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As we head into the holiday season, remember to support local businesses

By Howard B. Owens

It's that time of the year when people start thinking about the holidays -- planning parties, family gatherings, gift-giving, and maybe how we might take care of ourselves and the people we love a little better.

It makes it a good time to show a little love to our community

K-9 Frankie performs last tracking job to follow in handler's footsteps

K-9 Frankie
By Joanne Beck
K-9 Frankie
K-9 Frankie of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office will retire and live with his handler, Deputy Andrew Mullen, who has resigned.
File Photo by Howard Owens.

Frankie, the faithful K-9 used for tracking and other law enforcement duties for the Gensee County Sheriff’s Office the last four years, will now follow in his handler’s footsteps.

Deputy Sheriff Andrew Mullen resigned his position, and has asked to take Frankie with him, Sheriff William Sheron said during Monday’s Public Service Committee meeting.

Blue Devils suffer heartbreaking loss in Class B semifinal

Batavia vs .HFL Section V Class B semifinal 2023
By Howard B. Owens
Batavia vs .HFL Section V Class B semifinal 2023
Zailen Griffen inched the ball over the goalline for one of his three touchdowns while senior lineman Alex Merica begins the celebration.
Photo by Howard Owens.

Heartbreaking is the best way to describe the Batavia Blue Devil's 26-20 loss to the Honeoye Falls/Lima Cougars in the Class B football semifinal on Friday night.

The boys' varsity squad was by no means guaranteed the win when the defense made a costly mistake late in the fourth quarter.

But the mistake gave the Cougars' offense new life after the defense had snuffed an apparent scoring drive in the red zone.

First-year head coach Alex Veltz took responsibility for the mental error, saying he hadn't properly prepared his team for a rare circumstance in a high school football game: a blocked field goal attempt.

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