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ASHFORD — The first maple sap was a long time coming this season. Cold temperatures locked the sap in the trees. Last week, Brandon Blesy boiled his f...

DELEVAN — Rep. Tom Reed told a Cattaraugus County Farm Bureau group Wednesday that new margin protection in the 2018 Farm Bill should help give local ...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers passed a local law Wednesday to collect a mortgage tax — retroactive to Dec.1, 2018. The county’s mortgag...

LITTLE VALLEY — Officials representing 30 municipalities across Cattaraugus County met Thursday to celebrate what has turned out to be a profitable ve...

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...

SALAMANCA — Various actions dealing with housing, properties and the city’s responsibility concerning them were among new business at the last regular...

SALAMANCA — Renovations are moving along at the Salamanca Rail Museum, but the big anticipation is four railroad cars purchased by the Costello brothe...

State Sen. Catharine M. Young, R-Olean, said Thursday as she prepares to leave the Senate, she is excited for the opportunity to lead the Agri-Tech Ce...

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

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

ELLICOTTVILLE — Make like a penguin and slide down a slippery slope at this year’s annual Penguin Paddle that takes place this Saturday, Feb. 23. The ...

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 — The Salamanca Common Council unanimously voted Feb. 13 to adopt a tentative city budget of $9.9 million for the 2019-20 fiscal year with a...

SALAMANCA — A tentative 2019-20 city budget is slated for approval at tonight’s regular Salamanca Common Council meeting after nearly a month of plann...

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 — Under a new recreational marijuana law being considered in Albany, Cattaraugus County, like others across the state, would be able to ...

New York State Farm Bureau President David Fisher outlined the agriculture lobby group’s legislative goals for 2019 in a media call last week. Income ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Members of the 4-H are busy with programs throughout the year, even in the winter months. Many of the activities are in preparation fo...