The Wounded Knee Massacre is far from a fatal affair in the Wild West. New Yorkers played a prominent role in the violence that happened on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

L. Frank Baum, the author of "The Wizard of Oz," born in Chittenango, openly called for the extermination of Indigenous peoples while serving as the Aberdeen Saturday Review's newspaper editor.

First Sergeant Frederick Ernest Toy of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, a Buffalo native, earned a Medal of Honor alongside 19 other U.S. Army soldiers and is still honored with a plaque inside the Niagara Falls Veterans Memorial.

“Remembering a Massacre: A Roundtable on Wounded Knee,” a special two-part program, hosted and moderated by Gabriel Pietrorazio, Indigenous affairs editor, invites some of the most influential voices from Indian Country to reflect on the shrouded historical legacy behind one of the most deadly mass shootings in American history, one that still stokes intergenerational grief and trauma for Native communities across the continent.

This two-part program was recorded on Friday, Dec. 17, edited and later produced virtually in Washington, D.C.

Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason comments on the work done by retiring City Councilor Debby McCormack

On Wednesday, Ontario County officials held a news conference on the state of COVID-19 in the county at Christmastime. County officials, elected leaders, Health Commissioner Mary Beer and hospital administrators addressed the challenges they are facing and urged the public to get vaccinated, get boosted and wear masks. Speaking were County Administrator Chris DeBolt, State Senator Pam Helming, Assemblyman Jeff Gallahan, County Health Director Mary Beer and administrators from area health care providers.

Ontario County Health Director Mary Beer says the sickest COVID patients are those who are not vaccinated.

Ontario County Administrator Chris DeBolt says the county hopes to hand out at-home COVID tests December 30th

Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason discusses the holiday trash pickup schedule.

Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason discusses the skate park planning meeting earlier this week.

Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason comments on pilot program offering two hour downtown parking for free.

Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason

Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason