Battery Energy Storage Systems do offer unique hazards, Dunkirk Fire Chief Nicholas Barter said last week. However, as he pointed out, “Everything has risk — everything we do.” BESS discussion was the highlight of a…
Nuclear site possibility rises for city
The odds of Dunkirk being able to host a nuclear facility if it wants to is increasing. During the Chautauqua…
Empty Bowls event Nov. 21 at Wheelock School
Later this month, one of the area’s most impactful fundraisers each year will give patrons a chance to fill their…
Fredonia grad’s work receives high praise
Adrienne Westwood, a Brooklyn-based choreographer who grew up in Fredonia, had her latest creation selected by Dance Magazine as one…
Fall Sweep is this weekend in Fredonia
Students from SUNY Fredonia will be doing their part to contribute to their community this weekend. Fredonia’s annual Fall Sweep…
Canadian vote shows breaking up is hard to do
Separation anxiety was mightily apparent during a vote in Canada last month. Oil-laden Alberta, which appears more conservative in its…
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SATURDAY, NOV. 7 Wild 5k run/walk Audubon Community Nature Center, 1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown, registration 8 a.m., race 9:30 a.m., awards 10:45 a.m. $30 adults, $25 Nature or Strider members, $25 children 3 to 15. Free ages 2, under. Uneven ground, some narrow bridges. Most on bare ground. Walk-ins welcome, or register at https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Jamestown/Wild5k…
Survey of unsold state, Pennsylvania grapes now open
Winter clothing drive is underway
The county Social Services Department is accepting applications for the Home Energy Assistance Program. The program…
HEAP applications being accepted now by county
Local Sports
Defend the crown
FALCONER — Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton’s offense has been a work in progress all season. Coach…
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State hails completion of Route 5 bridge project
Work on a town of Dunkirk bridge has been officially completed. New York state Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez Friday said the $3.4 million project on State Route 5 replaced the nearly 100-year-old bridge over Canadaway Creek with a modern structure that will enhance safety and ease travel for motorists, cyclists and…
The village of Fredonia, in coordination with the Chautauqua County Health Department, has lifted the conserve…
Conservation order for Fredonia water users lifted
Fredonia woman charged in larceny, impersonation
GOP keeps County Legislature control
The OBSERVER’s View
A trickle-down effect on water orders
We understand the frustration of the Chautauqua County Health Department. Its presence at Fredonia Village Board meetings in the last 18 months is about being accountable while attempting to shed light on the challenges regarding water treatment. What we did not agree with was a statement by Jessica Wuerstle regarding the boil-water and conservation…
The OBSERVER’s View: Hochul needs to quit delaying on Kyra’s Law
The OBSERVER’s View: Balancing act with winter heating
The OBSERVER’s View: Special library tribute built ‘relationships’
Obituaries
John Elliott
Gordon Cardwell Baird, II, Ph.D.
Irene G. Warrior
Madylon (Mathers)Kubera
Commentary
Measles outbreak defies advances in medicine
My medical training didn’t prepare me for this moment. I grew up in Warren County, Pa., but now live in Buffalo and work as a hospitalist, meaning If you become a patient at the hospital and have to stay overnight or are not going straight to surgery, I am often one of the doctors…
Voters took control of misguided U.S. leadership
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Republicans need to ‘get off the mat’
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