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JAMESTOWN — Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the National Comedy Center in Jamestown is putting off the 30th annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival...

SALAMANCA — It’s been great to see so many people walking, biking and jogging along the Pennsy Trail in the south side of Salamanca. This trail follow...

GREAT VALLEY — As the ongoing shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic continue, an alternative spending plan for the immediate future of the town of...

With social distancing practices still in place with school budget elections coming up, area districts have mailed out absentee ballots to their resid...

LITTLE VALLEY — The 2020 Cattaraugus County Fair has been canceled. The announcement that the 178th annual county fair, one of the oldest in the state...

SALAMANCA — Two groups of Salamanca youth have benefited from the generosity of Marino’s Pizzeria over the past few weeks. The business has assisted l...

Grant applications for the second round of funding from the COVID-19 Response Fund for Cattaraugus County will be available beginning Monday. The Catt...

SALAMANCA — As most city buildings and parks remained closed in Salamanca, the Common Council recently discussed the possibility of waiving tax penalt...

LITTLE VALLEY — Last Wednesday was the first day back to work for furloughed Cattaraugus County Public Works Department employees in eight weeks. A lo...

SALAMANCA — The Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino in Salamanca and other gaming operations and resorts will begin to reopen next month. Employees and ...

SALAMANCA — In recent months, the Seneca Nation has been diligently working on its Hemp Production Plan to enter this new industry in an effort to rev...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers are balking at the $75,000 a week cost of testing nursing home employees. Deputy County Administrator Kel...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County and the rest of Western New York began the process of reopening businesses under Phase 1 on Tuesday. As manufacture...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that Western New York has now reached six out of the seven metrics needed to begin the first phase of reopening. During ...

WEST VALLEY — CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV), the prime contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project, recently purchased cloth face coverin...

JAMESTOWN — Republican state legislators joined U.S. Rep. Tom Reed Tuesday in urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to “listen to the people” and reopen Southern T...

Cattaraugus County’s COVID-19 count went up two from Friday to 49 cases. There are 16 active cases and 31 have recovered. Another 86 residents are in ...

Cornell Cooperative Extension organizations in Cattaraugus, Allegany and Chautauqua counties have hand sanitizer and face masks available for distribu...