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With President Joe Biden settling in at the White House after his swearing in on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Tom Reed stands "ready and eager" to work with the new administration.
BELMONT — Five of eight people accused in the brutal beating death of a Wellsville man in March will be sentenced in March for their roles in the homicide.
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WELLSVILLE — As Joe Biden took the presidential oath of office Wednesday in Washington, D.C., in snowy Allegany County people were already queuing up for the monthly food distribution.
BELMONT — Three teachers in the Genesee Valley Central School District are combining their creative talents in an exhibition at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center.
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ALFRED — Alfred State is remembering the life of longtime supporter and friend of the college, Jon Shay, a well-known area humanitarian and businessman who passed away Monday at Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville.
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CUBA — Two former mayors of Cuba have authored a book about the village between the 1918 and 2020 pandemics based on newspaper advertisements.
WILLING — Two people were arrested in connection with a reported car theft Monday, the New York State Police announced.
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ALBANY — Assemblyman Joseph Giglio wasn’t ready to get two proposed budgets from Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday as the governor unveiled a $103.4 billion spending plan for 2021-22.
After several days of double-digit new cases of COVID-19 in residents, Allegany County reported only eight new cases Tuesday as the trend for infections continued down.
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U.S. Rep. Tom Reed plans to be in the stands outside the Capitol for the inauguration of Joseph Biden as the 46th president of the United States.
OLEAN — The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will open its scholarship application process to area students Feb. 1.
WELLSVILLE — Community Bank is closing four branch locations in April, including a Wellsville branch at 4196 Bolivar Road.
ALFRED — With a new semester approaching and the ongoing pandemic continuing to present challenges, Alfred State College’s president urged employees to “buckle up and prepare to take flight” during his spring 2021 opening remarks.
LACKAWANNA — Appeal 2021 was launched Tuesday at Catholic Charities of Buffalo’s Russell J. Salvatore Food Pantry and Outreach, with a goal of raising $10 million by June 30.
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BELMONT — Allegany County is seeing lower COVID-19 caseloads since Friday, and fewer tests coming back positive than earlier this month.
Two more Cattaraugus County residents have died due to COVID-19-related complications, increasing the county's coronavirus death toll to 68.The county's health department on Sunday reported that an 84-year-old man and a 73-year-old woman both developed respiratory failure due to COVID-19.The…
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BELMONT — COVID-19 cases spiked again Friday in Allegany County, with one school moving to remote instruction due to the pandemic.
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Beginning this week, staff with the YMCA of the Twin Tiers are challenging the community to sign up with a free initiative that will help people reset their lives and commit to improving their health and well-being.
FRANKLINVILLE — A Franklinville man faces charges for allegedly neglecting cows, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.
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After watching Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s last installment of the State of the State address on Thursday, Assemblyman Joseph Giglio was left with many questions and longing for some substance in next Tuesday’s state budget.
WELLSVILLE — An automobile accident that injured two people in the crosswalk at Northern Lights on Route 417 East has elicited discussion by town officials.
BELMONT — Lower COVID-19 case counts have been reported in Allegany County, even with 20 new cases on Wednesday.
WELLSVILLE — Donna Bliven, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services, planned to retire when she reached her 44th anniversary at Jones Memorial Hospital last summer.
LITTLE VALLEY — An Arcade woman has been charged with striking a nursing home resident, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.
BELMONT — Wellsville continues to lead Allegany County in COVID-19 cases, county officials noted as they reported 15 new cases countywide on Wednesday.
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U.S. Rep. Tom Reed spoke to reporters Wednesday shortly before casting his vote on the House floor against the Democrat-sponsored resolution for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
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Western New York farm country and the New York City borough of Queens are hundred of miles — and in some ways worlds — apart.
ALFRED — A Wellsville man faces an additional felony charge relating to a previous car theft incident, the Alfred Police Department announced Tuesday.
OLEAN — Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES has started Parent University, a support and education training program aimed at providing resources and guidance as parents and caregivers navigate the COVID-19 pandemic with their students.
The Cuba Circulating Library and Fillmore’s Wide Awake Club Library have been selected among 200 libraries to participate in Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries.
BELMONT — Officials reported 30 new cases of COVID-19 in Allegany County on Tuesday.
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As the U.S. House pressed forward Tuesday toward removing or impeaching President Donald Trump for the Capitol attack, Rep. Tom Reed and House colleagues introduced a resolution to censure the outgoing chief executive.
ANDOVER — Community Bank’s Andover and Canisteo branches are temporarily operating on alternating days.
WELLSVILLE — Fuel and the sale of an unused police car drove the discussion during Monday night’s village board meeting.
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Assemblyman Joseph Giglio heard some things he liked Monday — and things he didn’t like as much — during Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s first State of the State Address of the week.
Allegany County health officials reported 15 new COVID-19 cases on Monday — a relatively low figure when compared to the past few days — while the county continued its state of emergency for another month.
BELMONT — Allegany County department heads are being asked to hold off on purchases if they can due to lagging state aid.
The New York Lottery Sunday announced one top prize winning ticket was sold for Saturday’s TAKE-5 drawing.
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WELLSVILLE — From the town of Willing to the town of Hume, the course plotted today for the Genesee River will impact the lives of our children’s children, Brenda Szabo told the Wellsville Village Planning Board recently.
LITTLE VALLEY — A Cattaraugus man is facing several felony charges after he allegedly made an unsuccessful attempt to escape the Cattaraugus County Jail in the village of Little Valley.
LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus and Allegany counties each reported more than 90 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, health officials reported.
Cattaraugus and Allegany counties both reported more than 50 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.
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SCIO — Music led a Wellsville boy to a lifetime of service in the emergency medical field, which is slowing down this month with the sale of Medical Transport Service, Inc.
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Many in the community likely associate the Cattaraugus Allegany County League of Women Voters strictly with the political world, but few may know the group also has an educational component.
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BUFFALO — The American Red Cross in Western New York and the National Football League are teaming up in January — National Blood Donor Month — to urge critically-needed donations.
