William James Plants, 75, Cuba Lake
William James Plants, 75, of Cuba Lake, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at home. He was born April 17, 1950 to William Jack Plants and Veronica (McHale) Plants, […]
Crime alert: Two recent car thefts in Wellsville by two career criminals
District Attorney Ian Jones: Another example of how ridiculous “bail reform” is By Andrew Harris Residents of Wellsville have received a disturbing reminder to always keep vehicles locked when not […]
James E. Schleigh, 71, Cuba
Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather James E. Schleigh, 71, 8969 Stout Rd., Cuba, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2025 at Elderwood of Hornell after a lengthy illness. Born on December 7, […]
A Golden Girl: Outdoor Nostalgia
Remembering Camp Owaissa and Camp Pinewood By Kathryn Ross I have a favorite television program I like to watch, ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.’ In a recent episode the program took […]
Former Rochester area school bus driver headed to federal prison for a decade
Tomas Rosario sentenced to 10 years for child abuse and exploitation From the US Attorney Michael DiGiacomo, ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Tomas Rosario, 76, of Rochester, […]
Repairs Underway on West Almond Trails Just in Time for IMPACT’s 8/23 Run-Walk Event on August 23
Register online now for this popular day on the trail By Gail Richardson, Pictured IMPACT officers Glenn Gebhard and Nicole Munkwitz discuss how to repair a West Almond forest trail. […]
Cartels and Congress, Globalists and Totalitarians; are at the door!
“Become aware of, work around and resist manipulations that cost you personal freedoms” A COLUMN By Frederick Sinclair Let’s start by identifying the ‘Cartels’. They are: controlling interests in Big […]
Thank you from the CORE Learning Center
Community fundraiser on August 9 was a successful team effort From the Literacy West NY, Inc. , Follow them on Facebook Our Fundraiser on Saturday was a tremendous success and we […]
Letter to the Editor: Applauding Hochul, Sempolinski, and Stefanik for standing against gerrymandering
“We need to stop the partisan tit for tat” Dear Editor, I would like to commend Joe Sempolinski and Elise Stefanik for standing with Kathy Hochul against gerrymandering in their […]
Exploring the Western NY Wilds: Giant swallowtail
A banner year for butterflies in WNY including this rare drifter By Bob Confer, Follow Exploring the Western NY Wilds on Facebook, You are likely familiar with swallowtail butterflies. There […]
FEDS: Chinese national pleads to trafficking baby box turtles, venomous reptiles
850 native turtles were intercepted by customs agents with help from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Operation Terrapene From the Office of United States Attorney Michael DiGiacomo BUFFALO, NY — […]
Public Invited to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge Dedication in McKean County
Ceremony set for Saturday August 16 in Hamlin PA From the office of Pennsylvania State Rep. Martin Causer, Follow him on Facebook KUSHEQUA – McKean County’s Vietnam veterans will be […]
Steuben County Chairwoman: Legislators voted against appeal in Allard dispute, VanEtten has filed latest appeal
Former Chair Scott VanEtten is “entitled to county legal resources to pursue his appeal” By Andrew Harris Last week we reported that Steuben County legislators approved an appeal of the […]
Tom O’Mara: “Unsustainable spending remains expensive and dysfunctional”
Comparing NY State Medicaid spending with neighboring states A weekly COLUMN from NY State Senator Tom O’Mara, A recently released report from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]
Allegany County Democrats Donate to Alfred Food Pantry
The pantry helps feed dozens of families in need From ACDC, Belmont, NY – The Allegany County Democratic Committee (ACDC) delivered bags of non-perishable food and personal care items to […]