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Insurance coverage announcements coming Oct. 1

Question: When do we find out about our coverage for next year? Answer: I cannot believe it is Insurance Season already! Those changes are announced October 1 for the upcoming 2027 year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires insurance companies to notify you of any ...

Americold gets tax break, agrees to help fund road repair

A newly constructed freezer plant in Dunkirk is getting some financial assistance as it refinances its mortgage. In exchange, the company has agreed to help fund repairs to a local road. Back in 2021, Americold Freezer, LLC was approved for a Payment In Lieu Of Taxes agreement by the ...

Falconer eyes new school speed zone sign

FALCONER - Falconer Village Board members are discussing how to update the aging school zone speed limit signs near the Falconer Central School buildings. “It’s on its last leg,” said Avery Faulkner, the superintendent of the Falconer Department of Public Works, regarding the flashing ...

Progress made on Clymer, Sherman, Panama merger petitions

CLYMER — The petition process is underway for the potential merger between Clymer, Sherman and Panama Central Schools, and at Clymer’s most recent Board of Education meeting it was reported that strong progress is being made in getting signatures in all three districts. The three schools ...

Great Name Debate

A Pennsylvania House member wants the federal government to change Lake Erie’s name to Lake Pennsylvania. Rep. David Maloney, R-Boyertown, is preparing a House Resolution that would ask President Donald Trump, Congress, and the United States Secretary of the Interior to take the necessary ...

CCE to offer Game Of Logging training in October

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Wyoming counties is accepting registration for the upcoming Bill Lindloff’s ProCuts - Game of Logging – Levels 1, 2 and 3 chainsaw safety training scheduled at various locations in three counties, Monday through Friday, Oct. 5-9. ...