Ripley News

The Fourth of July weekend is usually one of the three worst weekends of the year for blood usage, and this year that was certainly true with extremely heavy blood usage by local patients in the last three days.

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.

Nine Chautauqua County businesses violated the Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act by selling tobacco products to minors between Oct.

" The cliffs along Lake Erie were full of activity on Friday, June 26 as rescue workers scrambled to reach two individuals who had become stranded on the cliffs.

The cliffs along Lake Erie were full of activity as rescue workers scrambled to reach two individuals who had become stranded on the cliffs.

Construction cones are popping-up across Chautauqua County as the Department of Public Facilities has begun to work on a long list of projects destined to improve the County's infrastructure.

Michael A. Holtink, 21, of Flowery Branch, Ga., was arrested Thursday as a fugitive from justice.

Friday June 5, 2009 RIPLEY , NY - " Mike Knight certainly was satisfied with the way he got his season rolling during the month of May.

Following a Wreath Laying Ceremony at East Ripley Cemetery and a noon luncheon for veterans and their families, sponsored by the Ripley Grange, the Ripley Memorial Day parade began at 1:30 p.m. on May 25th, led by Ripley VFW Post 2769 Color Guard.

Corey Finch, of Silver Creek, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and will be honored this Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Mt.

With declining enrollment and other factors impacting the Ripley Central School District, school officials have decided to look at every option.

A Ripley man was charged with third-degree assault at about 1:30 p. m. Thursday after an argument with a woman turned into a physical confrontation, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office reports.

Memorial Day events in Ripley got under way with the 10 a.m. Wreath Laying Ceremony at East Ripley Cemetery, conducted by Ripley VFW Post 2769.

Unlike past years where residents in at least one local school district rebel against taxes or spending, every local school district in the 7 Western counties of New York approved their 2009-2010 spending plans Tuesday, while voters in two Chautauqua County districts split on the idea of merging their schools systems to save money.

Voters were saying yes across Western New York today as school districts held their annual budget votes.

It has been six years since "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" hit the nation's multiplexes, but with a three-picture domestic gross of nearly $400 million, there was little doubt that "Terminator Salvation," opening Thursday, was inevitable.

JAMES BOND: Sure, some of the 22 features aren't terribly good, particularly during the Roger Moore/Pierce Brosnan era.

When is that threat of frost going to end? This morning, unless something totally unseasonable blows down from the north after Memorial Day.

The Super Sportsman division will be highlighted this Saturday at Stateline Speedway, sponsored by the Sugar Shack in Sugar Grove.

" When Ripley Central School District residents head to the polls on May 19 to decide on the school's 2009-10 proposed spending plan, they will have many decisions to make.