A weekly newspaper and community website serving Livingston County, NY in the western Finger Lakes. A community news service
Currently owned by SMG-Batavia
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10/16/2025
🇺🇸 Honor Our Heroes This Veterans Day! 🇺🇸
Do you have a loved one who has served — or is currently serving — in the Armed Forces? Submit their photo and information for a FREE ad in our Salute to Veterans special section, publishing November 7th & 8th!
Let’s come together to recognize and remember those who’ve bravely served our country. 💙❤️
10/15/2025
UPDATE: Organizers and vendors at the first Genesee Valley Vendors and Craft Event are pleased with the results of the inaugural Mount Morris show.
MOUNT MORRIS — Starting a new craft show can be a risky proposition. Crowds may not show. Vendors may not be interested. The whole event could be washed out by
10/15/2025
The "Klink," the only automobile manufactured in Dansville will be in the spotlight at Saturday's annual dinner of the Dansville Area Historical Society. The car named for a local mechanic John Klink was manufactured for several years before losing out to less-expensive competitors.
DANSVILLE - The short-lived Klink automobile will be the subject of a talk as part of the Dansville Area Historical Society Society's annual dinner and program on Oct. 18 at
10/15/2025
Lean Balisciano, Bailey Orman and Bree Parsons all stepped to the forefront on Tuesday night to lead York to a five-set win over Perry. It was the second win of the season for the Golden Knights over the Yellowjackets. MORE:
York Golden Knights Perry Central School District
PERRY — For the second time this regular season, Perry and York squared off in a showdown of two of the best teams in Section V. The result was the
10/15/2025
A change in procedures at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia is now preventing detainees at the facility from receiving personal book shipments. The move has angered social service groups, charging that ICE is violating personal liberties.
LCN: https://bit.ly/47dyzKQ
10/15/2025
A Massachusetts man faces multiple felonies and other charges for allegedly traveling to Steuben County to meet with a 14-year-old female. New York State Police say that followed numerous explicit messages sent through social media to the girl in the days leading up to his arrest.
CANISTEO — A Massachusetts man is facing a half-dozen felonies and other charges after alleged traveling from Massachusetts to Steuben County to meeting with a 14-year-old female after sending her
10/15/2025
INSIDE H.S. SPORTS: The York girls volleyball team defeated Perry for the second time this season on Tuesday in what may prove to be the game that decides the top seed in the Section V Class D1 bracket. The Golden Knights have handed the Yellowjackets both of their two losses this season. Hear from head coach Kaitlin Kolb, Bailey Orman, Bree Parsons and Lena Balisciano about how they got it done and what it means for the team moving forward.
This episode of Inside H.S. Sports with Mike Rose is presented by Special Tees.
Sasha Bellamy had a big night Tuesday as Letchworth girls volleyball pulled off the upset against a previously undefeated Avoca-Prattsburgh. MORE:
GAINESVILLE - The Letchworth girls volleyball team hosted undefeated Avoca-Prattsburgh on Tuesday night, and pulled off the upset winning 3-1 at home. Scores from each set Letchworth won are 25-15,
10/15/2025
WX ALERT: A FROST ADVISORY is in place for overnight tonight for the GLOW region, with the exception of Orleans County, from 2 a.m. until 9 a.m. Thursday. Temperatures are expected to drop into the mid-30s, resulting in frost formation.
NWS: https://bit.ly/474LXAH
10/15/2025
Seth Rounds scored twice to lead Bath-Haverling to victory over Dansville in OT. MORE:
Haverling Rams Athletics
DANSVILLE - The Bath-Haverling boys soccer team traveled to Dansville on Tuesday night, and won 2-1 on the road.
10/15/2025
Cal-Mum girls volleyball claimed an impressive victory in a back-and-forth matchup against Geneseo. MORE:
Caledonia-Mumford CSD
GENESEO - The Caledonia-Mumford girls volleyball team traveled to Geneseo for a tough road matchup Tuesday night. It was an exciting back-and-forth game throughout that resulted in the Cal-Mum squad
10/15/2025
Livonia girls swimming and diving grabbed a victory against Honeoye Falls-Lima on Tuesday. MORE:
Livonia Central School District
LIVONIA - The Livonia girls swimming and diving team hosted Honeoye Falls-Lima on Tuesday night, and captured a big 99-86 victory at home.
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An award-winning weekly newspaper and community website providing a voice for Livingston County and the Western Finger Lakes since 1989.
Since its founding, The LCN has evolved into a media company with video production, digital platforms that include its website and social media platforms; and niche publications devoted to local business and agriculture, along with multiple annual special sections. The staff has been recognized with multiple awards for writing, photography, and advertising
The Livingston County News debuted May 4, 1989, after a hectic six week run from design to startup. The front page reported on then Livonia Town Supervisor Daniel C. West's resignation to take an appointment as head of the Rochester region office of the state Workers Compensation Board and a measles outbreak at SUNY Geneseo. There was also a heart-tugging feature on the local dog pound.
Oh, yeah, there was also a story introducing the Livingston County News -- it was not yet referred to in shorthand as The LCN.
At the time, starting a print newspaper was a bold move. In the late 1980s and into the early 1990s, newspapers were faced with skyrocketing newsprint costs. Then -- as many print papers are doing now in the face of a saturated media world, declining revenue and increasing newsprint costs -- papers were looking for ways to contain expenses.
But a marketing study found that Livingston County residents wanted more local news and the Johnson Newspaper Corp., which has been the paper’s only owner, obliged.
The first few years were admittedly a struggle to build circulation and recognition. By the mid-1990s the paper was beginning to take off and at one point saw circulation double in less than a year.
In the not-so-old days, a weekly newspaper was published once a week. But in the digital era, where social media drives so much of people's newsgathering, even a weekly publication can have a daily presence. LCN maintains a frequently-updated website, www.thelcn.com, has an active Twitter feed that publishes links to the day's headlines, and a page that shares stories of interest to Livingston County and allows readers to interact with the paper and each other.
The LCN has established itself as the leading news source in Livingston County. The publication is well respected by readers and other media. The LCN has been voted the county’s favorite media three years in a row in a Livingston County Area Chamber of Commerce poll.
The paper’s success is attributed to a desire to feed the community's demand for news by providing information and quality journalism from journalists who are familiar with the community.
