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Crews extinguish barn fire in Conewango Valley

Numerous crews responded to a fire Friday night in Conewango Valley. Around 8 p.m., departments from Randolph, East Randolph, Leon, Conewango and Cherry Creek responded with tankers to this fire at 5932 Flatiron Road. The barn at the farm was destroyed. Photos by Dan Kohler

Dunkirk-Fredonia Rotary celebrates service at Annual Changeover

The Rotary Club of Dunkirk-Fredonia recently gathered at Rotunda Acres in Fredonia to celebrate another successful year of service and officially welcome new leadership during its annual Rotary Club Changeover. The evening recognized the dedication of outgoing President Leslie Wille, whose ...

Goat show winners listed from fair

The annual Chautauqua County 4-H Pack Show was held at the County Fair and as usual, the competition, comradery and fun were as the youth lead their goats through a challenging obstacle course. Each year, 4-H volunteers Anna Talbot and Beth Lindsey design both the pack and harness courses for ...

Civil Air Patrol helps at breakfast

On July 26 eight cadets and two senior members from the Civil Air Patrol Jamestown Composite Squadron volunteered to assist at the 59th Fly-In Breakfast hosted by the Rotary Club of Dunkirk-Fredonia. The Fly-In featured the Whiskey-7 plane on loan from the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, ...

Sales include former CRT recycling building, restaurant

A former cathode ray tube recycling company in the northern end of the county has been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from May 18-21. The county does not provide transaction information, ...