Dayton News

By APRIL DIODATO OBSERVER Staff Writer Does buying a real Christmas tree offer more benefits than an artificial one? The answer to this ongoing debate seems simple for local tree farmers, asserting sales of real trees help support the area economy and suggesting they might even be more "green" than their faux-fir counterparts.

The Cherry Creek and South Dayton branches of Cattaraugus County Bank are hosting a week-long celebration to recognize being part of the independently owned, main street bank for five years.

Cattaraugus County legislators meeting today are expected to adopt a 2010 budget that carries a $2 million cut in the tax levy to $46.1 million.

Three men, including a former loan officer at the Centerville branch of Republic Bank and a local radio talk show host, have been indicted on charges concerning a mortgage scheme that involved $4.5 million in fraudulent loans.

The Cattaraugus County Health Department has canceled its clinics scheduled for today through Saturday offering swine flu vaccine for emergency health care personnel and those in priority age groups.

Arkwright voters decided to extend the term of their supervisor to four years. In Pomfret, the incumbent clerk held on to her seat following a hotly contested race; and Sheridan will see a new face as its town supervisor.

The Health Department in Cattaraugus County is postponing three H1N1 flu clinics scheduled for this Thursday at the Ellicottville Fire Department, Friday at the Machias Fire Department and Salamanca Health Department, and Saturday at the Dayton Fire Department because of a shortage.

Albert Daniel ''Jack'' ''Popeye'' Hurst, 82, of Lexington, Tenn., passed away Thursday, Oct.

New York's Amish Trail is on the rise. With a grant from Explore New York, local municipal support, and a host of enthusiastic entrepreneurs, a bona fide movement to make the New York trail a tourism destination is under way.

Lila M. Libby, 84, of Fluker Hill Road, Forestville, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, at her residence.

Cattaraugus County legislators will meet today to complete the process of setting raises for departments heads, with most getting a 3 percent increase.

A man who runs the Town of Dayton's Highway Department is accused of stealing gasoline.

October 06, 2009, 8:29 AM / The highway superintendent in the town of Dayton Cattaraugus County has been arrested on charges of stealing gasoline from the town and falsifying records, Cattaraugus County sheriff's officials revealed today.

Town of Dayton Highway Superintendent Brian J. Taber has been arrested. In a joint investigation conducted by the town, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff and NYS Police, it's alleged that Taber stole gasoline from the Town of Dayton's highway barn on at least four occasions and then tried to cover it up by falsifying records.

Howard E. Baldwin, 83, a retired trucker/dock worker for Lyons Transportation Lines, where he worked for 25 years, died Monday, Sept.

The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office says deputies have recovered some of the property believed to have been stolen in a series of recent vehicle break-ins in the Village of South Dayton.

A Cattaraugus County grand jury has returned indictments that include charges of burglary and sexual abuse for an Irving man.

A Cattaraugus County grand jury has returned indictments that include charges of burglary and sexual abuse for an Irving man.

A Cattaraugus County grand jury has returned indictments that include charges of burglary and sexual abuse for an Irving man.

Damaging storms rake Western New York, and the result has been flooded-out roads in scattered parts of the region.