It appears Chautauqua County is looking to run its own homeless shelters, although it probably won’t happen before winter. Carmelo Hernandez, the county’s director of mental hygiene and commissioner of social services, met recently with…
Portland man facing rape, endangerment charges
PORTLAND --- A Portland man is facing charges after an alleged sex offense. In July, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office…
Built in the trenches
GOWANDA — For five members of the Gowanda/Pine Valley Panthers football team, success begins with doing the work that often…
Council OKs fire contract extension
The Dunkirk Common Council unanimously ratified a fire department contract that one council member called “a little complicated to us,”…
Gowanda pool could open this spring
GOWANDA — Superintendent Dr. Robert Anderson reported at the latest Gowanda Board of Education meeting that the district is “making…
Special connection always on display at Centaur Stride
The bond between horse and human is built on trust, recognition, and a quiet kind of love. What makes an…
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MONDAY, NOV. 9 United Senior Citizens meeting Falcon Club, 341 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk, 12 p.m. Membership dues $5 per year. For lunch reservations, send $16 check made out to United Senior Citizens to Evonne Hennebery, PO Box 706, Dunkirk, NY 14048 the previous Thursday.. Sheridan VFW Auxiliary meeting Post 6390, 2556 Main…
MAYVILLE – All 17 high schools in the county, as well as the three BOCES sites…
County OKs proposal regarding e-bike education
The Seymour Libraries have announced a variety of programs, classes and special events planned throughout November…
Seymour Libraries announce November programs and events
Westfield Academy and Central School Board of Education members learned that the district's Capital Improvement Project…
WACS hears capital project update, cost concerns
Local Sports
Ex-Clymer coach Winner ‘gave the position the respect it deserved.’
Bob Winner, the former legendary Clymer Central School boys basketball coach, was laid to…
CORTLAND — The historic postseason run of the Fredonia State women's soccer team came to an…
Blue Devils fall short in SUNYAC women's soccer final
Which side gives tonight?
BUFFALO (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored two goals and the Vegas Golden Knights won their third…
Black Knights upend Sabres 4-1
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Portland man facing rape, endangerment charges
PORTLAND --- A Portland man is facing charges after an alleged sex offense. In…
Work on a town of Dunkirk bridge has been officially completed. New York state Department of…
State hails completion of Route 5 bridge project
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
The OBSERVER’s View
Government has no worries over spending
Dunkirk resident Linda Wierzba makes a lot of sense. Last week during the public hearing on the $32.2 million city budget — that includes a hefty tax increase — she made the obvious points. "In my household, if I went and just kept spending, spending, spending and not having the money to pay my…
A trickle-down effect on water orders
The OBSERVER’s View: Hochul needs to quit delaying on Kyra’s Law
The OBSERVER’s View: Balancing act with winter heating
Obituaries
John Elliott
Gordon Cardwell Baird, II, Ph.D.
Irene G. Warrior
Madylon (Mathers)Kubera
Commentary
Nature's fall colors not as appealing on ground
Christian music strikes the right chord
Measles outbreak defies advances in medicine
Voters took control of misguided U.S. leadership
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