ALFRED — Alfred University will host the initial leg of the torch relay run leading up to the FISU World University Winter Games in Lake Placid, Jan. 12-23.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Now in its second iteration, the Laine Business Accelerator recently awarded $5,000 to each of nine Olean region businesses. Profiles of three of those businesses are included today.)

ALFRED — Alfred State College announced that Jill Dunn is joining the college’s Office of Institutional Advancement as the major gift officer.

ANDOVER — In the end, “It is up to you to get your fellow officials in other towns and villages to get their legislators onboard for sales tax revenue sharing.”

SCIO — In the spirit of Christmases past, Scio students are once again stepping up to take care of their Tiger cubs by raising funds and collecting toys for their fellow students.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer was in Western New York Friday to sound the alarm and call for increased planning on behalf of the federal government to handle the surge of respiratory infection cases in children.

GOWANDA — Assemblyman Joseph Giglio squinted at the roughly drawn draft map of the proposed 148th Assembly District released Thursday by the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission.

BELMONT — The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office personnel have once again grown beards to support the Allegany County Area Foundation’s Shop with a Cop Christmas Program.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that clears the way for Cuba Lake cottage and home owners to purchase their lots from the state, state Sen. George Borrello said Thursday.

U.S. Rep. Joe Sempolinski, R-Canisteo, said he would vote against the Respect for Marriage Act passed earlier in the week by the Senate.

ANDOVER — Newly elected as Allegany County sheriff, Scott Cicirello selected retired New York State Police Trooper Walter Mackney to serve as the Allegany County undersheriff when the new sheriff’s term begins in January.

While the primary carrier of Thursday night's game between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots is Amazon Prime Video, fans in Western New York will also find the game on Channel 7.

WELLSVILLE — The City of Good Neighbors doesn’t start or stop at the city limits.

BUFFALO — The white gunman who massacred 10 Black shoppers and workers at a Buffalo supermarket pleaded guilty Monday to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges, guaranteeing he will spend the rest of his life in prison.

There have been some interesting developments in the birding world since my last column, starting with the first-ever New York state record of a limpkin found in Lewiston.

SALAMANCA — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer met with Seneca Nation officials Wednesday to announce a $7.6 million grant for a regional transportation hub on their territory.

OLEAN — Some were asked about current events such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the issue of feminicide and combating international poaching. Others were asked to pretend they were in 1972 to discuss apartheid in South Africa.

U.S. Rep. Joe Sempolinski told reporters Tuesday he doesn’t “want to give a blank check” for aid to Ukraine.

WELLSVILLE — If you have driven through downtown Wellsville lately, you cannot help but notice a change to the skyline at Jones Memorial Hospital.

BUFFALO (AP) — President Joe Biden is sending federal aid to western New York to help state and local authorities clean up from the massive storm that dumped more than 6 feet of snow in Western and Northern New York and is blamed for three deaths, the White House announced Monday.

CATTARAUGUS — Last month, Dr. Elizabeth O’Neil, director of the Cattaraugus Food Bank, expressed concern that FeedMore WNY wasn’t filling the food bank’s orders — leaving shelves nearly bare.

WELLSVILLE — After 40 years the Allegany Arts Association may be disbanding.

SWAIN — As the first snows of winter season fall on Western New York, Swain Ski Patrol welcomes its largest class of new safety and first aid volunteers in many years.

OLEAN — Olean Area Charter for Compassion members have taken their message of treating others the way they would like to be treated on the road.

NEW YORK — Parts of New York finally caught a break Sunday after a storm spent days dumping a potentially record-setting amount of snow on cities and towns east of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.

ELLICOTTVILLE — With ski season right around the corner, Holiday Valley Resort and HoliMont Ski Area have been gearing up for the 2022-23 winter season with upgrades and improvements.

BUFFALO — A dangerous lake-effect snowstorm paralyzed parts of Western and Northern New York on Friday, with 3 feet of snow already on the ground in some places by early afternoon. The storm was blamed for the deaths of two people stricken while clearing snow.

ALFRED — Alfred State College’s seventh annual Day of Giving raised over $317,000 to benefit scholarships, new programs, updated technology, athletics, and so much more. The final amount raised establishes a new Day of Giving record.

A blanket of snow covered much of Western New York overnight, and it’s not done yet.

Southern Tier deer hunters can expect a cold and snowy opening to the regular firearms big game season that starts Saturday and runs through Dec. 11

SYRACUSE (TNS) — In marijuana, as in gambling, the Onondagas stand out among other Haudenosaunee Indian nations in Upstate New York.

ALBANY (TNS) — Progressives are intensifying their calls for state Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs to resign as state GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy is expected to step down from his position after his election to Congress.

WELLSVILLE — It may be a few days before Thanksgiving and weeks before Christmas, but the Wellsville Village Board was in a seasonal mood at Monday night’s meeting.

OLEAN — Olean General Hospital is set to reopen the Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory — the “cath lab” — after a five-week hiatus due to renovations and upgrades.

WELLSVILLE — Rain may have stopped the crowds, but the faithful Wellsville Monarchs planted milkweed seeds at the Fassett Greenspace on Friday.

WELLSVILLE — Dreary skies and black clouds on the horizon moved Wellsville’s Veteran’s Day service indoors at the Legion Post 702.