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Turbine dollars make little sense Editor: Mary Lou Shenk is furiously fulfilling her contractual obligation with the Machias Wind Farm, LLC to rally public support for the installation of industrial wind turbines.

November 09, 2009, 9:20 AM / A Springville man has been charged with felony driving while intoxicated after his vehicle was stopped for failure to keep right early Sunday morning, Cattaraugus County sheriff's officials reported today.

A Portville man charged with kidnapping, who was released from jail recently because his case was not prosecuted within the time limit, has been indicted on the charge by a Cattaraugus County grand jury.

A Delevan man convicted of driving drunk and without a license was sentenced Monday in Cattaraugus County Court to serve up to six years in prison.

Laura Hetrick, 25, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment and driving without a license Monday after an incident on Chapin Street.

The Bestselling Author of "A Woman of Substance" Has a Midas Touch, and With Her New Novel the Jewels to Match Photo Barbara Taylor Bradford was a bad typist, but she's one of the world's most sucessful writers.

A funny thing has happened to "Othello" of late: A play traditionally usurped by the villainous Iago is now giving its title character pride of place, as the British comedian Lenny Henry's bravura occupancy of the role, at the Trafalgar Studios in the West End, is the latest to prove.

By: Submitted to Journal Member Since: 2009-05-06 Cattaraugus County IDA should not endorse wind development Parker explains why Editor: Despite the political pressure from their handlers in the Cattaraugus County Legislature, the Industrial Development Agency should not endorse industrial wind development in the county, since they were crated to ...

A Bradford, Pa., man was sentenced Monday in Cattaraugus County Court to serve up to four years in prison for a burglary in the Town of Carrollton.

The Pioneer chapter of Future Farmers of America is sponsoring a weekly farmers market each Friday outside the agriculture facility behind Pioneer High School on County Line Road, Yorkshire.

Comedian Ray Canale claims that his professional reputation was damaged by a drugstore employee who allegedly accosted the entertainer under the belief he was shoplifting.

Crooks trying to take your money are lurking everywhere - in your mailbox, on your computer, on the other end of your telephone, even at your front door.

The Cattaraugus County Department of Aging has received its allotment of free prescription discount cards for uninsured residents, the Cattaraugus County Legislature was told Wednesday.

A Buffalo man who tried to sell crack cocaine in the City of Olean was one of two people sentenced Monday in Cattaraugus County Court.

Communities from Yorkshire south to the Pennsylvania state line are proud of their Route 16 Corridor brand and are inviting the public to come outside Saturday and become part of the view as part of the Sweet 16 Bicycle Tour.

Joyce Melfiwas chosen Tuesday to lead the Cattaraugus County Democratic Committee.

Women's clubs invited to meeting Board meeting to be held at Chanderson's Restaurant in Yorkshire Members of the four women's clubs in Springville, all affiliated with the Western New York Federation of Women's Clubs, have been invited to the August 29 board meeting at Chanderson's Restaurant, Route 16, Yorkshire.

Joyce Melfiwas chosen Tuesday to lead the Cattaraugus County Democratic Committee.

Three people appeared in Cattaraugus County Court recently for arraignments and pleaded not guilty to indictment charges.

In 1914 Agatha Miller married Archibald Christie, a dashing pilot who, on his return from the First World War, encouraged her to send out her first novel for publication.