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Fredonia Edges Westfield In Tennis

FREDONIA — Fredonia seventh-grader Elias Harper made his first varsity start in boys tennis singles action and it proved to be the decisive contest in a 3-2 victory over Westfield. Harper managed to edge Sam Heim 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (8-6) to secure the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic ...

Loretta L. Bender

Loretta Lorz Bender of Chardon, OH, passed at age 88. Married for nearly 65 years, she was predeceased by her devoted husband Ray. Loretta is survived by Lynn (Michael) Klotz and Michael (Kathleen) Bender; grandchildren Maxwell (Jessica Ke), and Samuel Klotz, Emily and Raymond Bender; nephews ...

Edward C. Bello

Edward C. Bello, 96, of Butler Street, Jamestown, N.Y., passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at UMPC Chautauqua, Jamestown, N.Y. A complete obituary will be published in a later edition. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Powers, Present & Sixbey Funeral Home, Inc., 316 E. Fifth Street, Jamestown, N.Y.

Hibernation In The Natural World: A Time To Wake Up

Winter is fading away and spring is beginning to take hold. You’ll notice the first flowers poking out of the ground and trees starting to bud. Also, many animals who spent the cold months in hibernation are finally waking up. Hibernation is a survival strategy that allows certain species to ...

Chautauqua Arie Eagles Club Makes Donations

The Chautauqua Arie Eagles Club 2145 in Jamestown recently distributed three donations of $2,000 each to local charities. The first donation was presented to Kelly Carpenter, vice president and chief operating officer of Healing For Heroes. Healing for Heroes is a not-for-profit disabled ...

Etta L. Gee

Dunkirk — Etta L. (LaPolt) Gee, 93, of Dunkirk died Thursday, March 27, 2025 at Brooks Memorial Hospital, Dunkirk, following a short illness. She was born in Galeton, PA on June 28, 1931. She was the daughter of the late Howard and Edna (Lattin) LaPolt and was the last survivor of thirteen ...