HIV decriminalization bill to wait another year
Nearly 30 years after a rash of HIV cases made Chautauqua County national news, some state legislators are pushing to decriminalize people living with sexual ...
Jamestown Container acquires Syracuse company
FALCONER - Jamestown Container Companies has acquired Syracuse Corrugated Box Corp. as the Falconer-based company continues expanding its ...
Mays dominating
Season over
ROCHESTER — Sometimes just one big hit can be the difference in a game and unfortunately for the Forestville softball team, ...
Worker injured in fall from Chautauqua Lake bridge
Wdowiasz hails addition of new comptroller for city
Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz is pleased to announce a well qualified Dunkirk resident has accepted the new city comptroller position that Common ...
Overspending city needs a watchdog
A comptroller, that is sorely needed in the city of Dunkirk, has riled up some so-called penny pinchers. This week, council approved the appointment of Tracy ...
The OBSERVER’s View: State inconsistent on speed limits
The OBSERVER’s View: Rising numbers add concerns over homeless
Charles G. Stott
Charles G. Stott, 78, of Creek Road, Forestville, died Friday, November 28, 2025 at his residence surrounded by family, following a short battle with Pancreatic ...
Frances L. Zolnoske
Mary Langworthy
White House spectacle overshadows big fights
What kind of desecration is being erected in our nation’s capital now? It’s all over social media; pictures of a huge frame-like structure obstructing and ...




