North Lake Fire Department Holds Egg Hunt
The North Lake Fire Department recently had their Easter Egg Hunt. About 13,000 eggs were filled and hidden at Lakeside Park for the local children to find. The ...
Opera House presents National Theatre’s ‘Hamlet’
The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center will present a new staging of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, captured live via satellite from ...
Fredonia’s Kelly takes 31st at states
Best in WNY
The 6th Annual WNY Walleye Classic was nothing short of incredible as fishing tournaments go. With the weigh station on the Central Avenue Pier ...
Dunkirk man facing sex crimes charges involving children
Numerous departments respond to Route 430 fire
Two adults and a number of children were displaced after a Saturday evening fire on Route 430 in Hartfield. Departments were dispatched to the ...
The OBSERVER’s View: City market hitting its stride
A fairly new summer tradition gets started again on Wednesday. Dunkirk’s Farmers’ Market season begins Wednesday and lasts through Oct. 14. The event runs from 9 ...
The OBSERVER’s View: Delay on climate bill is positive energy
Overspending city needs a watchdog
Frederick J. Lentz, Jr.
Frederick J. Lentz, Jr., 76, of Dunkirk, passed away at home following a brief illness with his loving wife and family by his side Friday morning, June 5, 2026. Born ...
Leo A. Bain Jr.
Richard “Dick” Copeland Bryant
Donating to Rural Ministry helps your neighbors
Across Chautauqua County, more families are struggling to make ends meet. Rising food prices, increased housing costs, utility bills, and other financial pressures ...
