Mayville-Chautauqua Lions Club fundraiser continues local support of rural minds
Jamestown police chief retiring in February
OBSERVER Staff Report Jamestown's police chief is retiring at the beginning of next month. In a news release issued Tuesday morning, the city ...
Fredonia State hockey, men’s hoops lose, women prevail
Time for blizzard cowboy stew to survive the cold
For those who measure the year by seasons: ice, turkey, trout, crappie, walleye, deer, waterfowl — being stuck indoors during a blizzard can ...
Victim’s name released in city train, pickup accident
A 77-year-old man died in the accident involving a train and motor vehicle on Tuesday on Middle Road. The Dunkirk Police Department said the victim has been ...
UPDATE: One dead in car-train accident; Thruway mishaps reported as weather deteriorates
Within the afternoon hours, it became dangerous to be a motorist in northern Chautauqua County. Around 1:30 p.m., the Dunkirk Police Department, ...
CAMPAIGN: Catholic school seeks sustainability
It seems as though it is a battle for survival every year for Northern Chautauqua Catholic School. As it stands, the facility remains the only Catholic school in ...
CONGRESS: Office closure a sign of our times
NEW YORK STATE Here we go again with affordability
Mary A. Katta
Mary Ann (Tucker) Katta, 75, of Dunkirk, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 20, 2026 at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehab Center with her loving family by her side. ...
Lisa M. Baker
Timothy J. Banach
A presidency with no limits
Whether you like our current President or not, one thing that seems to characterize his actions is that there seems to be no limits in what he can do. In a recent ...
Video adds to fear in ICE shooting
Math and the great divide
Math and the great divide
When I was in grad school at St. Bonaventure studying to become a school district leader, one of my professors told the class that math teachers make the best school ...



