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Grand jury indicts 7 on traffic, drug charges
Seven people were indicted Tuesday by a Cattaraugus County grand jury. The report was made to Judge Larry M. Himelein, who will schedule arraignments in upcoming weeks.
Cattaraugus County man charged with DWI
Cattaraugus County sheriff's deputies arrested a Leon man early Sunday morning on a driving while intoxicated charge following a routine traffic stop in the Town of Dayton, authorities said today.
Polling places get grants to increase accessibility
The Kill Buck Fire Department is one of 12 polling places in Cattaraugus County to share in $34,594 in state and federal grants to make facilities handicapped-accessible. Kill Buck is the only fire department ...
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The Salamanca Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons is sponsoring a trip to the - - Greg Frewin Magic Show'' and a buffet lunch in Niagara Falls, Canada.
Ischua man killed in farm accident in Dayton
An Ischua man was killed this morning when a machine struck him in the head, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported.
Man Killed While Trimming Cow Hooves
The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Department says a 55 year old man was killed Thursday morning while trimming cow hooves on the Ken Wood Farm in Dayton, NY. via WGRZ-TV Buffalo
Pope Will Find Diverse Church in US
“Problems aren't being solved, but people are yelling at one another.”
In his visit this month to the United States, Pope Benedict XVI will find an American flock wrestling with what it means to be Roman Catholic. via Newsday.com
Layoff of Extension agent draws calls
“Tell them to go back to the board of directors of Extension”
Cattaraugus County legislators have fielded so many calls on the termination last week of Joan Petzen, the business educator for Cattaraugus/Allegany Counties' Cornell Cooperative Extension, that they have ... via Buffalo News
Lyndonville church supports pastor found in Ohio strip club
“He and his family are in our prayers.”
It was a Sunday without their troubled pastor. A western New York church is moving on after their leader went missing, and was then found in an unexpected place. via WIVB-TV Buffalo
Missing Upstate Pastor Found at Ohio Strip Club
Police say a pastor who was reported missing from his home in western New York has been found at an Ohio strip club. via WINS-AM New York
Bessie T. Berry, 76, recalled as 'citizen of her community'
“Being first doesn't faze me at all. ... I don't think of it one way or another.”
Being first didn't seem to matter much to Bessie T. Berry. In a 1966 interview with the Star-Gazette's Peggy Gallagher, Berry, the first black person elected to the Elmira school board, said, 'Being first ... via Star-Gazette
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Driver whose truck slid into ditch said it was stolen
A Gowanda man whose pickup truck skidded into a ditch here early Saturday was arrested after reporting the vehicle stolen, State Police in Jamestown report. via Buffalo News
Gerald Bracey: Sol Stern to Vouchers: Drop Dead
“The research community is settled on this”
Over the years, Manhattan Institute conservative contrarian, Sol Stern, has written many essays, usually in the New York Post supporting the use of taxpayer money to provide students in "failing" public schools ... via The Huffington Post
Wagons, ho! Buzz already started on this year's Bicentennial Wagon Train
Ladies and gentlemen - get ready to start your wagons. The 2008 Cattaraugus County Bicentennial Wagon Train and Stagecoach Run is more than six months away, but it is already generating a buzz. via Http
Burglary conviction nets man 1 1/2-3 years
A South Dayton man was sentenced Monday in Cattaraugus County Court to 1 1/2 to three years in prison for burglary. via Buffalo News
Cattaraugus claims 437-acre site waste company wanted for landfill
“The county has raised a series of questions over the years as to the suitability of the site for a landfill. The hydrology, topography and geology of the site seem to make it unsuitable for a landfill”
Cattaraugus County quietly took title Wednesday to 437 acres along Route 98 in Farmersville - a site once targeted for a controversial landfill, triggering years of bitter debate. via Buffalo News
Three suspects held in damage to vehicle
Investigators from the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office have arrested three men in connection with damaging a vehicle Nov. via Buffalo News
Legislators cautioned about $16 million surplus
“We should not look at that as a pot of free or extra money to spend”
The returning chairwoman of the Cattaraugus County Legislature this week reminded other lawmakers that budget dollars" are actually buying less and we are completing less work." In her acceptance speech to the ... via Buffalo News
Snyder to lead County Legislature's Republicans
“He used to be majority leader and Legislature chairman. I feel he'll do a good job.”
LITTLE VALLEY Cattaraugus County Legislature Republicans Wednesday named James J. Snyder of Olean to be majority leader next year. via Http