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Muzzleloader was just days off. I stuck a target on the backstop and walked back to the bench. Let’s see, pull out a primer, place it in the breech, s...

They generally creep most people out — and bats are seen by many as a scary symbol with close association to vampires and the Halloween season. But ba...

SOUTH VALLEY — The Western New York Land Conservancy officially opened its Janet Gallogly Allegany Wildlands property near Onoville on Thursday. The 1...

PORTVILLE — A group of citizens from the Portville Community braved the cold and rain last Saturday and gathered for the third annual Arbor Day Celebr...

LITTLE VALLEY — Just in time for the holiday shopping season, artisans and manufacturers from all over Cattaraugus County will showcase and sell their...

While most of Cattaraugus County’s fall foliage is at peak or past peak color this year, there are still plenty of nearby seasonal activities. Pumpkin...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Department of Public Works will begin picking up leaves in the city wards on Monday, Oct. 30. DPW Superintendent Rob Carpent...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Nannen Arboretum Society will host Bruce Robinson on Oct. 25 for the presentation “What You Need to Know about Trees.” Robinson ha...

WILLING — If you are interested in making your own maple syrup, or if you make syrup and want to expand your knowledge of high efficiency production t...

OLEAN — Santa Claus Lane got a much-needed helping hand from the elves in brown and white recently. The Greater Olean Chamber of Commerce, in its annu...

Serendipity is the perfect name for a fairly new ornamental onion or Allium, and, of course, if you decide to grow it, it will be a serendipitous love...

Just in time for Columbus Day weekend, another valid excuse for getting out: Fall colors are nearing their peak in much of the Southern Tier. Some are...

OLEAN — There will be two more weekends for city residents to ditch their yard waste this month, but autumn leaf pickups are not yet set. Mayor Bill A...

Most of the leaves in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties are at the stage where they are just changing — except in Allegany State Park and the Salamanc...

Tonight will be mainly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy with some patchy fog developing overnight and an overnight low of 55. Tuesday ...

Realizing you have multiple tasks to perform and then making time to complete them can be most challenging. For instance, recent trail camera photos s...

ITHACA — A survey of farmers in four Northeast states, including New York, found that incentive payments encouraged participants to plant twice as man...

More and more fall leaf color is showing, both in our immediate area and throughout New York state. Cattaraugus County spotters at Allegany State Park...