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Former Sterling Nature Center volunteers remembered with memorial grove
Sterling Nature Center Director Jim D’Angelo recalls those who spent some of their time on this earth helping with the center. “There’s been a lot of people associated with the nature center who have...
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Eye cathing wildlife (photo)
Saturday at the Sterling Nature Center, this frog was very loud making it easier to spot. Photo by Mike Sargent.
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Sterling man sentenced for $12,000 welfare fraud
A Sterling man was sentenced Thursday for illegally receiving more than $12,000 in unemployment benefits. Benjamin Batrack, 31, of 14230 Craine Road, pleaded guilty in August to four felonies:...
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Newly relocated Cayuga County Fair approaches
This summer, the Cayuga County Fair will be held in a new location: The Ward W. O’Hara Agricultural & Country Living Museum and Dr. Joseph F. Karpinski Sr. Educational Center at Emerson Park in...
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Family donates century-old, 20-ton caboose to Sterling Historical Society
For the past 35 years, the Ukleya family’s home has been hard to miss. Nestled along Route 34 in the town of Hannibal, Joseph and Loretta Ukleya raised their three children — Marcia, Amy and Tom — in...
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OFFICIALS: Horse killed by West Nile Virus in Cayuga County
According to the Cayuga County Health Department, a horse at the southern end of the county died from West Nile Virus. The virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, can go symptomless in humans....
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ELECTION GUIDE 2017: Looking at all of the candidates, issues in Cayuga County
With five contested legislature races, two available seats on Auburn City Council, and a number of other Town Council races taking place in Cayuga County — voters will have a lot to decide on in less...
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ELECTION NIGHT LIVE 2017 (webcast replay)
Josh Durso, Jackie Augustine & Jim Sinicropi were live inside the all-new FingerLakes1.com Studio on Election Night for results, reaction, interviews and analysis from Tuesday’s vote in Cayuga,...
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Barrington voters say ‘yes’ to alcohol; but there are other ‘dry’ FLX...
For a region that prides itself on being a wine and brew destination in the U.S., some communities in the Finger Lakes still have regulations around alcohol sales that leave residents — and...
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INSIDE THE FLX: Batman talks budget process, infrastructure spending, and...
On Thursday’s edition of Inside the FLX the individual tasked with leading Cayuga County’s largest governing body – is in-studio talking about elections, the budget process, infrastructure,...
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High-speed internet on its way to some rural Cayuga County towns
By the end of 2018, about 4,000 residents in seven rural Cayuga County municipalities will have access to high-speed broadband internet through 400 miles of fiber network from New Visions...
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State police: Man illegally had pistol, marijuana in vehicle in Sterling
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...
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Police: Homeowner bound and assaulted by robbers in Cayuga County town of...
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...
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DEC’s Great Lakes Program wants to hear from people in Sterling, Wolcott...
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...
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Oswego man sentenced for injuring pedestrian, leaving accident in Sterling
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 down Old...
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Sterling Nature Center celebrates arts and nature to raise funds
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...
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Lunch Delivery in Cayuga County (photo)
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.
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Slimed in Cayuga County (photo)
At the Heron Rookery in Sterling Nature Center, this beaver was swimming through the green slimy water. Photo by Mike Sargent.
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Will sexual harassment suit against Sterling Renaissance Festival owner...
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...
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SUNDAY CONVERSATION: Running unopposed, Brian Schenck looks to build...
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...
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