Industrial hemp growing and selling was legalized this year after U.S. Senator Charles Schumer’s provision in the Farm Bill, however, many banks and other financial institutions are still hesitant to provide services to hemp businesses due to confusion over legal status. Schumer is calling on major federal financial agencies to …
Press release ON OCTOBER 1, 2019, AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CRACK COCAINE IN THE VILLAGE OF MEDINA, N.Y, THE ORLEANS COUNTY MAJOR FELONY CRIME TASK FORCE AND THE MEDINA POLICE DEPT. EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT ON APPLEGATE DRIVE IN THE APPLEWOOD TRAILER PARK LOCATED ON …
Story and photos by James Sinner Art enthusiasts from around WNY flocked to the old high school on Catherine street in Medina on Saturday for the 2nd annual art “PlayGround” installation. The three day event which started with a Friday night preview party, was made possible by the Hungerford family, …
The Attica Blue Devils are 4-0 after taking down the East Rochester/Gananda Bombers(2-2) 28-16 on Friday night during their homecoming. Taking advantage of a fumble recovery, the Blue Devils got on the board first with a nice pass play from quarterback Jake Dressel to Jacob Gross. The Bombers picked up …
Approximately 1,000 students in grades 8-12 from two dozen school districts across the GLOW region attended the first ever GLOW With Your Hands event, a hands-on career exploration experience where students were able to do first-hand activities associated with careers, like welding, bricklaying, electrical wiring, heavy equipment operation, advanced manufacturing …
Press release At approximately 11:55p.m. on September 23, 2019 ,the City of Batavia Fire Department was dispatched to a general fire alarm at 1 Batavia City Centre. First arriving fire units were on-scene at approximately 11:58p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters began investigating and found a working kitchen fire inside of the …
At a City Council Conference meeting on Monday night, City Manager Dr. Martin Moore told City Council that a new police headquarters is about five years away. “We are planning for the worse case scenario,” says Moore. Moore recommended putting $175,000 into a Facilities Reserve Fund, which currently has a …
Story and photos by Julie Carasone On Saturday afternoon at TF Browns, the Genesee County Libertarian Party held a meet and greet for candidates running for local office. Deborah Kerr-Rosenbeck is running for Batavia City Council for the 3rd Ward and she is running against current City Council Member John …
Two busloads of local veterans loaded up two NY Trailways buses on Thursday morning, traveling for most of the day, to visit the military memorials in Washington, DC this weekend. This will mark the 12th year that Assemblyman Steve Hawley has hosted the trip, which allows local veterans and their …
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 …