A half-dozen Visual Arts students at Gowanda High School learned their work was accepted into the 50th annual All High Exhibition following a Feb. 10 announcement by the Department for the Visual and Performing Arts at Daemen College. Three of those young artists were awarded scholarships as ...

Sewer rates for large businesses both in and out of the city limits might see a slight rate change at the Dunkirk Common Council meeting taking place Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall. Other items under consideration will include: ¯ A resolution to name the Point Gratiot Main pavilion ...

The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF) is personally inviting the community to submit a nomination for the 2019 George B. Weaver Jr. Footprints Award. As a resident of northern Chautauqua County, one sees the good that happens in this area. Community members are encourage to ...

JAMESTOWN — “Women Create” invites women to submit work for consideration for its fourth juried exhibit of women’s art at the 3rd On 3rd Gallery at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in Jamestown. Applications are being accepted from women of all ages in any media, and artists from ...

“City Speaks” returns this week with DKLazer and Mike Tramuta of REBT. Beginning Thursday, tune in to hear guest Mike Tramuta share his experiences regarding issues facing many of our fellow community members. “City Speaks” can be viewed daily at 3 and 10 p.m. on Spectrum 1301, and ...

Vince Martonis, Hanover historian, was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Dunkirk-Fredonia Rotary Club. His program was “Chautauqua County Curiosities.” The first curiosity centered on Dr. Pettit’s American Eye Salve Company of Fredonia. Items on display included a circa 1845 ...

MAYVILLE — Following a lengthy investigation, a Mayville man is behind bars for possession and distribution of drugs. On Sunday, at approximately 9:08 p.m., Chautauqua County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Harry Radke, 42, of Mayville, at a residence in the village. Radke was wanted on felony ...

JAMESTOWN — The city of Jamestown and its insurance carrier are suing one of its contractors for $2 million in damages. In a court filing received Feb. 15 in Chautauqua County Supreme Court in Mayville, the city and New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal filed the suit in an attempt to ...

CONEWANGO — Seven people have been arrested after a meth bust late last week. On Friday at approximately 11:15 p.m., the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force, assisted by the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team and Cattaraugus ...

Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation is now accepting Service Learning Mini-Grants Program applications for the 2019-20 school year. Local middle and high school teachers are encouraged to apply for projects that combine community service and classroom learning. This school year, the ...

Cassadaga Wednesday — Village Board, 7 p.m., Cassadaga Fire Station 1 Dunkirk Tuesday — Economic Development, 4 p.m., City Hall Tuesday — Common Council, 5:30 p.m., City Hall Tuesday — Town Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Wednesday — Dunkirk Local Development Corporation, 5 ...

The Chautauqua Cattaraugus Women’s Action Group (CCWAG) will be sponsoring a protest, entitled “Chautauqua County Rapid Response to National Emergency Declaration,” in response to the announcement of a national emergency at the southern border. The protest will take place today at noon, ...

OBSERVER Staff Report Chautauqua County officials are saying not so fast when it comes to the property tax extension. County attorney Stephen Abdella notified the media Friday that the governor’s executive order extending the time to pay real property taxes due to a recent winter storm ...

Continuing on his quest to visit every board meeting in Chautauqua County, County Executive George Borrello made an appearance at the latest Pomfret Town Board meeting Wednesday. At the meeting, Borrello discussed the continued county collaboration efforts, his county-wide strategy plan and the ...

JAMESTOWN — Selling products at home parties dates back to the 1940’s. It’s a genius plan: giving friends an excuse to get together, while they learn and potentially gain useful products for daily living. The caveat often is the price of the items for sale, which may be more expensive ...

On March 14th manufacturers and schools from throughout the region will come together for STEM Wars. STEM Wars provides students an opportunity to showcase their science, technology, engineering and math talents and projects. STEM wars features a variety of competitions and an opportunity for ...

Marauder Robotics FTC No. 13945 entered its second year in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) competition. FTC teams consist of up to 15 team members, grades 7 through 12 and are challenged to design, build, program and operate a robot to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format. ...

OBSERVER Photo by Jo Ward. Tess Corell, Joseph Cerrie Jr. and Trevor Napoli gave presentations at the Fredonia Board of Education meeting Tuesday evening. The students were directed to do an interview on a family member.

WESTFIELD — Westfield Academy and Central School board of education members reviewed preliminary budget predictions for the 2019-20 school year, including expenditures for administration, transportation and maintenance at their recent supplemental meeting. Many areas of the general fund ...

High school students aspiring to work in the growing health professions field have an attractive option at the State University of New York at Fredonia, following formal approval of its B.S. in Exercise Science degree by the New York State Education Department and the State University of New ...