The cold has done something rare this winter. Lake Erie is 98% frozen. This lessens the lake effect snow and quiets the waves. The eastern basin of Lake Erie is locked up under a skin of ice that hasn’t been seen in many years. From Buffalo to Erie, Pennsylvania — the deep end, the big ...

FALCONER — Powered by eight pins the Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer boys wrestling team took the driver’s seat for the league title upending Falconer/Cassadaga Valley 61-15 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 action Wednesday night. The Eagles picked up ...

SILVER CREEK — Seth Geiger and Trelin Warrior each made five of Gowanda’s 16 3-pointers as the Panthers beat Silver Creek 79-64 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 boys basketball Wednesday. The Black Knights () actually led 17-14 following the first quarter before ...

CUTTING — Max White dropped a 246-214-198-658 to power Clymer/Sherman to a 4-0 sweep of Chautauqua Lake in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 boys bowling Wednesday at Cutting Lanes. Ashton Hosier had a 204-176-193-573 and Dayton Hosier rolled a 186-186-525 for the ...

Sparked in part by protests tied to immigration enforcement and unrest in other parts of the country, questions about legal firearm ownership across the country have bubbled up in recent weeks. With emotions running high nationwide, it’s worth stepping back and looking at what the law ...

FALCONER — After losing the opening match it was all Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer as the Eagles cruised past Falconer/Cassadaga Valley 57-7 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association girls wrestling action Wednesday in Falconer. The Eagles (2-0) picked up pins from Kassidy ...