South Dayton News

At 1030 AM, a band of lake effect snow stretched from Sturgeon Point to West Seneca, to Alden on the northern edge, and from Brocton to South Dayton, to Otto and Silver Springs on the Southern edge.

Dunkirk was outscored 54-6 in the first half, as they lost their CCAA Division 1 girls' basketball opener to Allegany-Limestone, 85-22, Tuesday.

CHERRY CREEK Nancy L. Snyder, age 70, of Cherry Creek passed away on Dec. 5, 2009, at Brooks Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family after a brave battle with cancer.

The Cherry Creek and South Dayton branches of Cattaraugus County Bank are hosting a week-long celebration to recognize being part of the independently owned, main street bank for five years.

Water rates will increase in the village beginning Dec. 1 for a six-month period, which Forestville Mayor Richard Yeager said is long overdue.

Holden Hubbard of South Dayton was recently awarded a partial scholarship based on three essays and an involved portfolio by the Cosmix School of Makeup Artistry in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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

New York's Amish Trail is on the rise. With a grant from Explore New York, local municipal support, and a host of enthusiastic entrepreneurs, a bona fide movement to make the New York trail a tourism destination is under way.

Lila M. Libby, 84, of Fluker Hill Road, Forestville, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, at her residence.

Robert W. Burchett, former chief financial officer for Buffalo's Franklin Assets Management, pleaded guilty Wednesday to third-degree grand larceny for stealing $60,000 from the company before he was fired after an audit last summer.

Cattaraugus County legislators will meet today to complete the process of setting raises for departments heads, with most getting a 3 percent increase.

Al Valentin has announced his candidacy for the position of tax collector for the town of Portland.

October 06, 2009, 8:29 AM / The highway superintendent in the town of Dayton Cattaraugus County has been arrested on charges of stealing gasoline from the town and falsifying records, Cattaraugus County sheriff's officials revealed today.

Elwin David Green, 61, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at his home on Southside Avenue in Cherry Creek, N.Y. He was born March 20, 1948, in Jamestown, N.Y., the son of the late Howard G. and Ruth M. Green.

Howard E. Baldwin, 83, a retired trucker/dock worker for Lyons Transportation Lines, where he worked for 25 years, died Monday, Sept.

Robert J. Austin, 31, of Ulrich Park Drive, Cassadaga was charged Sunday with second-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree unlawful imprisonment and second-degree harassment.

A motorcyclist is in critical condition in Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, with injuries suffered about 7 p. m. Sunday when he lost control on Allegany Road in the Town of Hanover, and laid his machine down, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office reports.

September 07, 2009, 6:54 AM / A 16-year-old Cattaraugus County boy was charged Saturday after being arrested for allegedly stealing items from vehicles Aug.

Counties, towns and villages ravaged by flooding last month got some good news Tuesday from the federal government, which will reimburse the municipalities for their response to the devastating storms.

When Shannon Bender went to sleep on her couch Sunday evening, she had no idea that within a couple of hours, the home she shared with her boyfriend A.J. Arnold would be under water.