Canisteo News

Horseheads highlights: Brett Wieland hit two home runs, had four RBIs and pitched a one-hitter. Brooks Vertoske added two hits and scored two runs.

* LASNICK - A son, Saturday, June 27, 2009, to Edward C. and Brenda L. James Lasnick of Bath.

Highlights: Nate Grant went 2-for-2 with a double and pitched a three-hitter with nine strikeouts to get the win.

Hello, runners, my name is Teresa Haight. Some of you might know me from various 5K and 10K races around the Finger Lakes areas.

* Joe Volta III, 33, of Canisteo, was arrested June 11 on a superior court warrant charging him with felony fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and felony fourth-degree sale of a controlled substance.

* Luke S. Burris, 21, of Corning, was charged June 14 with driving while intoxicated and having a blood alcohol content greater than .16 percent following a traffic stop.

Rebecca Hjort of Canisteo was awarded $13,600 for the 'Excellence in Education Scholarship.' Hjort will graduate in 2009 from Canisteo-Greenwood Central School and intends to enroll in the nursing program.

Steuben County A town of Hornellsville resident was charged Wednesday with third- degree criminal sale of a firearm, a Class D felony, following an investigation into missing firearms from his parents' residence, according to the Steuben County Sheriff's Office.

A Town of Hornellsville man arrested this week for allegedly supplying beer to minors is a coroner for Steuben County.

Authorities say a county coroner provided beer for an underage party on his property.

A group of teens are in hot water after an underage drinking party bust. According to the Steuben County Sheriff's Office, 10 minors, ages 15 to 20, were arrested for alcohol possession on Sunday.

A Steuben County dog control officer doesn't agree with the charges brought against him.

Two Steuben County financial institutions have finalized their previously announced merger plan.

St. James Mercy Hospital * DRAKE - A daughter, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, to Shawn M. Drake and Amanda L. Fisher Drake of Hornell.

Between 2003 and 2007, the Strong Memorial Hospital Regional Burn Center treated 212 children younger than 5 for contact burns.

Andrew D. Travis Jr., 72, of 158 Lakeside Dr., Bemus Point, N.Y., died on Friday, Jan.

24, 2008, to Peter and Jennifer Ross of Hornell. * SWITZER -- A daughter, Monday, Dec.

17, 2008, to Matthew Jacobs and Stephanie Dixon of Canisteo. * STRASSBURG -- A son, Thursday, Dec.

The final days leading up to the big holiday are guaranteed to be busy and very stressful.

State police have arrested a Beaver Dams man in connection with an Oct. 26 burglary at the Econo Lodge Hotel on Robert Dann Drive in Gang Mills.