Fredonia News

The Distinguished Service Award, the most prestigious honor given by the Fredonia College Foundation, was presented to three honorees at a special dinner/dance recently at the Williams Center at the State University at Fredonia.

So much has happened since my Mother's Day column, but I'd like to continue with that theme.

On May 25, the local school bus drivers of First Student will be holding their second annual "Driving for a Cure" breast cancer fundraiser, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the bus terminal, located at 151 Chautauqua Road in Fredonia.

He was born March 14, 1921, in Silver Creek, New York the son of the late Albert and Anna Kohler Jacobs.

June I. Irish, 88, a retired packer for Setter Stix, where she worked for 20 years and retired in 1987, went to be with her Lord, Thursday, May 16, 2013, at the Gowanda Nursing and Rehab Center, Gowanda, N.Y. June was a devoted member of the Roberts Memorial FM Church in Cattaraugus, she enjoyed reading and studying the Bible, and was a loving ... (more)

Two people were transported to Brooks Hospital by Alstar Ambulance for non life-threatening injuries as a result of a two-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon.

Vice President of Finance and Administration Stephen Schillo estimated the consolidated budget is $106.6 million, but said the biggest piece, the state operating budget at $49.7 million, is still up in the air depending on what is done with the downstate medical campus.

Campus officials, police chiefs and members of the community gathered Wed-nesday afternoon at the Williams Center on the SUNY?Fredonia campus for a debriefing on Fred Fest 2013.

Camp Gross will hold an Open House Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Everyone is invited to explore and appreciate the site as an opportunity to see what the facility holds for youth organizations.

The Chautauqua County Rural Ministry will host a workshop titled Cooking For Mom on Sunday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the dining room of the Friendly Kitchen, 131 Central Ave.

Saturday, May 18 is Armed Forces Day. In this poem, I remember and honor the men and women who have served and are serving in the Armed Forces of our Nation.

Frank A. Nuttall III, 39, of 108 Mill St., Little Valley, was charged at 5:15 a.m. Thursday with unlawful growing of marijuana plants.

Infinity Dance Academy would like to welcome the WNY Outlaws All Stars to their training facility at 183 E. Main St.

We have a change of pace this month.The following is a true story of people in our own backyard of northern Chautauqua County.

A strong cold front moved through Western New York during Friday evening producing several severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hail.

Town of Sheridan, NY - NYS Police arrested John Ley Jr., 46, of Dunkirk, for Felony Driving While Intoxicated following a traffic stop on New Road Town of Sheridan.

Mrs. Anderson was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. After graduating from the State Teachers College at Fredonia with a Bachelor of Education degree in June 1942, Angeline began her teaching career in Portville, N.Y. She later taught at St.

The Dunkirk Fire Department responded to a report of a structure on fire on the corner of Ruggles and Talcott streets Wednesday night.

Dorothy I. Radloff, age 83, of Dunkirk, NY, died Wednesday at UPMC-Hamot Hospital in Erie, Pa.

As per the county charter, a citizen's review committee is charged with making recommendations regarding salaries of elected officials.