With a long history in the Albion community, the Albion Academy will soon be open for use again, offering senior living and services.

Richard J. McKeon, 49, of West Valley, asked to withdraw his guilty plea in Orleans County Criminal Court on Monday.

The hot topic at the Albion school board meeting was whether to start consolidation talks with the Lyndonville school district.

The Medina Planning Board started off the new year with a meager showing — preventing the board from taking any official actions.

For Gina Hagerty and Aric Fox of Medina, the new year brought new beginnings in the form of their first daughter — Hannah May Fox.

Sentencing for Richard J. McKeon, 49, of West Valley, was postponed in Orleans County Criminal Court after McKeon filed a motion claiming he was not guilty and withdrawing his previous guilty plea.

Not all visitors to the Educated Guess Cat Show at the Kenan Center this weekend were cat lovers. All were curious.

City of Tonawanda police Friday identified the victim of a fatal fire on Stark Start as Catherine Butera, 23.

With balloons, karaoke and plenty of pizza, it was a family atmosphere in the Wilson Fire Hall as revelers bid farewell to 2008 Wednesday night.

With Western New York Energy LLC in the market for millions of bushels of corn for ethanol, farmers in the Orleans County area have done their best to supply.

Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour announced Wednesday that Deputy Cory Diez has been promoted to the position of sergeant.

Niagara County officials were tight-lipped Wednesday about an ongoing investigation into the alleged misuse of a computer that has resulted in the suspension of one county employee.

A North Tonawanda teen has been accused of trying to sell a man’s stolen iPhone back to him.

Appealing to the many children with nothing to do over winter break, the Orleans United Coalition and Medina Area Association of Churches held a free family roller skating event on Monday.

With high wind warnings throughout Orleans County, many residents and businesses were without power after Sunday’s storm.

Kicking the holiday season off with a bang, students at Kendall Junior/Senior High School were entertained Tuesday by Army Rock Band

Winds of up to 60 mph tore through Niagara County on Sunday, leaving behind some property damage and more than 2,000 customers without power in the city and Town of Lockport.
Farther east, the winds were strong but didn’t have as much as an impact. Orleans County Sheriff’s Department said aside from a few downed wires and power outages nothing major was reported in regard to the weather.

Jailed Falls Police Officer Ryan Warme “threatened to beat a former girlfriend to death” and “threatened to make a confidential source’s life a ‘living hell’, ” according to a memorandum filed by federal prosecutors in U.S. District Court in Buffalo.

That rumbling heard across the region Wednesday was the stampede of holiday shoppers flocking to area malls on Christmas Eve to wrap up their Christmas gift lists.

Telling the community the fun things that Medina has to offer, the children in Karen Pane and Nancy Siegel’s third-grade classroom at Oak Orchard Elementary wrote their own book about the town.

The jail construction study has been scaled back.

Tomorrow is the last day to submit a photo to the “Picture Perfect” contest.

Kendall’s Jacquelyn Cowley was named the winner of the Orleans County 72nd annual high school Oratorical Contest, sponsored by the American Legion.

The winter weather brought dangerous conditions to area roads on Sunday afternoon, causing several accidents, including one in Cambria that took the life of a Lockport woman.

Lockport High School students are getting a behind the scenes feel for the music industry.

Bob James knows a little about the music industry and would like to pass that knowledge on.

Following a run-in with Medina Police on Wednesday, Medina Schools Transportation Supervisor Lisa Barthel handed in her letter of resignation.

Approval was given to Samuel Martin of Yates to build a metal fabrication and sales shop

An Albion woman was in guarded condition Thursday, following a two-vehicle crash Wednesday night.

The Medina Police Department was called to investigate the theft of a purse around noon Tuesday.

As many decorate their homes in preparation for the holidays, for most, a Christmas tree takes center stage.

Medina’s First Presbyterian Church came to life Tuesday as residents enjoyed an evening of festive, classical music that bounced off the walls of one of the village’s oldest landmarks.

The Orleans United Against Substance Abuse Coalition held a meeting on Tuesday to share their progress with different programs throughout Orleans County.

The Medina Board of Education hosted its first annual employee service and recognition ceremony Monday evening, honoring 36 of its most dedicated employees from over the years.

A former Kendall Junior/Senior High School teacher has been arrested on charges of official misconduct.

The Town of Albion received a $10,000 Justice Court Assistance Program grant Dec. 8.

Medina emergency response teams were dispatched for a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Park and West avenues shortly after 4 p.m.

What started out as a trip to Ireland to try and research his wife’s family history became a true passion for Middleport resident Fred Fierch.

Lisa Campbell, Holley physical education teacher, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Faye Biles Educational Award recognizing her commitment to the Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart fund-raiser for the American Heart Association.