GENESEE COUNTY/Santa joins the firefighter ranks in Oakfield to tour the village before Christmas

Several volunteer fire companies came together to welcome Santa to the ranks at the Oakfield Fire Department on Saturday evening. Santa was provided with a tour of the village via decorated fire trucks. The cavalry of fire apparatus from Oakfield, Alabama, Elba and the Town of Batavia provided Santa with …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Fundraiser planned for lifelong Oakfield resident who has been battling a brain tumor since 2011

(Submitted information and photo) Ralph Esten Jr. is a lifelong resident of Oakfield along with his wife Michelle. They have one son Matthew (Amanda) Kastlic and a grandson Lukas.   Ralph was diagnosed in September 2011 with a Glioblastoma brain tumor.  He has battled this awful disease day in and day out, enduring …

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GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Oakfield man accused of threatening his neighbor with a pitchfork

Edward C. Allis Jr., 22, of S. Pearl St., Oakfield, is charged with menacing 2nd and criminal possession of a weapon 4th, after deputies responded to an address on South Pearl street in Oakfield for a reported neighbor dispute. Allis allegedly threatened his neighbor with a homemade pitchfork. Allis was …

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OAKFIELD/Genesee County Civil Freedoms group holds meeting to inform and take action

The Genesee County Civil Freedoms group that was newly created just a few weeks ago, held its first meeting at the Oakfield Community Center on Drake street on Saturday. The group is looking to educate people about the bills that will be introduced during the next legislative session that infringe …

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