Cattaraugus County News

ASHFORD — U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, announced Wednesday the House had passed his bill to authorize $75 million annually for the West Valley Demon...

SOUTH VALLEY — With a mission to restore the old St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, the St. Mary’s Cemetery Restoration Committee of Guernsey Hollow invite...

Some political observers expressed surprise at Thursday’s announcement by state Sen. Catharine M. Young that she would resign her 57th Senate District...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Ellicottville Central School District went into a shelter in place and lockout Friday morning after reportedly finding a threateni...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Farm Bureau and Cornell Cooperative Extension representatives urged county legislators Wednesday to consider fundin...

The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office has issued a warning to its residents about scam artists reportedly calling from Social Security Administratio...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Attorney Eric M. Firkel submitted his resignation Tuesday as county officials were investigating harassment complai...

The state’s new political calendar is speeding up the nomination process for Cattaraugus County Legislature candidates. Both Republicans and Democrati...

Cattaraugus County lawmakers are expected to take another step Wednesday toward rehabilitating homes in the county Land Bank Corporation’s growing inv...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Next year, the town of Ellicottville will be celebrating its 200th birthday. With the bicentennial coming up soon, the planning commit...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made thousands of towns and villages smile in relief last week when he announced the restoration of Aid and Incentives to Municipali...

SALAMANCA — Talented locals gathered at the Ray Evans Seneca Theater earlier this month to audition for the “Southern Tier’s Got Talent” competition. ...

MACHIAS — A tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to multiple felony sex charges against a Machias man Tuesday. New York...

Cattaraugus County schools’ immunization rates are generally high — with the exception of seven Amish schools where there is a 100 percent religious e...

OLEAN — While the influenza season has been mild so far statewide and in Cattaraugus County, the number of cases has begun to increase. Statewide last...

Count the Cattaraugus County sheriff among his counterparts in the New York State Sheriffs Association as well as police chiefs from across New York s...

LITTLE VALLEY — A public hearing on a proposed extension of the Cattaraugus County mortgage recording tax is expected be held in the County Legislatur...

LITTLE VALLEY — For the first time in three years, the Cattaraugus County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board approved the addition of two farms...