Breaking News

Donations keep Centaur Stride's mission possible

When everyone assumes somebody else will take responsibility, sometimes nobody does. There is an anonymous saying that captures this tendency to pass responsibility along: “This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to ...

Alum makes special return with band, chorus

Thursday’s free concert with the Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus was a homecoming for one member of the ensemble. Maj. Philip Tappan, deputy commander of the United States Army Field Band, earned a master of music in Music Performance (Orchestral Conducting) from Fredonia in 2010 ...

Library notes Native American Heritage Month, dedication

For the past 10 years, the Anderson-Lee Library in Silver Creek has dedicated programming each November to celebrating Native American Heritage Month. What began a decade ago as an idea shared by the late Cristine Huff and fellow library staff has grown into a much-loved community tradition. ...

Boil order lifted in Fredonia; users still need to conserve water

A boil order has been lifted for village of Fredonia users, but conservation of water is still being urged. On Saturday morning, the Chautauqua County Health Department said two consecutive days of testing indicate that the water in the distribution system is safe for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth and making coffee. The filtration equipment at the water treatment plant is still under stress due to the high levels of organic material in the raw Fredonia Reservoir water. In recent days, the water treatment plant has been able to produce water that has consistently met ...

Teen dies, another injured in Cassadaga accident

CASSADAGA --- An early morning one-vehicle accident has led to the death of a teenager and has a community in mourning. Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies report at 12:37 a.m. Saturday, they responded with New York State Police, Cassadaga and Stockton Fire Departments to the accident on ...

Domestic violence case handling changes in imperfect system

More often than not, when it comes to domestic violence cases in court, victims find it hard to navigate the system or to get themselves heard. Attorney Sally Jaroszynski has been practicing law for over 30 years, and in that time she said things have changed when it comes to domestic ...