“Delta Dawn,” The Latest Covid-19 Variant Emerges Rapidly as the Dominant Strain
What is the Delta variant? Will my vaccine protect me? Should I put the mask back on? These are a few questions that many people have in reaction to the […]
Author: Wellsvillesun
The End of The Oramel Volunteer Fire Department?
Michael T. Baldwin Reports, 7/25/21 The Oramel Volunteer Fire Department could possibly go away. According to a legal notice, a public hearing will be held at the Houghton Fire Department […]
William (Bill) John Timberlake Sr., 79, Former Allegany County Undersheriff
William (Bill) John Timberlake Sr. passed away peacefully on July 19, 2021, at the age of 79, while vacationing in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on December […]
New York State Police Wall of Honor: Remember Trooper Winston I. Martindale
Trooper Martindale, 40, died on July 24, 2013 as a result of injuries he received at the scene of a plane crash in Wawayanda, New York on May 9, 2011. […]
The County Beat: Part 2, Full Board of Legislators Meet at County Fair
From Amie Acton, 7/24/21 The July 22nd board meeting, held in the mini theater at the Allegany County Fair, was both a regular meeting in operations and a public lesson […]
The County Beat: Part 1, July 21st Committee Meetings
From Amie Acton, 7/24/21 Wednesday’s Resource Management Committee started with a report from Director of Soil and Water Conservation Scott Torrey. His department had been busy with grant writing and […]
Congressman Lee Zeldin Barnstorms WNY With Eye On Becoming Governor
From the Editor, 7/23/21 New York’s 1st District is the eastern half of Long Island is a long way from the Allegany County Fair, nearly four hundred miles away. Congressman […]
Genesee Valley Central School Raises over $20,000 for Free Medical Clinic
Michael T. Baldwin Reports, 7/23/21 Genesee Valley Central School (GVCS) has raised over $20,000 from area businesses and organizations to provide a Remote Area Medical (RAM) pop-up clinic in the […]
Wellsville’s Fassett Greenspace: Fresh Food For The People
From the Editor, 7/23/21, Photographs by Melanie Hunt Streeter Everything Grown is For the Public, Dozens of Herbs and Vegetables The intersection of Main Street and West Fassett Street in […]
Robert “Ozzy” Ordway, 59, Andover
Robert “Ozzy” Ordway, 59, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. He was born in Wellsville’s Jones Memorial Hospital on November 21, 1961 the son of Franklin […]
Local Community Hero Hopes For “A Gift of Life”
From the Editor, 7/23/21 Photo of Al and his wife, Nancy Al Mosher has been the epitome of what we refer to as a, “pillar of the community.” From business, […]
Legislators Honor 4-H Standout Caitlin Stewart at The Allegany County Fair
From Fair Reports, Photo of Chairman Curt Crandall and Caitlin Stewart Every year at the county fair during the traditional onsite legislative meeting, county leaders honor a member of 4-H […]
Patricia Louise Brown, 85, Formerly of Wellsville
Patricia Louise BROWN, 85, of Stoneville, NC, formerly of Wellsville, NY, died Friday, July 16, 2021 in UNC Chapel Hill Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC. Born June 16, 1936, in Wellsville, […]
Audubon: Take Down Bird Feeders, Help Stop Mystery Songbird Disease
From the Editor, 7/22/21, Photo Courtesy of Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Songbirds, especially the young of this year, continue to die of a disease which has ornithologists baffled, and scrambling […]
Words From Wiser: Health Insurance and Billing Complications
From Chuck Wiser, 7/22/21 When first asked if I would consider offering my “words” to the public on a regular basis in the Wellsville Sun, my first reaction was just […]