MONDAY 4/13/26 NEWS STORIES

 

Senior Living Facility Arrest

State Police in Hornell reported the arrest of a woman who allegedly stole thousands of dollars from residents at a senior living?facility in Steuben County. Investigators say 59?year?old Brenda Buck of Allegany, allegedly misappropriated more than $46,000 from March 2025 to March 2026 while managing resident financial accounts at a Hornellsville senior living center. She allegedly falsified business records and forged resident signatures to hide the thefts. About 30 residents were affected and Buck was taken into custody Tuesday April 7th. She was charged with grand larceny and falsifying business records, both Felony Charges. Buck was taken to the Steuben County Jail for arraignment.

 

NYS Damage Self Reporting Tool

If your home suffered rain damage due to the March 31st 2026 rain event, The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, would like your input.  A Damage Self Reporting Tool Kit is available through the Steuben County Website, www.SteubenCountyNY.gov or Steuben County Emergency Services page on Facebook.

 

Lake Salubria Sewer Project Updates

The Lake Salubria Sewer Project has begun and Hunt Engineers which is leading the project held a brief interview on WVIN’s Community Focus last Friday, discussing the project in detail with Tim Steed, the Director of Site and Civil Engineering at Hunt Engineers. You can find the full interview, including planned work areas, contacts for Financial Assistance and some answers to Frequently Asked Questions at wvinbath.com under the Podcast section and select Community Focus.

 

Motions On Reckless Driving Case From 2025

According to Steuben County District Attorney Brooks Baker, Steuben County court will have motions later this week in the case of Brooke Hayden.  Hayden is the Arkport woman indicted by the Steuben County Grand Jury on Dec 9th of last year and is accused of reckless driving and injuring three DOT workers who were standing on Route 36 in an active work zone, on June 11th last year in Hornellsville.  The DOT workers suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

 

Steuben County Sheriff's Office Promotions and Swearing-In

The Steuben County Sheriff's Office announced that on April 8th, Sheriff Allard presided over a major swearing-in ceremony, which included several promotions and the addition of 8 Officers in the Steuben County Jail.  Deputy Terwilliger; a retired Steuben County Sheriff Deputy with 25 years of experience will rejoin the Force as a School Resource Officer assigned to the Corning-Painted Post School District.

 

Bath Police Arrest 3 from Painted Post 

Bath Police say a late?night traffic stop on the evening of Easter Sunday, led to three arrests and the seizure of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Officers pulled over a vehicle on West Morris Street and while conducting the investigation, one of the occupants allegedly attempted to discard a container of methamphetamine onto the shoulder of the road. Their search turned up more drugs, packaging materials, a scale, and illegal chukka (chuck-UH) sticks. Patricia Butler, Zachary Scott, and Ryan Butler — all from Painted Post — face felony and misdemeanor charges. They were processed at Steuben County Jail and released after arraignment.

 

2nd Annual BrewHaHa

–The Dormann Library’s 2nd Annual Brew Ha Ha Event that was originally scheduled for this past Saturday, has been rescheduled due to illness.  This event is an opportunity for ages 18 and up to showcase talents such as Stand Up Comedy, musical talents, poetry and other skills. The new date will be announced this week.  For The BrewHaHa Event signups, updates and other upcoming events coming to the Dormann Library, visit www.DormannLibrary.org and find the calendar of events under the Programs Tab.

 

Bath Volunteer Future Firefighters Program

The need for Volunteer Firefighters is great as well as the need for youth to join the fire department.  The Bath Volunteer Fire Department has a program for youths that may be interested in becoming a junior firefighter.  This program is for teens, ages 14-18.  If interested, visit the Bath Fire Station this Saturday, April 18th or Sunday, April 19th from 10am-5pm.

 

AMERICA 250th Sticker Contest

The Steuben County Board of Elections has introduced the America 250 sticker contest.   This is for students in schools within Steuben County and there are 2 age groups of design competition. There will be a prize awarded to the winning sticker designs for America’s 250th celebration and the contest begins April 15th.  Students and teachers will have until May 18th to get the sticker designs submitted to the county board of elections.