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Brad Arnold, lead singer of 3 Doors Down, dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, died Saturday, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. He was 47. The band said in a statement that Arnold “passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after his courageous battle with cancer.” 3 Doors Down formed in Mississippi in 1995 and four years later received a Grammy nomination for the breakout hit “Kryptonite.” Arnold wrote the song in math class when he was 15 years old, according to the band statement. Their ...

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GLORIA BINION, 83, Cortland. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Friday, Peter Rossi and Son Funeral Home, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, funeral home. QUENTIN D. BROWN, 38, Warren. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Second Baptist Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, church. CHARLES L. FRY, 65, Johnston. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Lane Funeral Home, Shafer-Winans Chapel, Cortland. PATRICIA HINES, 73, Fowler. SERVICES: 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Lane Funeral Home, Shafer-Winans Chapel, Cortland. JOELLEN KNEPPER, 76, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Carl W. Hall ...

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MARY PAISLEY, 90, of Bristolville, died Saturday. (e-Cremation, Warren)

Patricia Hines 1952-2026

FOWLER — Patricia “Pattie” Hadley Hines, 73, passed away Friday morning, Jan. 30, 2026, after a very courageous battle with many health issues, at Ohio Living Lake Vista in Cortland. Patricia was born July 14, 1952, in Wilmington, a daughter of the late Charles and Virginia ...

Willard M. Slaubaugh 1938-2026

MIDDLEFIELD — Willard M. Slaubaugh, 88, of Middlefield Township, died Thursday at home. He was born Jan. 2, 1938, in Middlefield, a son of Martin E. and Gertrude Miller Slaubaugh. He was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. Survivors include his wife, Lydiann Raber Slaubaugh; his children, Marian Yoder, Ruth Miller, Esther Miller, Saranne Wengerd, Sylvia Wengerd, Daniel Slaubaugh, Irena Miller and Wilma Slaubaugh; 50 grandchildren; 116 great-grandchildren; two brothers; and four sisters. He was preceded in death by his son, Aaron Slaubaugh; two great-grandsons; and one ...

Leland J. Hudson Jr. 1948-2026

CORTLAND — Leland Jay “Lee” Hudson Jr., 77, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. He was born March 15, 1948, to the late Leland Jay Hudson Sr. and Alice Louise Smith Hudson. Lee attended Leavittsburg Schools and was a graduate of Maplewood High School. He was a proud ...