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SALAMANCA — As the Salamanca Common Council approved its tentative budget for 2020-21, the aldermen and mayor breathed a collective sigh of relief kno...

SALAMANCA — Preliminary preparations for the Salamanca City Central School District’s 2020-21 budget are underway, but Karen Magara, Assistant Superin...

Loads of partisanship were on display at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint meeting of Congress Tuesday night. Trump ignor...

WEST VALLEY — The Department of Energy and CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV), its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project, create...

LITTLE VALLEY — When Cattaraugus County Public Works Commissioner Kathleen Ellis received a check for $706,500, she noted it was in an envelope from t...

RED HOUSE — Members of the Allegany State Park Nordic Ski Patrol completed their On-the-Hill Refresher winter training Feb. 1. The band of hardy volun...

CATTARAUGUS — While often there for others during their times of need, the Cattaraugus Area Ambulance Service was recently the recipient of some help ...

The 2019 hunting seasons were the safest on record in New York state, with 12 shooting injuries and one death, the Department of Environmental Conserv...

ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello, R-Bemus Point, has been named chairman of the newly-established Repeal Bail Reform Task Force. The Republican-onl...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wants to help locals prevent conflicts with coyotes. “Coyotes are an integral part of our ...

Cattaraugus County Deputy County Administrator Kelly Reed was honored this week by the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) for graduating f...

Every year, a state tree nursery offers dozens of New York-grown tree and shrub species for sale to the public. That spring seedling sale by the Colon...

The 12 Cattaraugus County school districts are looking at an increase of $7.5 million to $207.5 million in the 2020-21 New York state budget proposed ...

GOWANDA — The Torch Relay for the New York State Winter Games made a stop in Gowanda Monday for the second consecutive year. Seven Gowanda students ca...

ELLICOTTVILLE — A 65-pound blue buffalo arrived at the Holiday Valley ski resort Friday — with his skis strapped on — to signify the resort’s help in ...

SALAMANCA — Salamanca High School has been called many things since it unveiled its award-winning Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEA...

CUBA — Once a feature at virtually every board’s annual meeting, ribbon cutting and special event across the region, former state Sen. Catharine Young...

LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board got an update Thursday on a proposed 2020 protection plan. Philip Got...