LIVINGSTON COUNTY – An equipment failure was to blame for a power outage which left approximately 1,400 customers without power in Southern Livingston County Monday afternoon. According to Rachel Buchanan with NYSEG Public Affairs, 1,401 customers lost electricity for about an hour and a half. The outage area included the business strip in Dansville, where Tops and Rite Aid lost power at about noon. Customers in Dansville, North … [Read more...]
Investigators Work to Identify Victim in Fatal Car Fire
WEST SPARTA – Investigators are working to identify a person who died in an early morning car fire on Wednesday. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, members of the Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division (CID) along with the Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office are working to positively identify the victim and determine a cause of death. A 5:04 a.m. 911 call reported the fire on State … [Read more...]
West Sparta Car Fire Kills One
UPDATE: Investigators Work to Identify Victim in Fatal Car Fire WEST SPARTA – One person died in a car fire on Union Corners Road in the Town of West Sparta. According to Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, the investigation into the incident is ongoing. Police have been investigating the scene for much of Wednesday morning. Continue to follow the GeneseeSun.com as further details become available. … [Read more...]
Man Gets Felony DWI in West Sparta After Running Car Off the Road
WEST SPARTA – A man was arrested on Sunday for felony DWI after a one-vehicle accident in the town of West Sparta, having one other DWI conviction within 10 years. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Ryan Howe, 29, was arrested for felony DWI after he lost control of the vehicle on Kysorville-Byersville Road and left the south shoulder of the road, striking an embankment. The Livingston County E-911 … [Read more...]
Old Fashioned Day Throws it Back with New Events
WEST SPARTA – Old-Fashioned Day 2015 will feature both classic and brand new acts and events all day on July 25, exactly one month from Thursday. According to a press release from Sarah Booher, Vice President West Sparta Historical Society, new programs include a pre-event dedication at 9:45 a.m. of the historic Byersville millstone donated by Alynn and Mark Mullikin in the Town Hall Garden by Aimee Alden, Livingston County Historian, and a … [Read more...]
Driver of Garbage Truck in Accident Identified and in Critical Condition
WEST SPARTA – The driver of the garbage truck that investigators say lost control while coming down Stoner Hill Road and fell into a small creek after crossing Rte. 63 (Dansville Mount Morris Road) has been identified and is currently in critical condition. Driver Barry K. Albert, 63, of Dansville, was flown from the scene in a Life Net helicopter after the accident, which happened at about 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday. On May 5th at about 4:05 … [Read more...]
Driver of Garbage Truck Flown from Scene by Life Net Helicopter
WEST SPARTA – After a dump truck crashed through a guardrail on the side of Rte. 36 and fell into a creek, tearing the back of the truck from the front, the driver had to be driven up the side of the ditch in a ATV from Dansville Ambulance and taken from the scene in a Life Net helicopter. The dump truck, from Morgan's Waste based in Dansville, was carrying a load of garbage which spilled into the creek and made a call to the Department of … [Read more...]
West Sparta Accident Sends Garbage Truck Driver to Hospital with Life Threatening Injuries
UPDATE: 5:43 PM WEST SPARTA — A serious accident involving a garbage truck at Stoner Hill Road has sent a man to the hospital in a Life Alert helicopter. Livingston County Sheriffs Officers along with multiple other first responders are at the scene. The DEC has been called in additionally to handle the debris spill. Apparently, the driver of the truck was traveling at a high rate of speed down Stoner Hill Road hill, failed to negotiate … [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...]
West Sparta Man Arrested After Allegedly Shooting Neighbor’s Dogs
WEST SPARTA -A Livingston County man has been charged with disturbingly murdering his neighbor's dog after allegedly shooting them. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Andrew R. Keiffer, 42, was arrested after a six month investigation into the shooting where he allegedly shot his neighbors two pet dogs, killing one and seriously wounding the other. "The arrest was handled with caution by Sergeant … [Read more...]