Local News

There are elections in seven of Cattaraugus County’s nine villages on March 21 — none of them contested. The seven villages will each elect a mayor. A...

CONEWANGO — Time seems to have stood still in the town of Conewango. One-room schoolhouses, sawmills, blacksmiths and shops of every kind necessary to...

KILL BUCK — Three years after a proposed project to install a sewer system in the hamlet of Kill Buck failed to get the needed support, Great Valley t...

SALAMANCA — Back again for its 12th year, the popular Sportsman Show at the Seneca Allegany Events Center will welcome all eager sportsmen and outdoor...

150 Years Feb. 27, 1873: Our East otto correspondent writes us as follows: In your last week’s paper was the marriage notice of Sylvester Blowers and ...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca City Central School District Board of Education has announced the availability of absentee ballots for the special school di...

FRANKLINVILLE — A Great Valley man faces several charges after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase across Cattaraugus County early Sunday mo...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Nannen Arboretum Society will host master gardener Lyn Chimera for its first educational program in its quarterly series. Chimera,...

LITTLE VALLEY — Ellicottville Brewing Company hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday at its newest location — The Craft Pub and Pizzeria in Little Va...

The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau is pleased to announce this week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award recipient is Grace Hodara. Grace is the daught...

OTTO — As the Town of Otto celebrates its 200th anniversary, it’s time to look back on the early days and some of the unique events that made the town...

CATTARAUGUS — Hannah J. Gabel has been named a loan officer at Bank of Cattaraugus, bank officials announced. Gabel has been employed at the bank as a...

SALAMANCA — Salamanca police reported Friday that a woman jumped off the Clinton Street bridge in Salamanca Thursday evening but was not injured. City...

SALAMANCA — As Salamanca City Central School District administrators prepare for the 2023-24 budget, the Board of Education recently heard an update o...

SALAMANCA — Voter Registration Day in the Salamanca City Central School District will be held Feb. 27 in the District Clerk’s Office, 734 Broad St., R...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County government is in the midst of a record capital budget this year — more than $30 million for everything from roads a...

150 Years Feb. 20, 1873: The Baptist society of East Otto has long felt the need for a better and more commodious house of worship, and is now putting...

SALAMANCA — The Common Council and mayor have approved over 40 appointments and reappointments to several commissions and boards in recent meetings. M...