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Trolling the old way

Lake Erie is swimming with walleye these days — an estimated 85 million of them — and while today’s anglers have enough electronics aboard to guide a trip to the moon, one of the best fish-catching rigs on the lake hasn’t really changed since Harry Truman was in the White House. Long ...

Stebbins outduels Wonderling on Fan Appreciation Night

BUSTI — Mother Nature attempted to spoil the first August event of the season with late-evening rain showers, but Stateline Speedway successfully executed a “hurry-up” offense to beat the weather. The track crew efficiently pushed through a seven-division, 100-plus car program in just ...

Panama's Nagel named to Section VI HOF

WEST SENECA — Section VI will induct 11 new members to its Hall of Fame later this year and one of them is a Chautauqua County native who made a name for herself during a long and successful career as an NCAA women’s volleyball coach. Jolene Nagel, who graduated from Panama Central ...

Bills safety Gardner-Johnson sustained calf strain

PITTSFORD (AP) — Tests revealed Buffalo Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson strained his lower right calf, three people with knowledge of the injury confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team has not provided an update on Gardner-Johnson, who was hurt earlier in the day. ESPN.com first reported the severity of the injury. Though it's unclear how much time the eighth-year player will miss, the diagnosis of a strain is regarded as positive for the offseason free-agent addition competing for a starting job. The injury ...

Broncs have arrived for Gerry Rodeo

GERRY – The first semi-trailer load of broncs and bulls has arrived at the Gerry Rodeo grounds as the final preparations are underway for Wednesday’s opening performance of the 81st annual PRCA rodeo at their site five miles north of Jamestown, New York, on Route 60. The event continues ...

New deer rules: simple goals, more complexity

The 2026 early archery deer season isn't that far away. Once again, it opens Oct. 1 and continues until the regular New York firearms season begins on Nov. 21, thirty minutes before sunrise. What surprised me this year wasn't the opener — it was receiving my 2026-27 hunting tags nearly two ...