Back in the 1950s, Memorial Day was truly a memorial. I recall vividly the annual parade attended by probably a thousand people — or more. From my grandparents’ front window over Bride’s Cigar Store, I watched the veterans in their uniforms, several two sizes too small, proudly march ...
WEBSTER — When Tryniti Card crossed the finish line she thought she had lost the state title with two girls passing her in the end of the Class C 800-meter race. However, her emotions quickly changed once it was announced those competitors came from private schools and she in fact was the ...
Changes are coming to the Fredonia Elementary School course schedule. Most notably, the district is changing its special course rotation to remove library and computer classes from the schedule. Instead of library and computers being offered as special courses, the district is shifting to a ...
ARKWRIGHT — Friday morning was a day that many in Arkwright thought might never come. At long last, Arkwright broke ground on a new Town Hall. Town Supervisor Brian McAvoy welcomed representatives of several companies involved in the new building project for a groundbreaking ceremony at the ...
A man has sued his mother over the 2024 death of his father at the Chautauqua County garbage transfer station on Webster Road. William Bartoo was accidentally struck July 11, 2024, while depositing garbage into the pit at the county facility. He was hit by a vehicle driven by his wife, Sharon ...
In 1905 the Chautauqua County Humane Society was formed to prevent the abuse of horses in the city of Jamestown. While there are no longer any horses in the city, the Humane Society’s fight against animal abuse continues. Now there’s a new “tool” in that fight. During a news ...