Allegany News

November 21, 2009, 12:01 AM / Patience. The sun will get here but not until Sunday.

Seneca Gaming Corp. will distribute 500 turkeys to the elders of the Seneca Nation of Indians today for their holiday meals.

An Amherst man was injured Wednesday in a hunting accident on Glasgow Road. Deputies said Daniel Ohar, 60, was attempting to climb down from a tree stand when he stepped on a branch and the branch broke.

Iberdrola Renewables Inc. and Environmentally Concerned Citizens Organization are trading jabs over the proposal to amend the town's zoning law for wind power facilities.

Jean Sayegh of Allegany is the newest member of Jamestown Community College's administrative team.

Cattaraugus County Administrator Jack R. Searles is proposing a 2010 tentative budget of $212 million, up 4.2 percent, which contains a 7.12 percent tax levy increase and a 4.82 percent boost in the full-value tax rate.

Voters going to the polls Tuesday in Ward 3 will cast ballots in the newly renovated courtroom at the Municipal Center.

October 20, 2009, 6:45 AM / The voters in Limestone know a thing or two about merging.

One of the greatest pleasures when driving through the Enchanted Mountains of Cattaraugus County is being slowed down by a tractor.

Ryan C. Whitney, 19, of Birch Run Road, Allegany, was arrested Monday afternoon on Wayne Street by Cattaraugus County sheriff's deputies in connection with a burglary at Birch Run Country Club in the Town of Allegany.

October 05, 2009, 2:20 PM / A preliminary forensics report has somewhat narrowed the age and height range of the person whose remains were found by the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Department on Sept.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Tuesday announced his office completed audits of Alfred-Almond Central School District, Barker Central School District, Friendship Central School District, Hornell City School District, Morristown Central School District, Orleans Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services and Western Suffolk ...

September 29, 2009, 6:53 AM / A $60 million project featuring a hotel, apartments, stores, bowling alleys and space for sporting events is planned for the former Castle property in the Town of Allegany, the developer and St.

Archie Dweh, 21, of Jamaica, was arrested Monday by Cattaraugus County sheriff's deputies and charged with third-degree rape and unlawfully dealing with a child following an incident in the Town of Allegany.

In an energy-hungry society, what lies beneath Allegany State Park's pristine and sprawling forests could in time help fuel the local economy.

Authorities are trying to identify the human remains that were found by a fisherman along the shore of a remote western New York reservoir.

An Olean man was undergoing surgery in Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, for injuries suffered late Monday, when his motorcycle struck a deer on I-86 in the Town of Allegany, Cattaraugus County sheriff's officials said.

Students who were awarded degrees or certificates from the Jamestown and Cattaraugus County campuses of Jamestown Community College in August 2009 include: High Honors representing a grade point average of 3.50 to 3.99, were earned by: Christina Marsh of Kennedy, Associate in Science -Human Services, Lindy Johnson of Frewsburg and Susan Threadgill ...

An online "Click to Give" project to support trails in New York state parks has been launched by a Minneapolis-based organic foods company.

GROVELAND - The story of the Genesee River is a story about agriculture. Its life begins on a family farm in Potter County, Pa., and it flows through some of the most fertile and valuable farmland in New York state.