The Republican half of the County Legislature will again be opening themselves to questions from the public, this time in southern Chautauqua County.

A presentation of the Neighborhood Revitalization Plan and its potential for fostering healthy, safe and strong neighborhoods will be given at 7 p.m., Wednesday at the Jackson Cente.

There is grit and grace and generosity in Sheila Eaglesome. Though there is the placid and controlled Sheila who crochets, reads and paints ceramics at home, it is the no-nonsense, pragmatic Sheila who prevails at Quick Solutions Printing.

As most of you know we held Cruisin' and Thunder In The Streets on Friday. From all accounts it was a huge success and family after family joined us downtown for the even.

After four years, the Audubon Center and Sanctuary's annual monarch butterfly event has become so popular that this year it's expanding into a day-long celebration. The Monarch Butterfly Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WESTFIELD - In the past, Everett Smith has kept quiet with his concerns about what is happening near his property on Lake Erie along Route 5. Now, the Westfield resident has had enough.

Andrew Cuomo, attorney general and democratic gubernatorial candidate, made a stop in downtown Jamestown during his "Drive for a New New York" campaign Saturday. Cuomo and his three daughters entered the Robert H.

DEWITTVILLE - Much has been accomplished in the last 20 years - and the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy isn't nearly done yet.

John Houseman (1902-1988), a veteran actor of stage, screen and television, was the spokesperson for commercials of the Smith Barney Investment Company, and was probably most remembered for the line (and how he delivered it), "They make money the...

County music star Gretchen Wilson performed at the Chautauqua Institution Amphitheatre on?Friday night. Wilson is best known for her No. 1 hit Redneck Woman, which topped the Billboard country music charts.

The dialysis unit at WCA wants your vote in order to bring a special award to its patients. The "Exceptional Performance Challenge" is a contest is organized by Baxter International for users of its Xenium XPH dialyze.

The recent passage of the federal Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act legislation, along with New York state's plans to collect taxes on sales of tobacco products to non-Native American customers of the Seneca Nation, has local residents concerne...

DUNKIRK - Despite all the debate that's happened online and around water coolers regarding the county's downsizing issue, few people have ever actually addressed the legislature during its monthly business meetings.

RIPLEY - Waiting on Regents testing results can always be an anxious time for school administrators. But at Ripley Central School, the results were well worth the wai.

A community forum is planned at the end of August, and all of Jamestown is invited. Flyers have begun to circulate announcing the event, which is planned by Jason Stronz, director of the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation.

WARREN - Organizers are planning for a larger Conewango Creek cleanup this year. Tom Osborne, vice chairman of the Conewango Creek Watershed Association, said volunteers will start on Sept. 11 in Frewsburg and finish at Point Park.

Accused abductor and rapist Mike Beaulieu, who faces nine charges in Canada, is scheduled to enter pleas next month.

ROCHESTER - The two candidates for Bill Parment's state Assembly seat will be back in court today. Andrew Goodell's petition against Parment, Nancy Bargar and Democratic Election Commissioner Norman P. Green, among others, will be heard at 10 a.m.

State Assembly candidate Andy Goodell will be on an independent ballot line this fall called "Change Albany," thanks to a very successful petition driv.

Westfield/Mayville Rotary Club members Susan Hammond and her husband, James Wakeman, are preparing for a 10-day trip to Niger, with a specific purpose in min.