Parents of the late Jonathan Miller assembled this week with Lewiston Kiwanis and KeyBank officials to announce the 34th annual Lewiston Kiwanis Peach Festival 5K Run is Saturday, Sept. 8, at 9 a.m.

The Wilson and Ransomville area community came out in force Tuesday evening to show its support for the Johnson family, filling the grandstand at Wilson High School's Walter J. Hutchison Field.

Nathan Morski (left) shot his first hole in one this week at the Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Club on Creek Road.

Ten years after its inaugural TopSpin exhibition, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University is mounting a retrospective exhibition featuring all 29 of the artists who have exhibited in the series over the past decade. "TOPSPIN 10/The Ten Year TopSpin Retrospective" will open with a 2 p.m. reception on Sunday, Aug. 5.

The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County has always worked to better the community through local environmental and health research education.

A light rain fell for most of the night Thursday, but the folks at the Level Regatta Street Dance didn't mind dancing in the rain.

Assemblyman John D. Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, announced Thursday his candidacy for re-election in the newly drawn 145th District. Ceretto, who took office 18 months ago, pledged to continue his efforts to transform state government, help rebuild Western New York's economy and create jobs.

Three members of the Johnson family, who were injured in a house explosion in Wilson on Tuesday, are improving from their physical injuries.

As part of the Country Fair and Community Yard Sale, held by the Village of Lewiston Recreation Department on Sept. 15, there will be a new clothesline show of historic pictures of Lewiston. It's titled, "Clothesline Show of Historic Photos of Lewiston: Series 3."

Jennifer and John Cooper present an American flag to Michael Beam, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University. The flag, which has 15 stars, is a reproduction of the flag in use during the War of 1812.

The Lewiston Council on the Arts was recently recognized as a recipient of two grants awarded through the Arts Niagara Decentralization program.

Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour is releasing additional details connected to the house explosion that occurred Tuesday morning at approximately 6 a.m. at 4972 Chestnut Road, Wilson.

Gene Colucci of Lewiston received the "Best in Show" award at the first "Super Cruise" car show in conjunction with the Cataract Cruisers of Western New York to benefit the Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence.

New York State Parks officials were joined Monday by State Sen. George Maziarz, Assemblyman John Ceretto and contractors from Ferguson Electric and Wendel Duchscherer to commission electrical upgrades that were recently completed in Old Fort Niagara State Park.

There's something new for everyone at this year's Niagara County Fair, Aug. 1 to 5 on Lake Avenue in Lockport.

Two-time NCAA Division I national champion Matt Valenti of Pennsylvania University will headline the first "State Champ Boot Camp" hosted by Lewiston-Porter.

Seems that high temperatures and high intensity go hand in hand in Youngstown this summer.

Town of Lewiston councilmen Steve Reiter and Mike Marra unveiled the new playground behind the Red Brick Municipal Building in the Village of Lewiston.

The eighth Sanborn-Lewiston Farm Festival, an annual festival held on Sanborn-Lewiston Farm Museum grounds known for its tractor shows, family festivities and rich farm history offerings, is fast approaching.

Occasionally I bump into a long time friend of mine and we get into some great conversations, and a few evenings ago this was no different.

Lions International President Wing-Kum Tam of Hong Kong set a goal last July for the 1.4 million Lions worldwide to plant one million trees. This goal has been achieved with more than eight million trees planted thus far.

Savory Sips and Village Wine Tours, a new business on Center Street, and owner Rebecca Christie is eager to begin doing her part to serve the Buffalo region. After Christie came up with the idea to hold a tribute concert to help fund Roswell Park Cancer Institute research, she began contacting musicians to play at the event and businesses to support the endeavor.

The sponsors and musicians Christie contacted for the event, "Inspiration," were equally enthusiastic. Christie says, "When I came up with this idea, I found that Roswell was thrilled to be a part of this event, and the band (playing the concert, Beatle Magic), donated a lot of money to sponsor this project. I was also able to make up the rest of the difference with enthusiastic sponsors."

Third-grade students at Lewiston-Porter found this past spring that learning history can also help the environment and their community while teaching them how to live a healthier lifestyle. The subject: water.

An interview with Ann Wilson of Heart ahead of the band's "Tuesday in the Park" concert at Artpark.

The Marble Orchard Players are as hardy as the Niagara Frontier pioneers they portray. The volunteer actors braved Tuesday's heat and humidity in full costume in the Lewiston Cemetery to film a video of their latest show about the War of 1812.

William Ross, center, chairman of the Niagara County Legislature, reads a proclamation for the eighth annual Mediterranean Festival, which took place July 13, 14 and 15 at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church on Saunders Settlement Road.

More than 370 physician practices and counting are now utilizing HEALTHeLINK, Western New York's clinical information exchange, to improve the quality of patient care through better access to clinical information.

Santa Fe was named "Best for Food" in the 2012 Rand McNally/USA Today "Best of the Road" competition. The New Mexico town topped five other destinations - including Lewiston - to take the title. The official announcement was made Tuesday afternoon as part of the Destination Marketing Association International annual convention in Seattle.

Today is the day Lewiston residents will discover if their community is the winner of the Rand McNally/USA Today "Best of the Road" "Best for Food" competition. The big announcement will be made this afternoon in Seattle, and relayed to each nominated municipality. Check this website and our social media sites for the big news as it's presented.

When Chris Castellani learned HAL was launching an $18.12 campaign to help fuel the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Queenston Heights and the War of 1812, he stepped up to the plate in a huge way.

Theresa Schuey, RN, has been appointed to the position of safety director at the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine at Mount St. Mary's Hospital.

Larry Ransom, a Lockport native and a key figure in the Lockport skateboarding scene, has announced that Pure Fun, the grassroots skate zine he started in 1990 with fellow Lockport skater Eric Shugats, will release a massive 10th issue on July 26 for the publication's 22nd anniversary.

What if the Village of Lewiston had its own version of the famous Pearl Street Grill & Brewery smack dab in the middle of Center Street? That's one proposal under consideration for the long-vacant Frontier House.

In September 2010, Mary Forster was diagnosed with stage 4 follicular lymphoma. Since then, Forster has been receiving various tests and treatments. Because she has no medical insurance, her family and friends are holding a benefit to help alleviate the increasing costs.

Casa Antica, 490 Center St., is offering all of your favorite menu items on the patio before each "Tuesday in the Park" concert at Artpark.

The Town of Lewiston Recreation Department announces it will offer a Red Cross-certified babysitting class this summer. The class is open to boys and girls ages 11 and up. It will be held on Friday, July 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lewiston Town Hall, 1375 Ridge Road.

Dr. Walter S. Polka, former Lewiston-Porter superintendent of schools, was recently granted promotion to full professor with tenure at Niagara University.

In the case of the Robert Moses Parkway North, no news is, well, no news.

The American Business Women's Association of Western New York has announced that Amy Christieson of Youngstown was named ABWA WNY's 2011-12 Woman of the Year.

Area law enforcement agencies had their hands full Tuesday night, as a larger than expected crowd for the Sublime with Rome concert at Artpark resulted in scores of arrests, many of them on Village of Lewiston streets.