The Chautauqua–Lake Erie Art Trail returns Labor Day weekend, Saturday, Sept. 5, and Sunday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, offering visitors a unique opportunity to explore Chautauqua County while meeting…
Setting the table
Editor's note: This is the second of two parts. In Part One, the story followed the region from its vineyards…
Difficult starts can end with promising results
Don’t give up. Parents of children on the Autistic Spectrum need an extra dose of perseverance. Truly, how many places…
County sales include former bank, beauty bar
A former south county bank that was planned to be a distillery has been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have…
Unsettling ‘transition’
To at least a handful of local families and educators, the future of Northern Chautauqua Catholic School (NCCS) in Dunkirk…
East Dunkirk Fire voices concerns with passing zone
The East Town of Dunkirk Fire Department is responsible for the safety of a large portion of the town’s residents.…
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Complete weekend listings online at observertoday.com SATURDAY, AUG 29 Dunkirk Flea Market Route 5 (Lake Shore Drive E.), Central Avenue parking lot, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors accepted each week for $20 per spot. Contact Brian Meyers 716 680-0958. Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation & Improvement Corporation (CHRIC) classic golf tournament Chautauqua Golf Club, Lake…
One of the hundreds who were homeless in the summer of 2024 in Jamestown that led…
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AFL-CIO backs Gies for Congress
Local Sports
Across the next cast
I was 4 years old when my dad first took me fishing at the…
RUSSELL, Pa. — The Wednesday Travel League played the always challenging Blueberry Hill Golf Course. Josh…
Hilliker shoots 79 at Blueberry Hill GC
FREDONIA — Bruce Mulkin and John Bongiovanni shot scratch 34s to lead the Gene Andolina League…
Golf leagues
Pink the Course raises $2,000 for cancer research
Latest news
‘Wonderful day’ in city
For more than 100 years, Wells Enterprises has prided itself on being “a family…
The OBSERVER’s View
Finding loose change won’t bolster city finances
It is becoming obvious that those who are addressing the Common Council in Dunkirk are penny wise and pound foolish. As the city navigates through a major financial mess, those stepping forward to complain about $15,000 pay bumps — for a combined position — and out-of-town union officials seeking pay increases, definitely ignore a…
Welcome solution for area grape farmers
The OBSERVER’s View: Labels bring a negative view
The OBSERVER’s View: Labels bring a negative view
Obituaries
Dennis P. Swingle
Dennis P. Swingle, 75, of Dunkirk, passed away Monday, August 24, 2026 at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital in Amherst, NY. Born in Dunkirk on July 16, 1951, he was the son of the late Donald R. Swingle Sr. and Angeline (Paternosh) Swingle. A lifelong resident of Dunkirk, Dennis attended Dunkirk High School. He had…
Debra Heinztman
Matthew “Matt” James Cox
Jennie Mary Gallaway
Commentary
Having a game plan for life
About three or four years ago, I wrote two articles for some of my ex-players who now coach basketball on the junior varsity, varsity and collegiate level. I described the similarities and differences between coaching basketball and coaching clients with alcohol and other drug problems. The behaviors are similar, but more important than that…
Nosing around when it comes to area issues
It’s time to bring public comment back to Village Board meetings
We have power to make great things happen here
Sunday Lifestyles
50th class reunion held
Brocton Central School's Class of 1976 recently gathered for their 50th Class reunion.