SPRINGWATER – Richard 'Boo' Henry was apprehended on Wednesday after running from police, apparently being helped by multiple other people since last Friday, July 31, and hitching a ride with his girlfriend, Shannon Goodwin. According to news partner 13WHAM, the six-day manhunt ended after law enforcement received a tip that Henry, 35, was in Springwater and the area was searched heavily for the past 24 hours. Henry was taken into custody … [Read more...]
Faulty Chimney to Blame for Springwater House Fire
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. SPRINGWATER – Fire investigators have determined that a chimney with a gap in the mortar is to blame for the fire that damaged a home on Wheaton Hill Road Monday morning. According to Livingston County Director of Emergency Management Kevin Niedermaier, an occupant of the home called 911 at 6:19 a.m. on Monday, reporting smoke in the basement, and … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Springwater House Fire Under Investigation
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. SPRINGWATER – Fire experts are still investigating a house fire that was originally called in as causing the basement to flood with smoke, the second of two fires in Livingston County on Monday morning. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, the Livingston County 911 Center received a call at 6:17 a.m. Monday morning reporting … [Read more...]
Ossian and Springwater Hunters Take 5 Bears for 2014
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released the official numbers for the black bear harvest statewide, which say that five bears were taken in Livingston County as part of a record-breaking bear hunting season for the Southern Zone of New York State. According to a press release from the DEC, … [Read more...]
Teens Come Home to Stove Fire, House Destroyed
SPRINGWATER – Two teens came home from school to find the wood stove in their home burning uncontrollably, and before the house could be saved it was a total loss. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Deputy Sheriffs responded to in the Town of Springwater on Feb. 6th at approximately 3:30 p.m. for a wood stove fire inside the residence, on Tabors Corners Road, but upon arrival, a portion of the … [Read more...]
Springwater’s Eldest Citizen, 102, Passes Away
SPRINGWATER – Livingston County lost one of its most senior residents on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the age of 102. Grace E. Holmes passed away in the early morning of Jan. 13, after living a vibrant 102 years in Springwater. According to St. George Stanton Funeral Home, Holmes was born June 18, 1912 in Springwater to Purley and Edith (Wilklow) Fisher, while William Howard Taft was President of the United States. She was a graduate of the 1932 … [Read more...]