Stockton News

' "Cassadaga Valley has been very good about holding taxes down," CV school board member Bill Carlson said Tuesday after the 2008-09 tax rate was approved.

Viewers in Dunkirk - but not Fredonia - may be able to see Jennifer Stuczynski's pole vault jumps live Monday morning.

Ian S. Trimbath, 22, of Burton Street, Ripley, was jailed following his arraignment on charges of second-degree unlawfully dealing with a child and endangering the welfare of a child.

STOCKTON The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office has charged a North Carolina man with sexual abuse in the second degree.

Christopher Schaeffer of Fredonia has announced his candidacy for the New York State Senate's 57th District.

On July 12, we received the call every parent dreads: ''There's been an accident and Matt's been hurt...'' Thus began our journey.

Long before recycling became a preferred practice, burn barrels could be seen in just about every backyard.

Paul M. Benton, 52, of Stockton, died Friday, July 18, 2008 at Roswell Cancer Institute.

Paul M. Benton, 52, of Stockton, died Friday, July 18, 2008 at Roswell Cancer Institute.

In 1908, Henry R. Case, former sheriff of Chautauqua County, a member of the Board of Supervisors for 20 years, always a stalwart Republican, died at his home at French Creek overnight.

Greg Miller hurled a complete-game three-hitter with 10 strikeouts as Jamestown Container blanked Eagles, 4-0. Mike Merenick belted a double to lead the Container offense.

In 1908, the July Outlook magazine pointed out that the ordinary highway could not withstand the wear caused by automobiles and suggested that highways should hereafter be constructed strong enough to stand the ...

A Chautauqua County man wanted for allegedly helping to steal several thousand dollars worth of steel concrete forms in the Stockton area has been found in Tennessee.

In 1958, a 49-year-old pedestrian, struck by a tractor-trailer, was reported in good condition at Brooks Memorial Hospital, Dunkirk.

Cassadaga-Stockton-Lily Dale Senior Citizens will meet Monday, July 14 for a potluck picnic in the legion picnic grounds.

John Albert Straight, of Stockton, NY, passed quietly the evening of June 12, after a battle with cancer.

A In 1908, Miss Lulu Eller entertained 10 young ladies, nearly all of whom were of the operating force of the Bell Telephone exchange, with a launch ride Sunday on Chautauqua Lake.

' A closed door pre-trial hearing was scheduled Wednesday for the as yet unnamed defendant in the Dec.

Memorial Day preparations and observances start early for members of Cassadaga Memorial American Legion Post 1280, says Robert Connelly, post commander.

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