Union Springs News

An Auburn man was sentenced today to 16 years in prison for shooting the door of friend's house and then pistol-whipping the man over a beer money argument last year.

Several insurance agents and brokers in Central and Western New York accepted kickbacks for steering their customers to certain automotive glass companies, the New York State Insurance Department announced today.

INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC CONF. Moravia at Lansing Odessa-Montour at Newfield Southern Cayuga at Marathon Tioga at Watkins Glen Groton at Dryden Waverly at Candor Unatego at Whitney Point Trumansburg at Union Springs Elmira ND at Spencer-Van Etten SOUTHERN TIER ATHLETIC CONF.

Syracuse University honors years of service to recognize the work and service given each day by faculty and staff.

The skies were clear, but the roar of thunder could be heard up and down Cayuga Lake on Sunday as hundreds of Hondas and Harleys rolled through Ithaca as part of a charity fundraiser.

INTERSCHOLASTIC ATH. CONF. 4:30 p.m. unless noted Lansing at Groton Watkins Glen at Candor Newark Valley at Tioga Union Springs at So.

Cayuga and Seneca counties hope their luck changes and they win a favorable court ruling in the next step of their ongoing cigarette-tax dispute with the Cayuga Indian Nation.

A state judge for a second time refused to order the return of 176,000 cartons of cigarettes seized last November during raids on the Cayuga Indian Nation's two upstate New York convenience stores, reported the Associated Press.

Seneca Falls, NY A - Wondering who is using GPS technology on their farm? Seventeen farmers from across New York State will share their experiences with precision farming at the August 11-13, 2009 Empire Farm Days.

Seneca Falls, NY A - Wondering who is using GPS technology on their farm? Seventeen farmers from across New York State will share their experiences with precision farming at the August 11-13, 2009 Empire Farm Days.

For proof of the power of family, look no further than the Batteys. Since 1891, Batteys and Battey descendants have gotten together annually in this area for a reunion.

Friday, July 24, 2009 at 5:08 p.m. CAYUGA COUNTY -- This weekend, thousands of bargain hunters will drive down the highway on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake for the annual "Route 90 Garage Sale." There are 50 miles of garage sales sponsored by churches, charities and anyone else.

Cayuga County officials plan to appeal a decision allowing Indians to sell cigarettes tax-free. The ruling stated the Cayuga Indians may resume selling tax-free smokes at their Seneca Falls and Union Springs stores without the threat of criminal prosecution.

Cayuga County is planning to appeal a decision that allows the Cayuga Indian Nation to sell untaxed cigarettes once again.

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer restated his long-held opposition to allowing the Cayuga Indian Nation to put 129 acres it owns into federal trust.

Students face trials and tribulations to get through high school. How about adding a serious illness to the mix? Or drug abuse and jail? What about a father going off to war? Then there are those with disabilities to work through.

Cayuga County is about to go "cold turkey," in a manner of speaking. The Cayuga County Tobacco Free Partnership has lost it's $145,000 state grant and will close its doors July 31, program coordinator Anne E. McCarthy said.

Kimberle Ward, who has been principal at Union Springs High School for four years, is leaving by July 1 to become superintendent in the Naples school district in Ontario County.

" Over 1,000 people were at a public hearing Wednesday night regarding the Cayuga Indian Nation's request to place 129 acres of land into a federal trust.

A Cayuga County sheriff's deputy loads cigarettes seized at the Cayuga Indian Nation's Lake Side Trading store outside Union Springs in this picture from Nov.