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WESTFIELD -- After a nearly two-hour search, a missing hunter has been found. Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies report at 7:34 p.m. Friday, they responded to an area on Lyons Road to begin the search. Deputies learned through an investigation the hunter was tracking a deer and then became lost well into the woods. With limited cell phone coverage, the hunter was able to contact a family member who he was hunting with and provided his coordinates before his cell phone became inoperable. Deputies were able to deploy on foot through the terrain, snow, and cold, and with the ...

Responders End Search For Possible Plane Crash

County responders this afternoon ended a search for a possible plane crash near Dewittville. The call for a plane that was in distress and possibly went down near the Dart Airport came in before 11 a.m. Drones were used to scan the location. Chautauqua County EMS, the Sheriff's Department, ...

Bartoszek Eyes The Prize

Chad Bartoszek stood on the football field at Pittsford Sutherland High School a couple weekends ago, patiently answering questions from the assembled media immediately following Salamanca’s victory over East Rochester/Gananda in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association ...

Wolfpack Dominates For 3rd State Title In 7 Years

SYRACUSE – Five years ago, a group of boys stood in the corner of the end zone at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse and watched as some of their brothers celebrated a state championship. Now, as seniors, Tate Catanese, Bryce Hinsdale, Carter Brink and Alex Barmore are champions ...

Snows May Affect Delivery; Online Access To Be Free Through Sunday

Delivery of the The Post-Journal during the rest of the week could be affected by the lake-effect snowstorm that is forecast to impact Chautauqua County through Saturday. Because of this, the The Post-Journal will offer free web access for its online content through Sunday. In addition, print subscribers will have continue to have access to our electronic edition.

Lake Effect Storm Hits South County; Most Schools Closed

Most area schools are closed Monday after lake effect snow made its presence felt in the south county. More than three feet of snow have fallen in the northern end of Chautauqua County since Friday, but the south county had largely seen much less snow. Snow began falling early Monday ...