Jun 15, 2008 | The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York
Frances Lucille Dunn, 95, formerly of Eighth Street, passed away at the Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home in Springville.
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 ...
Passenger uses cell phone to tell police her driver is drunk
An East Otto man was charged with driving while intoxicated early today, after a passenger in his vehicle called authorities to report that he was driving drunk and she wanted to be dropped off at a fast-food ...
Cattaraugus bans open burning over spate of grass, brush fires
“The fire companies have been running ragged the last two weeks fighting brush fires. Yesterday's and today's were a result of open burning”
A rash of uncontrolled grass and brush fires posing a threat to life and property has prompted Cattaraugus County Legislature Chairman Crystal Abers to ban open burning under an executive order. via Buffalo News
Robbery of out-of-town visitor brings jail, probation
A Salamanca man faces jail time and probation for robbery following sentencing Monday in Cattaraugus County Court. via Buffalo News
Bikers rev up for another season
“The best things in life are dangerous”
Norm Mundion, left, and Harold Southcott, of Medina, look at motorcycles at the annual motorcycle swap meet Saturday in the Erie County Fairgrounds Agri-Center. Leather pants: $30. Custom chrome handlebars with ... via Buffalo News
On the Record / March 11, 2008
The commanding general at Fort Monmouth, N. J., Major General Dennis L. Via, appointed former Kenmore resident David G. Sharman a member the Senior Executive Service. via Buffalo News
Sleet, ice, snow and freezing rain poured down on Western New York Tuesday evening, forcing many schools to close, causing power outages and making driving conditions tricky. via WGRZ-TV Buffalo
Olean man, 22, indicted on burglary, larceny counts
Four people indicted Thursday in a Cattaraugus County grand jury report to Judge Larry M. Himelein are to be arraigned March 3. Joshua M. Weigartz, 22, of Olean, was indicted on two counts each of third-degree ... via Buffalo News
Traffic stop in Ashford leads to DWI, other charges
Patrick T. Bird, 36, of East Otto, was charged with driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop by Cattaraugus County sheriff's deputies Sunday evening on Ashford Hollow Road. via Buffalo News
On the Record / December 4, 2007
“Device for adjusting lid cover for oxygen mask dispensing container”
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, a not- for- profit organization dedicated to preserving and restoring Buffalo and Niagara rivers, named Jill Spisiak Jedlicka director of ecological programs. via Buffalo News
Woman, 18, killed in crash after sliding on slushy road
A slushy roadway is being blamed for the head-on crash of two vehicles in East Otto on Sunday afternoon that killed a young Springville woman. via Buffalo News
GOP looking to retain Legislature control
“It's up to the voters to decide”
Will Republicans be able to maintain their longstanding control of the Cattaraugus County Legislature in the Nov. via Http
Little Valley mission to close
“The rectory in Little Valley is in better shape”
The Mission of St. Mary church in Little Valley will merge next year with St. Mary Parish of Cattaraugus, according to the Diocese of Buffalo. via Http
Buyers find new uses for closed parish churches
“There's a dire need for safe, affordable housing, and these buildings are built like for- tresses”
Louise Vacco sweeps the floor of the former St. Mary of Immaculate Conception Church in Eden, which she is turning into a country inn. via Buffalo News