Breaking News
September 27, 2025
SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...
Outdoors
Aug 12, 2019
I’ve noticed that the further from the farm people are, the more unrealistic their viewpoints become. Farm life grounds one in the oftentimes harsh re...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Jul 26, 2019
The sight of wild turkeys in a summer field can be among a day’s small delights for both hunters and wildlife watchers in the Southern Tier. The New Y...
Outdoors
May 02, 2019
The clock has whirled rapidly around, the circle has completed itself and another spring is upon us. Another month of spring turkey lies ahead. I myse...
Outdoors
Feb 14, 2019
It’s amazing the skills hunters acquire and take for granted. It’s challenging for non-hunters to even remotely recognize the difficulties involved in...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Dec 04, 2018
I’d been invited to my sister’s house in Ischua for Thanksgiving. Since I’ve been home, my presence on this day has been dependent on weather and road...
Outdoors
Nov 22, 2018
Like many kids growing up in northern Pennsylvania in the 1960s, I had close relatives who worked in the oil fields, spending long hours in the woods ...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Nov 01, 2018
With Election Day set for Tuesday comes many traditions — “I Voted” stickers, candidate signs on the side of the road and many fundraising breakfasts,...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
Jul 31, 2018
ALBANY (AP) — A "citizen science" survey for wild turkeys is getting underway in New York state, and the Department of Environmental Conservation is a...
Western New York
Jun 12, 2018
BUFFALO (AP) — A New York man who traveled to Turkey to join the Islamic State group said Monday he thought it would be the best way to help victimize...
Outdoors
Jun 11, 2018
Squeals, growls, rustling leaves — all the commotion grabbed my attention and I stopped to listen. It was the middle of spring gobbler season a few ye...
Outdoors
Jun 05, 2018
When you’re creaky and squeak around the hinges you seldom enjoy a sound night’s sleep. Some tendon, joint or other tissue starts squawking and you to...
Outdoors
May 15, 2018
This has been a strange spring, colder than most, but especially cold in the states to the south. Snow, ice, frosts and rain have held back spring a m...
Outdoors
May 15, 2018
While turkey hunters are chasing the big songbirds, the still-pillowed heads of non-hunters might be dreaming of wildlife cavorting without a care in ...
Outdoors
May 08, 2018
This gobbler had been unpredictable for two weeks. He gobbled one morning and not the next. Sometimes he answered my calls, sometimes he remained sile...
Outdoors
May 08, 2018
Show me a turkey hunter who killed a spring gobbler on his first hunt and never hunted turkeys again, and I’ll show you someone who thinks turkey hunt...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
May 01, 2018
As spring turkey season begins today, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has completed a study into why there seem to be fewer turkeys...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
Apr 19, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — The drama of U.S. and allied missile strikes on Syria has obscured a sobering fact: The U.S.-led campaign to eliminate the Islamic S...
Outdoors
Feb 19, 2018
Time is pulling its usual tricks and rushing on by at breakneck speed. I can’t believe it’s deep into February and on the 22nd I’ll be 29 years old. …...
Local News, News
October 1, 2025
CUBA — Cuba Circulating Library has been awarded the Children’s Book Project grant award from the Pilcrow Foundation, receiving 65 books from the orga...
Commentary, Opinion
October 1, 2025
What makes you nostalgic? Now it’s true, nostalgia can be a downer for some. It can be a longing for long-gone moments you’ll never get back — and mak...
Commentary, Opinion
October 1, 2025
There were at least 235,502 retirees across the country who collected a public pension of $100,000 or more in 2024 — costing taxpayers $30.6 billion —...
Allegany County News, Local News, News
October 1, 2025
BELFAST — Armstrong presents the 6th annual Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at 6661 Route 305, featuring free fun for everyone. This yea...
Commentary, Opinion
October 1, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The Republican rush to add congressional seats in Texas and other red states reflects the bipartisan consensus that the main 2026 b...
Local News, News
October 1, 2025
OLEAN — St. Joseph’s Maronite Church will hold its Oktoberfest celebration 2-8 p.m. Saturday in the hall at 1102 Walnut St. Oktoberfest will feature G...
