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NCCF announces Service Learning Grants

The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026-27 Service Learning Grants. A total of $8,970 was awarded to eleven student-led projects at six school districts across the community. The grants support classroom initiatives that combine academic learning with meaningful community service, giving students the opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom to real-world impact. Executive Director Diane Hannum stated, “We continue to be inspired by the creativity and dedication our teachers and students bring to making our ...

Just between us …

Cody Hoffman, of Westfield, graduated from Point Park University with a degree in Bachelor of Science. SUNY Canton has announced the Dean's List for the spring 2026 semester. Area students who made the Dean's List include: Brayden Reading, a SUNY Canton Cybersecurity major from Dunkirk; Elizabeth Rhodes, a SUNY Canton Criminal & Forensic Investigation major from Forestville; Adeline Richardson, a SUNY Canton Information Technology major from Silver Creek; Ian Szymanek, a SUNY Canton Game Design and Development major from Silver Creek. … SUNY Canton has announced the President's List ...

The more things change, the more they stay the same

In the spring of 2010 I arrived home from work to find my street lined with small orange flags, the type of which usually indicate some sort of digging soon to take place. The flags were quite curious to me since Ryan Place had only been established a few years prior and our street seemed to have all the necessary infrastructure already in place. What could anyone be digging along the entire south side of the street and right in front of our three year old house? I reached out to a contact I had at the Fredonia DPW who told me that the flags were markers for the no parking signs to be ...

Little Mice by Dunkirk’s Caleb Spell

Power can be dangerous in wrong hands

The information here comes from books written by legitimate historians along with reputable news media and/or internet sources. The first amendment of our Constitution allows me to express these facts and opinions. Adolf Hitler was born to a relatively poor family in Austria-Hungary. After moving to Germany, he enlisted in the Bavarian Army at the outset of World War I, ultimately rising to the rank of Gefreiter, which is comparable to a Lance Corporal (above Private, below Corporal). He served as Regimental Message Runner, often in the trenches. An exploding shell damaged his left leg, ...

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This great blue heron was spotted in Canadaway Creek near Forest Place. Residents there say the bird normally makes an annual appearance in the neighborhood.