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Bills to address stadium concerns

ORCHARD PARK — The Buffalo Bills are responding to criticism over various issues at their new stadium — including partially obstructed sightline concerns -- by addressing them on a case-by-case basis, the team announced Monday. The criticism stems from fans getting their first full ...

Seasonal celebration

OBSERVER Photos by Scott Kindberg Nearly 400 people attended the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame's annual summer picnic Monday at the Lakewood Rod & Gun club as dozens of local athletes were honored. Above, from left, brothers Dave and Pete Crisione relax on the patio at the Lakewood Rod & ...

Stephen's Run 6K winners

Submitted Photo On Aug. 2, the Bemus Point Track Club hosted the Stephen's Run 6K at Long Point State Park, held in memory of Maple Grove cross country runner Stephen Pangborn. Rosie Williamson was the overall women's winner (28:44), followed by Emma Golembieski and Peyton Braunscheidel. ...

A walleye wake-up call

Mental notes are wonderful things — until you forget where you put them. I was reminded of that recently when I learned that retail walleye fillets are selling for somewhere between $15 and more than $25 a pound, depending on where you live. I thought that was interesting. The very ...

Ninety teams fished Con Club Tournament

Walleye fishing out of Dunkirk has been nothing short of spectacular, and with Lake Erie continuing to produce outstanding numbers of quality fish, it is no surprise that anglers are gathering by the teamful to compete in the many tournaments that fill the summer calendar. One of the ...

Performance No. 3 at Gerry Rodeo

GERRY – The rain stopped and the skies cleared before a full house of excited rodeo fans filled the stands Friday night to cheer on professional rodeo cowboys and cowgirls from across the nation as well as Canada. They were competing for more than $50,000 in prize money in the third ...