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Rosamond Mae Rugg Lexer Flagg: 12/11/20 – 06/17/25

Rosamond Mae (Rugg) Lexer Flagg, nearly 105 years old, passed away peacefully at home in Jamestown, while under the care of hospice and her family at her side Rosamond was born December 11th, 1920, at the Dew Drop in Cattaraugus, NY. Her parents were Jessie Horth and Fred Rugg. At about 10 ...

Beavers Test Positive For Rare Disease In County

The Chautauqua County Health Department has confirmed two beavers in the Sherman area tested positive for tularemia. Cases of tularemia in animals are rarely detected in WNY; the last confirmed case in the region was a beaver identified in Cattaraugus County in 2004. Tularemia is a bacterial ...

Tantillo And Bell Win Italian-American Charity Golf Tournament In Playoff

ELLICOTTVILLE — After the completion of the 54th Italian-American Charity Golf Association Tournament on Saturday evening, it was time for obligatory pictures of the winning team. The last to pose for a group photo just off the 18th green at Holiday Valley Resort were Tommy Tantillo; ...

Chautauqua Lake’s Jada Cole Wins High Jump State Championship

MIDDLETOWN — Each year at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association track and field championships Chautauqua Lake’s Jada Cole improved in the high jump and on Saturday at Middletown High School it was her final chance to reach the top of the podium. Coming down to her ...

Body Of Missing Kayaker Found Near Barcelona

WESTFIELD -- The body of a missing kayaker has been found. Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department deputies report Casey Q. Norene, 23, of Westfield was reported missing around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Barcelona Harbor on Lake Erie. A search was conducted by crews that included North ...