Yates County News
Local news and feature coverage of the Diocese of Rochester, including events, parishes, and people in Yates County, New York. This collection includes reporting from communities such as Dresden, Middlesex, Penn Yan, and surrounding areas.
Coverage includes Our Lady of the Lakes Parish, whose Yates County worship site is St. Michael’s Church in Penn Yan. The cross-county parish also includes St. Januarius in Naples, Ontario County, and St. Patrick Church in Prattsburg, Steuben County.
Yates County is part of New York’s Finger Lakes region, and related coverage may also appear within the Courier’s Finger Lakes regional news section . Because Our Lady of the Lakes Parish extends into Steuben County, some parish-wide coverage may also appear in the Southern Tier regional news section .
Use the Diocese of Rochester’s Parish Locator and Mass Times to find current parish information and worship schedules in Yates County.
Birthright of Ithaca to note 45 years with luncheon, auction
Camp Koinonia’s Family Camp strengthens relationships, faith
2026 Holy Week and Easter Masses in the Finger Lakes region
Ash Wednesday Liturgies in the Finger Lakes
