Midday News Brief
Written by Dan Fischer on January 22, 2021
The first public COVID vaccination clinic in Genesee County will be held this Monday at GCC.
But, you cannot make an appointment.
Why? Because the website to allow you to make an appointment will not be activated until the number of doses of the vaccine are actually received.
Health Department officials tell WBTA today that the delivery of vaccine could take place anytime over the weekend.
Keep trying this website link:
Thirty-eight new COVID cases have been confirmed in Genesee County. Seventeen of the positive individuals are hospitalized. Thirty-seven new cases have been confirmed in Orleans County, where 12 people remain hospitalized. Health officials in Wyoming County, today report 23 new cases.
LeRoy Central Schools will make a second attempt to get a capital projects budget passed. Voters rejected the first proposed capital budget last October by a wide margin. The budget has now been reduced and split into two propositions. The second proposition would fund extensive renovations to the soccer field. Voting will be held on Wednesday, February 10th at Trigon Gymnasium.
The Buffalo Bills will be taking the field this weekend for the franchise’s biggest game in over two decades. The AFC East champions will be taking on the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs with the winner moving on to Super Bowl 55 on February 7th. The last time the Bills were in the NFL’s championship contest was all the way back in January 1994. Kickoff for the AFC Championship game is set for six-40 p-m on Sunday.
For over four months, no one has won the Mega Millions jackpot but there’s a chance that could change tonight. There will be 970 million dollars up for grabs during tonight’s drawing, the second-largest prize in the history of the game. The record of one-point-five billion dollars was set back in October 2018. Tickets cost two dollars apiece and the live drawing starts at 11 p-m at megamillions.com.
