Chautauqua News

As I write this, I'm sitting at my desk at The Post-Journal. It's a couple of work stations away from where Frank Hyde, the beloved former sports editor, used to sit and where, 30 years ago, Ron Graham stopped by with a press release and asked Frank if he would find a place in the newspaper for it.

Seven new directors were elected when the Southwestern NY Chapter of the American Red Cross conducted its first annual meeting with more than 60 people in attendance at Webb's Captain's Table in Mayville.

Chautauqua County Executive Candidate Chuck Cornell said today that, if elected, he will lead large scale economic development initiatives as part of a bold new strategy to reverse the county's economic decline.

Governor David A. Paterson today announced the certification of an additional $7.4 million for transportation projects in Western New York through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act .

In late November, 1998 the body of Aiysha Barksdale, 14, was found strangled near a road in Dunkirk.

The Community Blood Bank of Western New York and area hospitals are urging all eligible donors to donate blood during the summer months as these are typically difficult times to collect sufficient blood amounts that meet hospitals' blood-supply demands.

Chautauqua County Executive candidate Chuck Cornell says the current administrataion has a oemissed the boata when it comes to improving many opportunities for job growth and economic development because it has not invested in its infrastructure, especially the countya s industrial parks.

Growing a strong regional economy, growing strong children, growing our financial assets; all of these initiatives will be highlighted at the 2009 Chautauqua County Government Fair Booth with its theme of "Growing Our Future TogetherChautauqua County and You." The 2009 Chautauqua County Fair runs July 27th through August 2nd.

Owners Jack and Mary Jo Peacock opened The Stagecoach West in the late 1970s. They started small, but have grown into an 18,000 square foot store with 24 employees.

Chautauqua County leads all New York state counties in grape-growing with 22,276 acres planted for grapes.

The U.S. Labor Department has awarded about $1.8 million to local community organizations supporting YouthBuild programs.

Two people were hurt in a three-vehicle crash at about 2:30 p. m. Sunday on Route 394 in the Town of North Harmony, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office reports.

Singer/actress Judy Garland and artist Georgia O'Keeffe won over the crowd Sunday night at Reno's Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater, along with a pirate, an 'unsinkable' socialite and a con man.

Theodore Roosevelt, Annie Oakley and Mark Twain might be long dead, but locals will have the opportunity to meet them this week at Nevada Humanities Chautauqua.

Grape harvests hampered by unseasonably low temperatures have become a concern not only for area farmers, but United States Senators who are now calling for an emergency response from state officials.

Is your summer vacation turning into a "Staycation?" Come to the Table. Do you have an appreciation for "The Arts?" Come to the Table.

A Portland man faces various charges, including leaving the scene of an accident, following an early Monday morning collision at Mill Road Extension and Sea Lion Drive in the Town of Chautauqua, Chautauqua County sheriff's officials reported.

John Faulkner, owner of John Wiggers & Son Inc. in Chautauqua County, suspected his days as a GM dealer were numbered.

Discounted advance sale ticket outlets for the 2009 Chautauqua County Fair have been announced by the Chautauqua County Agricultural and Fair Assoc-iation, Inc.

Auctioneer David S. Brown ended the evening recently with the best item of all when the Westfield Mayville Rotary Club bestowed upon him its highest award, the Paul Harris Fellowship, during its annual auction.