SPARTA – Squirrel hunters gathered in huge numbers for a squirrel hunting tournament to top them all in memory of kind friend and former Deputy Sheriff Branden Merrick. The tournament, organized by Branden's brother Kevin Merrick and family, saw huge participation, donations to Livingston County Hospice, and total squirrels taken. "With every squirrel tournament we want to give to the organizations and places that helped my brother when he … [Read more...]
Sluggish Car Bursts Into Flames in Sparta
SPARTA – A car burst into flames after a driver felt it lose power on her way north to Rochester on Stagecoach Road Thursday afternoon. According to first responders at the scene, they found the car fully involved with flames as they pulled up. "The driver felt the car lose power so she pulled over and stopped and turned it off," said Kevin Niedermaier, Director of Livingston County's Office of Emergency Management. "She got out, looked … [Read more...]
SUN VIDEO: Livingston County Takes Over 2 Bridges
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Two bridges, one in Sparta and one in West Sparta, are now under the care of the County Highway Department. This means that the County Highway Department will handle maintenance and repairs though these bridges are on Town Roads. Recent expansions to both structures made them over 25 feet in span. A 1948 resolution from the County Board of Supervisors authorizes County Highway to take over care of any bridge on a town … [Read more...]
Sparta Man Jailed for Sending Child Porn to Others
SPARTA – A local man was arrested by State Police and taken to jail for allegedly disseminating inappropriate images of children. Bruce White, 27, was charged with felony Promoting a Sexual Performance by a Child for allegedly sending the images to others. He was arrested on Dec. 11 and arraigned on his charges. He was remanded to the Livingston County Jail on $10,000 cash or $20,000 bond. White will appear in Sparta Town Court at a … [Read more...]
Backroad Knifepoint Robbery Jails Dansville Duo
SPARTA – Two southern Livingston County residents were arrested on Friday by the Livingston County Sheriff's Office and Dansville Police in connection with an alleged knifepoint robbery on a back road in Sparta. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Ford Beman, 21 of Sparta, and Mary Cronin, 19, of Dansville, were charged with Robbery in the Second Degree. On Oct. 30 at about approximately 8:30 p.m., … [Read more...]
Wayland Man Found Roadside at Happy Hour Arrested for DWI
SPARTA – A Wayland man was arrested early Wednesday evening after he was found sitting behind the wheel on the shoulder of State Highway 256 in Sparta with his flashers on, allegedly intoxicated. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Eric Schoenfeld, 32, was charged with Felony Driving While Intoxicated due to prior conviction within the past ten years, Driving While Intoxicated per se with a Blood … [Read more...]
Motorcycle Accident Claims Life of Sparta Man
Sparta – A Sparta man lost his life on Sunday in a single motorcycle accident in the Town of Sparta. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, a caller to the Sheriff's 911 center reported that they had come across a motorcycle accident, with a man down, at State Highway mile marker 256, on Reeds Corners Road at approximately 12:19 a.m. Sheriff Dougherty said that responding Deputies arrived on scene … [Read more...]
Legal Snag Lets Sparta Drug Dealer Off the Hook
SPARTA– A young man arrested in February for selling MDMA, or "ecstasy," to undercover police in Sparta has encountered a unique legal hiccup that allows him to accept lesser charges. As it turns out, the substance that 22 -year-old Noble Williams III allegedly sold to an undercover member of the Livingston County Drug Task Force in June 2013 was not ecstasy but Methylone, a look-alike drug that is indistinguishable from ecstasy unless it is … [Read more...]
Agricultural Heritage Takes Main Stage in Sparta
SPARTA- The West Sparta Joint Task Force is set to celebrate the Genesee Valley's agricultural heritage with their fourth annual Old-Fashioned Day from 10a.m. to 4p.m. on Saturday, July 26. The Task Force anticipates hundreds of visitors at the Park at the West Sparta Town Hall for a wide variety of free 19th century activities and demonstrations, including a reenactors' parade, a "vendor village," old country dances to traditional music, a … [Read more...]