GENESEE/ORLEANS/WYOMING COUNTIES/It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week/Public Health Column/December 1st–7th

Press release As family and friends are gathering for the holidays, flu activity is increasing. NIVW serves as a reminder it is not too late to get a flu vaccine. Paul Pettit, Public Health Director of Genesee and Orleans Counties wants to remind folks that when you get a flu …

Continue reading

ORLEANS COUNTY/Hawley encourages residents and business owners to apply for Lake Ontario relief by October 31st deadline

Press release For more information on the REDI, homeowner assistance programs and to apply for a grant, click here.             As Lake Ontario’s southern shoreline recovers after unprecedented flooding this past spring and summer, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is encouraging impacted residents and businesses to apply for relief funding through …

Continue reading

GENESEE,ORLEANS AND WYOMING COUNTIES/PrEP Aware Week October 20 – 26, 2019 Public Health Column

Did you know there is a pill to prevent HIV? Pre-exposure prophylaxis, also known as PrEP, is a safe and effective daily pill that can greatly reduce your risk of HIV infection. PrEP is prescribed for HIV-negative people who are at a higher risk for getting HIV, most commonly through …

Continue reading

ORLEANS COUNTY/Holley man identified as driver of the pickup truck in triple fatal accident on Saturday

PRESS RELEASE *Updated*On October 5, 2019 at approximately 11:30 A.M., Troopers out of SP Albion responded to a head-on collision on State Highway 63 in the town of Shelby, Orleans County.  Further investigation revealed that a U-Haul van was traveling southbound on State Highway 63 and crossed the centerline striking …

Continue reading