Sherman News

December 11, 2009, 11:30 AM / Speeding along Interstate 86 at 104 mph was only the beginning of problems for a Pennsylvania man pulled over by State Police.

James Fincher, trail manager of Chautauqua Rails-to-Trails Inc., left, and Randy Sweeney, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation executive director, right, are pictured at the Titus Road Trailhead, where the foundation provided funding to improve the aesthetics and surface of the site.

Large quantities of narcotic drugs were stolen from a pharmacy in Sherman, N.Y., investigators said.

Charles E. Brown, 76, of 4228 West Lake Road, Mayville, died Friday , at home. He was born Dec.

In 1909, members of the Jamestown Water Commission spent considerable time discussing the question of water rates.

The Sherman Stanley Hose Co. received several donations and memorials in October.

Chautauqua District Order of the Eastern Star held a public reception at the Masonic Temple, Jamestown, recently to honor new Grand Officers: Francelia Skoglund, District Deputy Grand Matron; David Himelein, District Grand Lecturer, and Mildred Jankowski, Grand Representative of Illinois near the Grand Chapter of New York.

The Chautauqua County Legislature will consider two amendments to its 2 percent occupancy tax rules tonight - one to prohibit the purchase of property with bed tax money and another adjusting the details of how the watershed coordinator's salary is funded.

Leslie H. Bennett, 70, of 16 Johnson St., Frewsburg, and Frostproof, Fla., died Monday Nov.

Sherman Central School officials have announced their students of the month for September.

November 15, 2009, 10:19 AM / Child welfare officials in New Mexico last year took four daughters away from a doctor after police charged him with subjecting the girls to cruel and bizarre punishments.

Russell A. Maring, 24, of Sherman was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree obstructing governmental administration Monday, after police were dispatched to 11 Broadhead Ave.

New York Magazine 's gossipy exploration of the conflict going on within the New York Times's business section has a lot of people amazed by Sunday editor Tim O'Brien's full frontal assault on Sorkin's talents as a writer: a oeWhen Andrew had a Sunday business column and hea d drop a thinly reported or loosely written piece on the desk at the last ...

The Section 6 cross country championships will be held today at Elma Meadows. The boys races open the competition, starting with Class D at 10:30 a.m. Class AA is at 11 a.m., Class A at 11:30 a.m., Class B at noon and Class C at 12:30 p.m. The girls races kick off at 1 p.m. for Class D schools.

The Republican Party looks poised to take control of the County Legislature. Even if Democrats win the two close races in Legislative District 7 and Legislative District 11, a total of 13 Republicans look to be elected to the new term starting the first of the new year - 15 if absentee ballots put both Robert Stewart and William Prieto over ...

Albert Daniel ''Jack'' ''Popeye'' Hurst, 82, of Lexington, Tenn., passed away Thursday, Oct.

We live in a vampire moment: The 'Twilight' book series is all the rage; 'True Blood' vamps it up on cable; and 'Cirque du Freak' is now in theaters.

Elmer ''Dutch'' E. Vanderkooi of Sherman, N.Y., died Monday evening, Oct. 26 2009, at St.

Margaret Sophie Pedersen Carlson, 94, of Heritage Green Nursing Home, Greenhurst, N.Y., went home to her Lord and Savior Friday, October 23, 2009, at 10:25 p.m. surrounded by loved ones.

You don't have to wait until next weekend to get in the spirit of Halloween. Local venues are making sure you can celebrate the spooky holiday all week long.