NYS Police/Varysburg man charged in traffic stop in Sheldon

On June 17, 2021 at 7:54 p.m., Troopers out of SP Warsaw arrested Nicholas J. Scripp, 31, of Varysburg, NY, for DWI, and failure to keep right. Troopers stopped Scripp on Rt. 20A in the town of Sheldon for crossing over the double solid line. Scripp was placed under arrest …

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WYOMING COUNTY/COVID-19 Update/Three new positive cases reported, 52 people under precautionary quarantine due to travel

Chairman of the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors, Jerry L. Davis, reported as of earlier today, Tuesday, July 21, the Wyoming County Health Department reports one hundred two (102) lab-confirmed positivecases of COVID-19 among Wyoming County residents. This is an increase of three (3) cases from the last reported increase …

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WYOMING COUNTY/Wyoming couple recite their vows on their 50th anniversary with the help of the fire department

Judy Brown, a resident at the Wyoming County Community Health System’s Skilled Nursing Facility, and her husband, Paul Brown, both 69 years old, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in an unusual way on Saturday afternoon. Paul was lifted to Judy’s 2nd story room by the Warsaw Fire Department’s aerial ladder …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Driver who died in the one car crash in Alexander believed to be a member of the Felony Lane Gang

Cleveland D. Johnson, 22, of Lauderdale Lakes , Florida, the driver who died after the high speed crash/pursuit in Alexander Monday afternoon, was one of four people arrested by the Town of Greenburgh, NY Police Department in January of 2018. The Greenburgh Street Crime Unit arrested four members of the …

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GENESEE AND WYOMING COUNTY/GVEP teacher receives distinguished NYS award

Press release The Ferdinand DiBartolo NYS Distinguished Foreign Language Leadership Award was presented this year to Elizabeth Slocum. Slocum is a teacher of French and Spanish at the middle, high school and undergraduate levels. Slocum holds permanent New York State Certification in French and Spanish, as well as certification as …

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GENESEE, ORLEANS AND WYOMING COUNTIES/Faith leaders from three counties attend first Opioid Epidemic workshop in Batavia

Faith based leaders from Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming Counties were in attendance at the first Opioid Epidemic Workshop held in Batavia at the City Church Generation Center on Center street Tuesday. Guest speaker Dr. Richard Blondell, MD, who is the Vice Chair of Addiction Medicine and a Professor in the …

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High School Football/Section 5/Attica will play Letchworth/Warsaw in the Class C final

The Attica Blue Devils advanced to the Class C finals in Section 5 football by defeating the ER/Gananda Bombers 21-14 at HFL on Saturday afternoon. Dawson Nelson recovered a fumble in the first quarter that led to a 39 yard touchdown run by Edward Strzelec to give the Blue Devils …

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WYOMING COUNTY/Warsaw men arrested after their van was observed swerving in and out of lanes

Two arrests were made following a traffic stop in the Village of Wyoming on October 5, 2018 A large white Chevrolet Express van truck was stopped in a business parking lot on North Academy Street at Gulf Road for traffic infractions which had occurred on East Bethany Road in the …

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