Sterling

The Sterling Nature Center will host a spring beach cleanup from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 27, at the center, Jensvold Road, Sterling. The annual cleanup, taking place during Earth Day week, will see ... more

The Sterling Nature Center could one day be housed in a building that utilizes everything from extended awnings to geothermal energy, if a new design presented to the Cayuga County Parks Commission Wednesday comes to ... more

The final sales tax numbers for Cayuga County's multiple municipal governments show a strong year for the city of Auburn, but a weak performance by towns and villages in the area. As a whole, sales ... more

Legislator Tucker Whitman, R-Sterling, was sworn in as the new Cayuga County Legislature Chair at the annual reorganization meeting Thursday. Whitman was unanimously approved for the position, with legislators from both political parties saying they ... more

Residents are set to vote on the Southern Cayuga Central School District's proposed capital project for a solar panel array. A public hearing and vote are scheduled for January on a proposal for a $1.5 ... more

Federal funding, amounting to $401,000, was awarded to the town of Sterling last week by the state's U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, according to a press release. The funding, provided through the U.S ... more

A Sterling man is facing multiple criminal charges for allegedly having sexual contact with a minor, the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office said Saturday. Thaddeus Fields, 46, of Fancher Road, was charged with third-degree sexual abuse, ... more

After flipping a vehicle in a ditch several times on Monday - the driver of that car fled into the woods, resulting in an hours-long search. New York State Police Sgt. Jay Welsted, of the ... more

Sales tax collection is trending upward in the city of Auburn through the third quarter of 2018 and holding relatively steady in Cayuga County. According to the latest monthly sales tax report from the Cayuga ... more

Who will be the next sheriff in Cayuga County? Lt. Brian Schenck believes it should be him; and after Sheriff David Gould announced that he would not seek re-election - Schenck stepped up to the ... more

An adult ticket to the Sterling Renaissance Festival costs $28.95. It's uncertain where every cent of that money goes. The festival, which begins its 42nd season July 7, is one of Cayuga County's biggest tourist ... more

At the Heron Rookery in Sterling Nature Center, this beaver was swimming through the green slimy water. Photo by Mike Sargent ... more

At the Blue Heron Rookery in Sterling Nature Center, an adult Great Blue Heron is arriving at the nest with food for some hungry "kids". Photo by Mike Sargent ... more

The Sterling Nature Center held an annual outdoor festival with local musicians and artisan vendors to raise money to help protect an osprey habitat on Sunday. For over 20 years "Inspiration: A Festival of Art ... more

On a cold, December night in 2016, Timothy Oleyourryk was driving back to his Oswego home when, he said, he made a series of "bad decisions." At around 10 p.m. Dec. 10, Oleyourryk was driving ... more

The state Department of Environmental Conservation's Great Lakes Program is looking for ways to manage the ecosystem in Sterling and Wolcott Creek sub watersheds located in Wayne, Cayuga and a small portion of western Oswego ... more

An Auburn man released from state prison less than four months ago for a bloody 2011 burglary was charged Wednesday with committing a similar crime. Police said Caleb A. Pilkenton, 26, was one of two ... more

A Webster man is facing criminal charges after admitting to illegally possessing a pistol and some marijuana during a traffic stop Friday, state police said. Zachary F. Sharlow, 33, was charged with third-degree possession of ... more