GENESEE COUNTY/Family and friends hold a car parade in memory of a community member who was a friend to all

On Saturday afternoon, about 200 friends, family and community members held a Memorial Parade in Tim Backes’ honor, some “Tim Time” to remember all that he gave to those he crossed paths with. Backes suffered a heart attack on December 16, 2020. Backes had just turned 39 in November, and …

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VNS/TOP 5 STORIES FOR 2020

5. Road flooded 6/20/20 Police are now on scene at Richmond Avenue and Oak street with a flooded roadway due to the heavy rains. Link to video below https://business.facebook.com/VideoNewsService/videos/261878831693786/ 4.-SCANNER REPORT- 8/7/20 Oakfield Barn fire reported Oakfield Fire is responding to 3753 Lockport road, between Fisher road and Snyder road, …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/One death and 109 new positive cases reported

Data Update – 12.31.2020 (Please note the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments will be closed for the New Year’s Day holiday, Friday, 01/01/21 and will not be updating data until Monday afternoon.) We thank each of you for your encouragement, assistance, diligence during this very extraordinary year. We look …

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WYOMING COUNTY/Jail experiencing an influx of COVID-19 cases/Visitation suspended along with non-mandated programs and fingerprinting for pistol license applications

Press release “The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office- Jail Division is experiencing an influx of COVID-19 cases among the staff and incarcerated population. As of today, there are eleven (11) staff and two (2) incarcerated individuals confirmed positive for COVID-19. The effected staff is isolated at home and following the Wyoming …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Sheron sworn in as Sheriff, Mazur as Undersheriff

Press release William A. Sheron, Jr. was administered the oath of office yesterday by the Honorable Thomas A. Graham for his second term as Genesee County Sheriff. Sheriff Sheron began his career in 1977 as a 9-1-1 Dispatcher and rose through the ranks, including 21 years as Undersheriff before being …

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GENESEE COUNTY/COVID-19 Update/Video Press Conference/Citizens asked to continue to mask, socially distance and limit small gatherings to help businesses remain open

Notes: -City of Batavia/Parts of the Town of Batavia remain in the Yellow Zone micro-cluster(Since 12/16/20) -With the large amount of positive cases reported recently, there is a 4-6 day delay in contact tracing. Public Health Director advises people who have come into contact with a positive case to begin …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/3 deaths and 182 new positive cases reported

Data Update –12/30/2020 o Genesee County received 142 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 2372 positive cases. § The new positive cases reside in the: · West Region (Alabama, Darien, Pembroke) · Central Region (Alexander, Batavia, Bethany, Elba, Oakfield) · East Region (Bergen, Byron, LeRoy, Pavilion, Stafford) …

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WYOMING COUNTY/COVID-19 Update/27 new positive cases reported, free rapid tests offered in Attica on January 6th

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