The Goodyear Rubber and Tire Company has approved a plan to close its chemical plant in Niagara Falls. According to a document filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the plan was approved on Sept. 29 and includes about 85 job reductions.A Lackawanna man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for participating in a kidnapping scheme where he and his father attempted to force his sister into an arranged marriage, the United States Attorney’s Office said Thursday.The Erie County Republican Committee held a press conference on Thursday after a resident of the 5th Legislative District filed an ethics complaint against County Legislator Jeanne Vinal.The Town of Lewiston has awarded the engineering firm GHD a $75,700 contract to design new stormwater infrastructure to better help Morgan Farms from flooding. The Seneca Nation of Indians and New York State are now closer to finalizing a new gaming compact that would include no exclusivity and no revenue sharing between the two sides.