Hometown Extra

09/05/2026

The Lockport community turned up Saturday for the ribbon-cutting and celebration of the 64,200-square-foot Kenan Civic Arena.

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09/04/2026

The National Weather Service has confirmed the Olcott tornado was an EF1, with estimated peak winds of 105 mph, a path length of approximately 0.67 miles, and a maximum width of approximately 70 yards beginning at 6:07 p.m. Wednesday night.

Niagara County Emergency Services Director Schultz and Deputy Fire Coordinator Dan Leven were on site in Olcott on Thursday assisting the National Weather Service Buffalo with its damage survey following

09/03/2026

A Lake Ontario waterspout near Olcott that reportedly made landfall was the first such instance in Niagara County in more than three decades.

09/02/2026

Personal items, mementos, and tributes left at the base of the Moving Wall during its recent display at the Kenan Center as part of the "I Was There: Unknown Stories of Vietnam" exhibit were collected and will be put on display.

The Lockport Public Arts Council announced Tuesday that all personal items, mementos, and tributes left at the base of the Moving Wall during its recent display at the Kenan Center

08/27/2026

Eight-year-old Jack Hausauer had a personal history lesson Thursday afternoon when he traveled from Lewiston with his father Sean to visit the Moving Wall replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the Kenan Center.

Eight-year-old Jack Hausauer had a personal history lesson Thursday afternoon when he traveled from Lewiston with his father Sean to visit the Moving Wall replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

08/26/2026

SUNY Niagara has a new, consolidated 4,000-square-foot Health and Wellness center for students who feel either physically or mentally unwell on campus.

SUNY Niagara has a new 4,000-square-foot Health and Wellness center for students who feel either physically or mentally unwell.

08/26/2026

The 2026 Olcott Beach Car Show will be held on Sept. 5 at Krull Park, located on the shore of Lake Ontario in Olcott. Celebrating its 36th year, it is the largest one-day car show in Western New York. It will be the final show run by the Haniszews.

The 2026 Olcott Beach Car Show will be held on Sept. 5 at Krull Park, located on the shore of Lake Ontario in Olcott. Celebrating its 36th year, it is

08/26/2026

The Moving Wall, a 253-foot-long replica of the Vietnam Wall Memorial will be arriving at the Kenan Center with a Sheriff’s and Patriot Guard es**rt at 8 a.m. on Thursday as a special program of the "I Was There: Unknown Stories of Vietnam" exhibit.

The Moving Wall, a 253-foot-long replica of the Vietnam Wall Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be arriving at the Kenan Center with a Sheriff’s and Patriot Guard es**rt at 8

08/13/2026

A $50,000 Powerball ticket for the Wednesday drawing was sold in Medina. It was one of three third prize-winning tickets sold in New York.

08/04/2026

A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to his role in the overdose death of a Lockport man in 2022.