In roughly three weeks, students in the Ken-Ton and Twin Cities areas will be heading back to school in buses, on bicycles, on foot and in cars. More...

• DIGGING IN — If you are a homeowner or a business owner and thinking about any project that will involve excavation, remember that before you operate machinery, you must first operate a telephone.  More...

70 Years Ago Aug. 26, 1948   FRESHLY BAKED — A Depew serviceman, Stephen Zasowski, and his brother, Adolf, opened the Sloan Baking Co. on Reiman Street, Sloan.  More...

VOHWINKEL, Daniel A. Jr., of Depew, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. Mr. Vohwinkel is survived by his parents, Virginia (nee Helak) and Daniel Vohwinkel Sr., and one sibling, Dawn Wolcott. A private funeral service will be held by the family. More...

The 16U West Seneca Magic - Antalek travel softball team recently won the Metro League “B” Division championship by shutting out top-seeded North Tonawanda Diamond Jax in the final, 2-0. More...

The Section VI Hall of Fame will once again grow in size this December when it enshrines its Class of 2018 during a ceremony in the Southtowns.  The Class of 2018 induction ceremony is scheduled to begin with a cash bar and dinner at 5:30 p.m. More...

The Voortman Cookie Silver Surfers lost only two games during the 2018 50+ Senior Softball League, with both defeats coming at the hands of BAV Services.  On Saturday morning at Cheektowaga Town Park, the Surfers got revenge with an unexpected 1 More...

Sloan summer concerts under way   The Sloan Arts Council and Village of Sloan’s annual summer concert series will continue Thursday, Aug. 23. All performances are free and run from 7 to 9 p.m. in Griffith Park. More...

thurs. 16   Blues Daddio’s — Part of the Bikes & Blues Night, 6 p.m., Anchor Bar, 4300 Maple Road, Amherst. 833-9464  More...

thurs. 16   Award-winning country performer, Miranda Lambert, with award-winning special guest, Little Big Town, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at Darien Lake Amphitheater, 9993 Alleghany Road, Darien Center; $. More...

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