Press release/Provided photo Highway sign designates section of State Route 19 in Village of Gainesville as the “T Sgt. Walter Shearing Memorial Highway” GAINESVILLE, NY – The courage and sacrifice of a Wyoming County native who gave his life during World War II were formally recognized Saturday with the dedication of …
Gainesville, NY: Regional Transit Service (RTS) held a ribbon cutting today with members of the RTS team and special guests to celebrate the completion of construction of its new facility in Wyoming County. RTS will move into the new facility Saturday, November 16, and begin operating there on Monday, November 18. …
Six rabbits were lost in a garage fire in Gainesville on Friday evening. Six fire companies were called to 4600 Miller Road in the Town of Gainesville, after a neighbor discovered the garage on fire about 5:45p.m. The garage is owned by Thomas and Teresa Hare. According to Wyoming County …
Firefighter of the year: Donald Lockwood (Provided information and photos) Gainesville Fire Department and Rescue squad held their annual installation dinner on Saturday evening. The department responded to 198 calls for 2022. 39 calls were fire related and 159 were rescue calls. Top Fire responders : Jim Bodensteiner Dusty Deiter …
Lifelong member of the Gainesville Fire Department Donnie Meyer passed away in 2007.
Owners of Whisper Brook Properties, LLC at 2830 Sodom road in Gainesville, were alerted to a fire after they heard an explosion coming from a barn at 8:52a.m. Saturday October 22, 2022. According to Wyoming County Office of Emergency Management Services, the 40×60 ft. structure attached to the main barn …
Press release March 10, 2021 “The driver of 2001 Volkswagen has been identified as Jacquelin Simpson, age 83, of the Village of Perry. The passenger was Jessie Button, age 82, of the Village of Perry. The driver of the 2010 Ford Taurus was Amy Szulewski, age 45, of Portage, NY. …
An electric heater that was plugged into a wall receptacle caused the receptacle to overheat, causing the wall to catch fire at 5137 Shepard road in the Town of Wethersfield on Wednesday evening about 7:30p.m. The residence is owned by Polly Biscaro. Firefighters from Gainesville and Bliss were on scene …
Nine fire companies responded to 5622 Broughton road in the Town of Gainesville for a barn fire Friday afternoon about 1:51p.m. The barn, a 90’x180′ structure, was used to process manure and process feed and bedding for the farm animals at Broughton Farms. Estimated loss after the fire is 1 …
Ten fire companies responded to 4008 Dutton road in the Town of Gainesville for a house fire on June 30, 2019. The house is owned by Fred and Kelly Dahl. Fire crews from Gainesville, Bliss, Castile, Pike, Silver Springs, Warsaw, Perry, Perry Center, Wyoming and North Java responded and were …