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November 1, 2025
SALAMANCA — A city woman is facing murder and other felony charges after a death on River Street on Friday morning. The Salamanca Police Department re...
News, Opinion
May 29, 2025
While getting dinner ready the other evening, I noticed a doe walking in the field across the road — not an uncommon occurrence by any means, but stil...
Opinion
Apr 17, 2025
Now’s the time to get out and get those hands dirty with some planting and pruning, which is exactly what my partner and I have been doing on the warm...
Opinion
Feb 13, 2025
I recently saw a YouTube video by Hank Green discussing how important the Galilean moons are in our understanding of the solar system and the universe...
Opinion
Jan 23, 2025
I’m conflicted about whether I like the winter weather or not. There are times that I think it gives us a good balance between seasons, so we don’t ju...
Opinion
Jan 09, 2025
Time goes quickly, we are now closer to 2050 than 1999. I’ve learned that time is more valuable than money in a lot of ways. Time also heals and chang...
Opinion
Jan 01, 2025
I have begun to realize that life isn’t about what you accomplished or if you are considered a winner in the eyes of society. It is about how much pea...
Opinion
Dec 19, 2024
I took a trip up to Buffalo this past weekend to do some Christmas shopping, and even with about 10 days until the big day, I was surprised to see the...
Opinion
Dec 12, 2024
Who knew how much work went into installing a new carpet? Not me. My childhood home got new carpets when I was too young to remember and after I had m...
Opinion
Dec 12, 2024
Sending and receiving Christmas cards is fast becoming a thing of the past. As one of our well-loved holiday traditions, it seems to be disappearing m...
Opinion
Dec 05, 2024
The first real snowstorm of the season covered Cattaraugus County this past week, a sign that winter has begun in earnest. The time to break out the s...
Opinion, Sports
Nov 27, 2024
This week I covered a high school sporting event, I won’t say which, but throughout it, I was subjected to the musings of a certain team’s assistant c...
Opinion, Sports
Nov 21, 2024
Private schools should not be allowed to compete for New York State sports titles under NYSPHSAA. In case you are unaware, the acronym stands for the ...
Opinion, Sports
Oct 28, 2024
The phrase “in the hot seat” is not new. But at what point does a seat become so hot that it feels cursed? I am of course talking about coaching in th...
Opinion
Oct 23, 2024
This week, I’m going to use this space to talk about something other than sports. But don’t worry, with the NBA season here and college hoops around t...
Opinion
Oct 15, 2024
A recent article in “The Cornell Chronicle” said more than 30 species of birds and mammals are known to scavenge deer carcasses in New York state. New...
Opinion
Sep 24, 2024
This past week was particularly stressful for me — as well as the four tiny kittens I accidentally discovered behind my garage in the tall weeds. We h...
Opinion
Sep 24, 2024
I was audience to two fairly frustrating and awkward moments while doing some shopping last week, and both were about common etiquette with cell phone...
Opinion
Aug 27, 2024
I’ve always enjoyed mowing the lawn. There’s something about the chore that is repetitious enough that you can zone out and even meditate to the droni...
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
December 5, 2025
GREAT VALLEY — The Great Valley Senior Group will meet Wednesday at the Great Valley Fire Hall. A beef on weck entree will be provided at 1 p.m. Bring...
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
December 5, 2025
Each autumn for decades, singers from the Salamanca and Ellicottville areas and beyond have come together to form a community choir that celebrates th...
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
December 4, 2025
WEST VALLEY — As West Valley Demonstration Project workers prepared a miscellany of legacy items for disposal this year, they dug up memories of a pat...
Local Sports, Sports
December 4, 2025
Q: 7-5 Duke will play Virginia in the ACC football championship on Saturday. Who was the last 5 loss regular season team to participate in a power con...
