Breaking News

Life

JCC names spring full-time Dean’s List

Sunday Lifestyles

Jamestown Community College students earned full-time Dean’s List honors for academic excellence during the spring 2026 semester. To be eligible, a student must achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.50 while enrolled in at least 12-degree credits. Dean’s List students are: Brocton: Bella Bennett, Sethanial Haynes-D'Angelo, Paige Winford Cassadaga:Mishaida Jeudy, Ethan Johnson, Jeffany Mesidor, Amber Wysocki, Paige Zybert Cherry Creek: Arryanna Bardo Collins: Zachary Boos, Andrew Halbert, August Krebs, Christian Merrill, Deshaun Santos Conewango Valley: Jenna Bolio, ...

Stepping on toes at the big dance

Commentary

There’s a party goin’ on and you’re invited! But first, you must choose a color in order to be admitted into the gymnasium, which is divided into two sections. Left is for blue, and right is for red. That’s it. No purple, black, white, yellow, green, etc. Although you are free to dress in whatever color or style best suits your taste, you are required to wear a blue or red headset, which will dictate the genre of music you hear and the kind of images that appear on the screens above the basketball hoop. The people wearing blue headphones appear lively, animated. They are ...

Documenting 'Vital Lives'

Sunday Lifestyles

Darwin R. Barker Library has been serving the community for 145 years. Recently the library received a new book donation, "Vital Lives," from Megan Smith of Chautauqua Institution. "Vital Lives" offers personal insights into the lives of 100 prominent women. Each entry is concise and ...

Bench-mark for scouts

Sunday Lifestyles

Five members from Girl Scout Troop 20163 --- Emmamarie Barone, Alivia Beuzenburg, Lyla Franklin, Sierra Heckathorn and Arianna Vasquez --- recently earned their Bronze Award which is the highest award a Junior can earn. For their project they came up with a "Buddy Bench" to be placed at the Forestville Elementary School. The girls worked with Mrs. McMahon, the Forestville Elementary principal, on getting her permission and how to present it to the school. They came up with this project when a sister scout didn't have anyone to play with on the playground and felt alone and sad. So they ...

Healing with Horses: Positive outcomes from taking a ride

Sunday Lifestyles

How often does someone have the opportunity to ride a horse? It is a privilege to own your own horse. Historically, that was reserved for the wealthy, or the farm families, where one larger animal more easily fits into the lifestyle and amenities of a farm. Centaur Stride has helped to ...

At the Audubon

Community News

Several years ago, I interned at an outdoor school in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. Like much of California, it tended to be dry for most of the year, with a somewhat wetter late winter and early spring. While there, I spent most of my time as an educator leading ...