Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt denies that a Flock Safety camera outside Fredonia Village Hall was put up without the village’s knowledge or consent. “With all due respect to the (Fredonia Board of) Trustees,…
County delays vote on retirement benefits for managers
MAYVILLE – County managers are going to have to wait a little longer to see if they can get retirement…
Teen dies, another injured in Cassadaga crash
CASSADAGA --- A community is in mourning after a teenager died in an early Saturday morning one-vehicle crash. Chautauqua County…
Pelletter continues push for Hanover pharmacy
HANOVER — When Rite Aid shut its doors in the village of Silver Creek, residents all throughout the town of…
Donations keep Centaur Stride's mission possible
When everyone assumes somebody else will take responsibility, sometimes nobody does. There is an anonymous saying that captures this tendency…
Library notes Native American Heritage Month, dedication
For the past 10 years, the Anderson-Lee Library in Silver Creek has dedicated programming each November to celebrating Native American…
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Lecture series to share history of Gerry Rodeo
The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center will present the final program in…
Brooks-TLC welcomes pulmonary, critical care specialist
WESTFIELD --- The Chautauqua County Historical Society and Patterson Library continue their 2026 Fireside Lecture Series…
Welch’s, grape industry featured at Fireside Lecture Thursday
SATURDAY, OCT. 31 Al Tech/Dunkirk Specialty Steel Retirees meeting Central Station Restaurant, 332 Central Ave., Dunkirk,…
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Local Sports
Second-half surge
ORCHARD PARK — Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and scored another rushing, and…
Today’s Section VI Class D volleyball semifinal between No. 4 Maple Grove and No. 1 Cassadaga…
Cassadaga Valley volleyball match postponed until Tuesday
CHEEKTOWAGA — Southwestern/Jamestown senior Clarissa Hren won the 200-yard individual medley at the Section VI Class…
Burlingame takes 4th, 5th at Class A meet
Jayhawks capture Region 3 crown, heading to NJCAAs
Latest news
Cassadaga Valley volleyball match postponed until Tuesday
Monday’s Section VI Class D volleyball semifinal between No. 4 Maple Grove and No. 1 Cassadaga Valley has been postponed to Tuesday. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office reported Saturday that two Cassadaga Valley male juveniles were involved in a one-car accident on Maple Avenue in Cassadaga. One of the teenagers was flown to an…
Buffalo man charged in Villenova drug bust
A boil order has been lifted for village of Fredonia users, but conservation of water is…
Boil order lifted in Fredonia; users still need to conserve water
Teen dies, another injured in Cassadaga accident
The OBSERVER’s View
The OBSERVER’s View: One last chance to vote
Thousands of residents have already taken the time to cast their ballot during Early Voting, which was Oct. 24 through Sunday. If you have not, there’s one day left — that’s Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. That remains a heavy turnout day. Even with the Early Voting, there is a large contingent…
Proposal again proves council’s lack of power
Lots of treats in seasonal happenings
Attorney general needs to stick to law
Obituaries
Ellen (Remington) Murphy
Sandra L. Scritchfield 1959-2026
Judy Ann Bailey
Deborah A. Fisher
Commentary
There’s no massaging some beliefs
Getting a ton of “likes” on Facebook, liberal reverend Bryan Berghoef posted, “Only a small mind would equate being a Muslim with being a jihadist” Responding, I wrote, “A discerning mind equates jihad with Islam.” Typical among liberal pastors plaguing the church and America, Berghoef’s popular remark lacked discernment. Compounding the lack
Behavior always part of equation with children
What kind of socialist are you?
U.S. no longer keeps an open mind with elections
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