Thirty years ago — 1992 Rep. Amory Houghton Jr. (R-Corning) announced at the Chautauqua County Airport South (Jamestown) that he will be seeking a fourth two-year term as congressman for the Southern Tier 31st District. Rep. Houghton said his announcement was late because of delays in ...

Thirty years ago — 1992 Patrick M. Sheedy, 49, a Dunkirk native, will be commissioned as New York State Grange deputy state master this month with ceremonies to take place at Fredonia Grange 1. A 1961 graduate of Dunkirk High School, he is the son of John and Christine Sheedy, 959 Central ...

Thirty years ago — 1992 Recent anti-tax protests on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation turned violent when protesters and state police clashed along the New York State Thruway. Two troopers were hospitalized and a number of protesters were injured during the confrontations which resulted in ...

Thirty years ago — 1992 The Rev. Nancy V. Barber of Silver Creek was ordained to the ministry of the New York District of the Assemblies of God in Poughkeepsie. An alumna of Fredonia State University College with a bachelor’s degree in music education, her ministry courses were completed ...

Thirty years ago — 1992 A “Do You Remember?” photo features the Dunkirk Falcons (Fourth Ward) basketball team that won the City League championship in 1949. Team members were Ed Wisniewski, Brownie Skubis, Dan Formanowicz, Ed Tarnowski, Sam Szalkowski, Spud Dudek, Gene Sweet, Rufus ...

Thirty years ago — 1992 Dunkirk Mayor Margaret Wuerstle said she will ask the common council to reconsider a proposed charter change that would extend the mayor’s term in office from two to four years and another that would abolish the existing at-large council elections system. An even ...