August 4, 2023
SPARTA, NY – Livingston County Sheriff Tom Dougherty reports that 38 year old James Henry of Arkport, was killed in a motorcycle crash yesterday morning in the 7am hour, on Groveland Station Road in the Town of Sparta.
The sheriff says that the fatal accident was called in by a witness at the scene. The investigation continues.
July 31, 2023
From Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard:
Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard reports that on July 30, 2023, deputies of the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office arrested Anthony M. Carpenter, age 26, of County Route 46, Arkport, New York, in response to a report of a person threatening another with a gun in the Town of Dansville. It is alleged that Mr. Carpenter violated a duly served order of protection, entered or remained unlawfully in a dwelling and placed a person in fear of injury by threatening them with a weapon. Mr. Carpenter was charged with Burglary in the First Degree, a Class B Felony, Criminal Contempt in the First Degree, a Class E Felony, Menacing in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree. Mr. Carpenter was arraigned in the Centralized Arraignment Court and held in lieu of $500 cash bail.
July 20, 2023
ARKPORT, NY – Arkport Central’s School Board has reappointed Pat Flaitz as board of education president and Jen Swarts as school board vice president. Arkport Central will be having three town halls in October, which will be about hiring a new principal for grades 7-12.
Arkport Central Superintendent Jesse Harper and the school board will be coming up with different rules for illegal student absences, which is a common problem nationwide since covid. There will be more discussion on this at the August school board meeting in Arkport.
On the DEI, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the first reading of the DEI policy was read last night by the Arkport School Board at their regulary monthly meeting. Superintendent Jesse Harper says, every district in the state will have to have this policy, but Arkport made sure to include parents and guardians in their policy.