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City eyes beachfront stabilization

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A city of Dunkirk beachfront stabilization project is reaching out to the public. A recent presentation to the city council’s Economic Development Committee explained the project’s erosion studies, and possible steps in protecting the shoreline. Michelle Platz of LimnoTech offered ...

Rails to Trails to remember 1872 Christmas Eve wreck

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One of the many benefits of utilizing the trail system created and maintained by Chautauqua Rails to Trails is an appreciation of our county’s railroad history. A day that lives in infamy is Christmas Eve, 1872, when a Buffalo, Corry, and Pittsburgh train went off the trestle, causing its ...

Female hunters find patience, tenacity while in outdoors

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In New York’s Southern Zone, the regular firearms big game — deer and bear — season stretches across 23 crisp November days, and into early December, which some claim is too long when compared to other states. But for a growing number of capable lady hunters, it seems just right. ...

Ferguson slams water plan foes

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Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson lambasted the village residents suing over water plans this week. Ferguson, during an appearance on the WDOE “Viewpoint” radio program used most of his 17 minutes to discuss the village’s water situation, which he called “the No.1 thing we have to keep ...

Dunkirk bids farewell to Supervisor Penfold

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After two years of lighthearted and playful meetings between Board members and the public, Priscilla Penfold is set to retire from the role of Supervisor of the Town of Dunkirk. Penfold recently conducted her final meeting as Supervisor, and received praise from her fellow Board members, but ...

Lakeshore Street Rods donate toys to Rural Ministry

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An annual tradition of the Lakeshore Street Rod Association has once again delivered holiday cheer to families who need it most. At the group’s annual Christmas party, the Lakeshore Street Rod Association collected roughly 80 toys from its members to donate to the Chautauqua County Rural ...