Writing letters to Santa Claus may not be the oldest Christmas tradition observed around the world - but it’s one that most children around the world take part in each and every year. It’s also been a time-honored tradition at The Post-Journal to publish letters written by area ...

CLYMER — The Clymer, Sherman, Panama merger feasibility study is moving forward with plans for another joint meeting and the search beginning for community members to join a steering committee. Clymer Superintendent Beth Olson discussed the next steps for the merger study process with the ...

Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? Or that Santa Claus is inspired by the acts of kindness of a fourth-century Christian saint? And have you heard about the modern-day ...

Oral arguments in local efforts to overturn the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act changes will be heard Friday, Jan. 23, in the state Supreme Court in Albany. Justice Richard Platkin announced the case scheduling in an order issued Dec. 19. If any of the parties want to postpone oral ...

Friday was a “party day” for residents of Hultquist Place, with a Christmas party in the afternoon that followed the 100th birthday celebration for resident Margret Ostrander earlier in the day. Ostrander celebrated her birthday with her fellow Hultquist Place residents along with her ...

We want Chautauqua Lake to be as healthy and usable as possible. The ‘we’ in that sentence refers to a lot of different folks who view the problems facing the lake differently. It refers to the Alliance, CLA, CLP, CWC, DEC, lakeside municipalities, Chautauqua Institution, the county, ...