Evening News Brief
Written by Dan Fischer on February 21, 2022
Todd Haight PHOTO: The Batavian
The man in charge of live harness racing at Batavia Downs will retire next month.
20 year Downs veteran Todd Haight will step down from hisd post on March 15th.
During his career Haight has seen the popularity of harness racing diminish as other forms of legal gambling were improved.
When Haight started at the Downs he hosted live TV cable-coverage of the races.
Haight also started the wildly popular Wiener Dogs races, copied by race tracks across the state.
Todd was well liked and respected by his peers and horsemen around the state.
Today’s gasoline price report:
The average price of a gallon of regular in Batavia up 7-cents over the past week.
The average price of a gallon is now $3.67.
Remember just one year ago, a gallon of regular in Batavia was $2.62. ?
The State requirement that all healthcare workers must get their COVID-19 Booster is no more.
Healthcare workers had been threatened to comply or risk losing their jobs.
The state health department says the mandate will no longer be enforced due to concerns that it could cause major staffing shortages.
Popular musician, educator and radio personality Bob Knipe has been honored by Genesee Orleans Arts Council.
GoArt has named its new podcast studio for Bob.
Knipe was involved in numerous community organizations, most of them around the arts.
He was on the board for GO Art! And played French Horn for both the Genesee Symphony Orchestra and Batavia Concert Band and was a member and past President of the Batavia Rotary Club.
Bob co-hosted his own show on WBTA until his death last year.
The latest statewide COVID numbers shows a drop in the number of hospitalizations and the number of patients in intensive care.
There was also an increase in the number of patients with COVID-19 that were discharged from the hospital.
The latest numbers from Saturday showed just two people tested posditive for COVID in Genesee County.
