BLASDELL — It takes something truly inspiring to convince someone to jump into Lake Erie on a December morning. Special Olympics certainly checks that box. Students and supporters from across western New York converged at Woodlawn Beach State Park last week for the Special Olympics Polar ...

A Jamestown man will serve up to three years of probation after not registering with the Pennsylvania state police in accordance with Pennsylvania’s sex offender registration requirements. Walter Morse, 46, of Jamestown was charged in January with third-degree felony failure to register ...

SINCLAIRVILLE – A man was charged last week with 19 felonies for alleged cruelty toward 15 dogs and four puppies that he possessed. Since then, a neighbor of the alleged abuser has found himself in a sticky situation, with many in the area mistaking the neighbor for the alleged abuser. Not ...

ASHVILLE – The Ashville Free Library has added some additional Christmas happenings this year. These expansions were put in place with the hopes of offering more to the community, and also making it easier for people to attend. The Ashville library has numerous regularly scheduled ...

The American Scandinavian Heritage Foundation has selected Ella Garrison as Lucia for 2025. Ella is a junior and Honor Roll student at Falconer High School, where she is actively involved in Senior Concert Band, Marching Band, Senior Choir and school musicals. She is a member of Future ...

Youth and adult photographers from 21 different states and four foreign countries submitted entries to Audubon Community Nature Center’s (ACNC) 2025 Nature Photography Contest. Without knowing the names or hometowns of the photographers, judges reviewed all the contest entries to determine ...