East Otto News

Local election results Below are the unofficial voting results for our local towns: Boston: Martin A. Ballowe, R,BT received 1,281 votes to win the supervisor position over Richard K. Hawkins, D,I,C,WF who received 1,126 votes.

Posted: 2009-10-28 By: Submitted to Journal Member Since: 2009-05-06 Deaths and Obits As printed in the October 29 edition of the Springville Journal Edward Pluta, Sr.

Candidates running for various positions in East Otto and Ashford As printed in the October 29 edition of the Journal The following are candidates running for various positions in the town of East Otto.

Edward M. Sharkey, Cattaraugus County district attorney, reported the following activity in Cattaraugus County Court on Monday, Oct.

Helen Ann Benson, age 79, a Fredonia resident, died peacefully at home on October 6, 2009 with family by her side.

Fallout from August storm continues to dominate Ashford Town Board meeting Ashford making progress with FEMA Slowly but surely, progress is being made by the Town of Ashford in its efforts to work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to secure the necessary funds needed for the restoration of damage caused by the severe storm and flooding ...

By: Terry Stephan Visible house numbers may save lives Installation of 911 signs nearly complete SAFETY IN NUMBERS - Reflective house numbers are for use by EMS and other emergency personnel.

It was East Otto resident Doug Stein that just happened to be driving by the Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetary, and noticed flowers in the street, and stones overturned.

Staff reporter Mitchell Law says goodbye After three years, he still remembers This Friday, August 28, will be staff reporter Mitchell Law's last day at the Springville Journal.

By: Sonya Gentner Member Since: 2009-04-15 Recent flooding takes a toll on East Otto roads Damage could add up to over $1 million dollars ROAD OR RIVER - The August 2 storm left several roads in East Otto flooded and covered with debris, including Maynard road above.

By: Mitchell Law Flooding leaves people in WV and East Otto thankful for their lives The flooding creek affected a home on Fox Valley Road in West Valley and the Zoar Valley Inn on Hammond Hill Road in East Otto STILL STANDING-Zoar Valley Inn's owner Staci Saulter was surprised that the garage was still standing after flooding took all the personal ...

The U.S. Postal service is reporting that the flooding is disrupting mail service in some areas.

A Cattaraugus County grand jury Thursday voted not to indict two teens of rape charges involving a 17-year old Salamanca girl last December.

The National Guard could be called in now that Governor David Paterson has declared a State of Emergency for Erie, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties.

Only a few stragglers remain of the swarms of beekeepers who descended for a week on Holiday Valley's conference facilities intent on sharing knowledge about the tiny winged pollinator, the honeybee.

A Cattaraugus County grand jury Thursday voted not to indict two teens of rape charges involving a 17-year old Salamanca girl last December.

By:Springville Journal Staff Looking backward in the files of the Journal From the issue of August 6, 2009 SEVENTY YEARS AGO August 17, 1939 Miss Marjorie Cobo of Pontiac, Michigan spent a few days last week with Lelia and Letha Cobo.

Farmers in Western New York are doing what farmers from Pennsylvania to Vermont are doing: They're trying to get Congress to notice the terrible impact low milk prices are having on them.

The Genesee County Sheriffa s Office said that it arrested 96 young people for underage drinking at the Kid Rock/Lynyrd Skynyrd concert at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center as part of a joint operation with the New York State Police.

Deaths Deaths and obituaries listed in this week's Journal Richard Clark Richard D. Clark, 89, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2009, after a good, long life which was lived well.