Kellen M. Quigley

SALAMANCA — In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States this past weekend, the City of Salamanca held its inaugural Kids Only Independence Day Bike Parade on July 3. Over a dozen Salamanca youth took their red, white and blue-decorated bicycles, scooters and other ride-ons and made their way down Main Street from the parking lot off Sycamore Avenue to Jefferson Street Park for a free picnic and...

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LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County District Attorney Ashley E. Smith Monday announced the followin... Your Privacy Choices Notice at collection

LITTLE VALLEY — The annual Little Valley Central School alumni banquet was held June 27 at the Corporate Building on the Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds, with 200 members and guests attending. Goode's Restaurant of Gowanda provided a buffet dinner. President Kevin Andrew, Class of 1975, welcomed all in attendance. He stated that general fund donations and support for the Memmott-Langhans scholarship have again been very generous. He thanked the many committee...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County officials announced Wednesday the decision to request closure of its Certified Home Health Agency through the Department of Health. Despite earnest efforts, county officials said the operational challenge of efficiently operating a Certified Home Care Agency remains unduly burdensome due to outdated and unchanged insurance reimbursement rates and heavy pressure from competition within the market. “This will not take effect until our last patient has...

In the seminal 1977 sci-fi/fantasy film “Star Wars,” an early scene depicts a young farm boy and an old retired warrior entering a seedy saloon with a variety of nefarious characters — one of whom loses their arm in a quick scuffle — and eventually meet a not-so-good guy who ends up helping the pair despite his lack of moral integrity.

SALAMANCA — Realbotix Corp., a leading developer of humanoid robots and AI systems, has launched Optio, its AI teacher's assistant, in a pilot program at Salamanca City Central School District, but not without some concerns from parents and students.

OLEAN — Although classes are out for summer vacation, a group of students at the Olean Intermediate Middle School is getting in some quick lessons on local history, community involvement, potential career paths and business ventures. Throughout this week and next, about a dozen fifth and sixth graders — led by teachers Steve Ahl and Lori Anastasia — have been taking walking tours around the city to visit each of...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Board of Education held its annual reorganizational meeting July 7, re-electing Theresa Ray as president and Kerry John as vice president. Board member Dale Colton, who was re-elected in May, was also sworn in for his third five-year term. Ray has held the position of board president since 2015 and has been a board member since 2009, when she originally began serving as vice president. “It’s...

ALLEGANY — The Allegany-Limestone Central School Board of Education held its reorganizational meeting Tuesday, swearing in board members elected in May and choosing the board’s president and vice president for the 2026-27 year. Joining the board for the first time, Monti Crowley took her oath of office to begin a five-year term. When she was a candidate, Crowley said Allegany-Limestone is one of the best schools she’s been part of...