... MORE

A Snyder woman with a previous drinking and driving conviction was arrested Saturday evening after her vehicle veered off the road in the Cayuga County. Mark O’Donnell, public information officer for Troop E of the New York State Police, said troopers responded ... MORE

NYSEG reports that power has been restored to those impacted by an outage in Southern Cayuga County on Tuesday. The outage began during the late-morning hours, and continued for a couple hours. In the process, approximately 700 people were without power in ... MORE