GENESEE COUNTY/Oakfield man accused of sexually assaulting a child

An Oakfield man, who is a level two registered sex offender, has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a child under the age of 11 years old, according to State Police. Steven A. Mullen, 33, was arrested on June 16, 2020, while at his job in Batavia. The sex …

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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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GENESEE COUNTY/Oakfield-Alabama FFA awarded $10,000 grant with the help of local farmers

The Oakfield-Alabama FFA(Future Farmers of America) was awarded an America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education Grant of $10,000 at the Oakfield-Alabama Central Schools regular Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night. According to Kent Williams, a Sales Representative for Bayer/Hubnerseed, the school writes the grant describing their STEM focused project then …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Batavia man sentenced to 10 years probation and weekends in jail in sex offenses investigation involving a 13 year old child

David J. Somerton,36, of Kelsey road, Batavia, was sentenced to 10 years probation and will serve weekends in jail for four months after pleading guilty to attempted use of a child in a sexual performance, a class D felony, in March. Somerton was arrested in November of 2018 after an …

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