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Music on the Lawn is tonight in Wellsville! Adam Stack and Anton Flint will perform
From the David A. Howe Library, photo of Anton Flint, left, and Adam Stack. Music on the Lawn has returned to Wellsville for the summer. This beloved concert series kicked off on June 20 with the ever-popular Lucky Number. The threat of rain brought their performance inside the library’s Nancy Howe Auditorium but it was still a great show.
Wellsville's Foster resigns as school chief to take top job at Cattaraugus-Little Valley
Wellsville Central School Superintendent Dave Foster is leaving the Allegany County district to take the school chief job at Cattaraugus-Little Valley. Foster has been Wellsville superintendent since 2017. Prior to assuming that post, he was the district's Director of Finance and Operations for about a decade. His other roles in Wellsville included high school assistant principal and a science teacher at both the middle school and high school.
Wellsville Central School announced resignation of Superintendent David Foster
Thursday night just after 9:30 p.m., a Facebook post went up on the social media site for the school announcing the superintendent has resigned. A press release did not go out to the media as it did when the last project was approved or budgets were passed. The statement said David Foster, the superintendent, would be taking a position at “Cattaraugus Little Valley Schools” and listed his accomplishments.
Sanitation, recycling schedules for holiday week
Town sanitation and S.O.R.T. Recycling collection schedules will be modified for the observance of Independence Day on Thursday, July 4. “There will be no sanitation or recycling collection on Thursday, July 4th for residents who normally receive Town service,” Town Councilman Lou Imbroto said. “Residents who generally receive Town pickup on Thursdays will have their collections done the next day, Friday, July 5th. Those who generally receive Town pickup on Fridays will be picked up Saturday, July 6th.”
Steamers Friday Night Double Header Scores (Steamers Saturday Game Was Rained Out)
Friday Night — The Steamers tie the opener and win the nightcap. The Hornell Steamers and the Dansville Gliders tied 1-1 in the opener of a Western Division doubleheader and then the Steamers earned a 6-1 win in the nightcap. Hornell is now 11-6-1 at the halfway point of the season.
Hornell City Hall, HAT BUS, Library Hours, For The July 4th Holiday Period
Hornell City Hall will close at noon this Wednesday July 3 and reopen on Friday July 5. The Hornell Compost Waste Facility will be closed Wednesday, July 3rd, beginning at 12:00pm and will reopen Friday, July 5. There are no Hornell Area Transit bus runs on July 4th, which is...
Wellsville woman sentenced to prison for 2023 arson
BELMONT — A woman accused of setting a Wellsville apartment building on fire in 2023 was sentenced to state prison on Thursday. The Allegany County District Attorney’s Office reported that Jessica L. Morrison of Wellsville was sentenced to eight years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision.
State & Union: SBU's Morales inducted into 10th Mountain Hall of Fame
Francisco “Frank” Morales, director of St. Bonaventure University’s Office of Veterans Services, has been inducted into the 10th Mountain Division Warrior Legend Hall of Fame. The retired master sergeant who lives in Portville was one of three people inducted June 20 at a ceremony during Fort Drum’s...
Residents Air Concerns Over Proposal For Frewsburg Apartments
FREWSBURG – Carroll residents are unhappy with a proposed housing development on Falconer Street, Frewsburg though the development is compliant with the town’s codes and zoning guidelines. Carroll officials held a public hearing followed by a special meeting Thursday at the Firemen’s Recreation Building to discuss the proposed...
Wallace Foundation President Will Miller To Step Down Next Year
Today, Will Miller has announced his intention to step down as President of The Wallace Foundation in June 2025. The Board of Directors will launch a national search for Miller's replacement. The search is expected to start in early fall. “When I joined The Wallace Foundation, my hope was to...
Local executives accept design award at motor part
Stephen Leuschel, chief operating officer, Blaine Stebick, chief technology officer and general manager, Phoenix Sintered Metals Galeton, Galeton, and Robert Hayes, vice president of engineering, and John von Arx, director of sales and marketing, Phoenix Sintered Metals LLC, Brockway, along with Wade Farmer, global supply chain manager, Muncie Power Products, Inc., accepted an Award of Distinction in the Industrial Motors, Controls & Hydraulics category of the 2024 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition.
Riverside Sales and Service will officially close on July 1 after 28 years in business
The Dickerson’s thank the community for nearly three decades of support. Rod and Kim Dickerson would like to thank their customers of over 28 years of operation at Riverside Sales and Service. Thank you for supporting a small business that could easily have been overlooked by big box tractor stores and online mechanics. This community grew up watching “the girls” ride bikes around the parking lot and now their kids are riding those same bikes around. Rod’s way of providing diagnosis over the phone helped the back yard mechanic fix their own mowers. Kim may not have ever fixed a mower herself- but knew pretty much every part anyone needed.
Local bird populations will peak in July. Now is the time to view your favorites.
Nesting season is well under way – and already complete for some birds and nearing completion for others. Several species of birds have a second, and even a third nesting, while the goldfinches haven’t even begun nesting yet. They will wait until later in the summer to start at a time when the natural food supply of delectable fresh weed seeds and insect larvae will be much more abundant.
A magical night to celebrate the 2024 State Champion Wellsville Lions Softball team
With PA announcer Matt Warren giving the 2024 State Champion Wellsville Lions softball team once last introduction, the community came out to honor the student-athletes who made history this month winning the title. It is the first-ever state championship for the softball team and the second team honor in school...
On-Farm Mortality Composting Training Scheduled for July 13th
(WNY News Now) – NEW YORK – Composting is one of the effective, practical ways to dispose of animal carcasses on the farm in New York State. It results in the destruction of pathogens and creates a stable, nutrient rich fertilizer that can then be applied back to the land.
Dinosaurs and Haudenoseaunee Storytellers coming to the Cuba Library
Don’t miss these two exciting programs in early July. Fromt the Cuba Public Library, pictured is Perry Ground. Come to the Cuba Library on Wednesday, July 3 at 10 a.m. as Mike and Roberta Straka present the Dinosaur Adventure Show. They will explain how they became interested in science and in the work of a scientist. The presentation will feature Mr. Nixon, an eight-foot Triceratops skull discovered by the team in 1996 and examine the characteristics of this dinosaur. Audience members will experience the thrill of digging up a real Triceratops dinosaur bone and then help construct a dinosaur on a large cut-out. Audience participation, a touch of magic, and show and tell with rare fossils will round out this fun, education, and exciting adventure! As an added attraction, Mike and Roberta will set up a mini-museum, showcasing photos and minerals from their summer digs in South Dakota!
Scott P. Hope, Sr., 66, Friendship
Scott P. Hope, Sr., 66, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday (June 23, 2024) at home of natural causes. Mr. Hope was born on January 5, 1958 in Olean to Harry R. and Bonalyn R. (Sweet) Hope. Scott was a 1976 graduate of Franklinville Central School where he graduated from the BOCES welding program. He entered the United States Navy in 1979 and served for three years. After that he worked for a number of years as a machinist and a welder at Hydramec in Scio. Most recently, he owned and operated Hope Logging Company. On September 21, 1991, he married Teresa Marie Starr, who predeceased him on December 3, 2008.
St. Bonaventure’s Morales inducted into 10th Mountain Division Hall of Fame
Francisco “Frank” Morales, director of St. Bonaventure University’s Office of Veterans Services, has been inducted into the 10th Mountain Division Warrior Legend Hall of Fame. The retired master sergeant from Portville, New York, was one of three people inducted. June 20 at a ceremony during Fort Drum’s...
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