It’s been 18 years since we sent trail mix to Iraq. My son, Bart, was a Marine pilot. He flew the Cobra gunship, an attack helicopter that protected the Marines on the ground. A nasty machine. Having been gone for months, his squadron was deployed to Al Asad, Iraq during Christmas, 2005. ...

There’s nothing like a little snow in November to announce the arrival of the holiday season. And let’s face it: snow during the holidays is the most tolerated of any snowfall of the year. It’s February snow that gets to you, not to mention April, the most unwelcome snowfall ever. It’s ...

FORESTVILLE — Alexys Neckers scored 7 of her game-high 20 points during a 17-0 first quarter as Clymer opened its season with a 40-22 nonleague victory over Forestville. Ava Nyweide and Elli Bodamer each added 4 points during the first-quarter shutout for the Pirates (1-0). Bodamer finished ...

A closed golf course in the town of Chautauqua has been resold for more than double its last sale price a year ago. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from July 21-31. During this time period, ...

FREDONIA — Fredonia defeated Cassadaga Valley 4-0 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association boys bowling at Lucky Lanes on Thursday. The Hillbillies (4-4) had a linescore of 906-1,090-936-2,932. The Cougars (0-4) had a linescore of 793-762-697-2,252. Owen Rush led Fredonia with a ...

PANAMA — Landon Johnson and David Ruszkowski were double winners for Olean/Allegany-Limestone/Franklinville in a 121-58 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association boys swimming and diving victory over Panama/Clymer on Thursday. Johnson captured the 200-yard freestyle (2:17.58) and 100-yard ...