GOWANDA — A unique literacy and engagement tool in the foyer at Gowanda Middle School is turning heads – and pages. A brand-new book vending machine is the talk of GMS. Donated by an anonymous benefactor via the Kiwanis Club of Gowanda, it is stationed directly outside the library/media ...

This letter was written by Centaur Stride board members Tara Reyda and Claire Tomassini: Centaur Stride has operated as a not-for-profit at the Jones Road location since 1993. We are so grateful for all those who support our mission in helping others. Horses have such healing power, but it ...

Snow. While it’s still early in the winter, here in Chautauqua County we are already feeling the freeze. The world has been blanketed with white, and it seems like that blanket is here to stay. While the snow does cause some inconveniences for us humans, for many animals it is one of ...

It’s not news that many people feel added stress during the holiday season, and that the commercial aspect of it can be very annoying. Christmas is a time when we are supposed to feel the presence of something divinely peaceful and forgiving, yet today our faith in humanity and/or God is ...

When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait until Thanksgiving was over. That’s when I was given the green light to make my Christmas wish list. I recall that the year I was 8 or 9 it was a page long. I knew that I wouldn’t get everything. Santa only had one sleigh. But I figured what the hey. ...

Dunkirk Intermediate School has named its November Students of the Month. The overall student of the month was Harper Cieslewicz. Also named were Legnaliane Vazquez Gonzalez, Lailah Feagin, Dallas Mazany, Za’Kyah Smith, Zoelys Jimenez Juarez, Haley Tundo, Raymond Rodriguez Vezquez, Jaryaniz ...