Multiple departments responded to 49 W. Fifth Street in Dunkirk overnight into early Tuesday morning for a structure fire at the corner of Canary Street. The Dunkirk Fire and Police Departments, as well as several…
Constructive criticism
Nearly a dozen residents attended the latest Town of Pomfret Zoning Board of Appeals meeting in opposition to the special…
District attorney sues for drug deal proceeds
Chautauqua County's District Attorney is asking the state Supreme Court to compel a man who pleaded guilty to a weapons…
Village may decide today on weekend fest
Fredonia officials’ incessant worries about legal issues surrounding festivals have snagged the Friday and Saturday Red White and Blues Fest.…
Gallery hosts exhibition by artists tackling current issues
Current issues are examined through a mix of media in an exhibition at Fredonia’s Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery.…
Man charged in theft of funds from 3 schools including Bemus Point
A Rochester man is facing charges after allegedly stealing funds from three school districts, including Bemus Point. On Wednesday, New…
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CHQ Transit may build bus wash station
The county’s public transportation program is looking to build a station where it can…
MAYVILLE – The Mayville Food Pantry (St. Paul’s Episcopal Food Pantry), located at 99 S. Erie…
Mayville Food Pantry adds some Saturday hours
SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 Cassadaga Labor Day weekend activities Cassadaga Man Triathlon at 8 a.m. 1.2 mile…
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Sinclairville Baptist Church celebrates 200th anniversary
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Stellar start
FALCONER — The Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove girls soccer team posted a 3-0 nonleague victory…
Gear, guides, great stories: First-ever Dunkirk Sportsman Show
Wolverines win Dunkirk Champions Cup
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Gowanda/Pine Valley shuts down Cleveland Hill 30-0
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Fifth Street home destroyed in fire
Multiple departments responded to 49 W. Fifth Street in Dunkirk overnight into early Tuesday…
A Rochester man is facing charges after allegedly stealing funds from three school districts, including Bemus…
Man charged in theft of funds from 3 schools including Bemus Point
Warrant issued in June city murder by police
Police make arrest in Fredonia arson
The OBSERVER’s View
The OBSERVER’s View: Hochul can veto cannabis wage board
Both houses of the state Legislature approved legislation (A.11562/S.10643) that would create a wage board for the state's cannabis industry. It's a bill that both state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, and Sen. Liz Krueger, D-New York City, opposed in the state Senate. It's one of the few areas of cannabis policy on which…
Applauding U.S. workforce contributions
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The OBSERVER’s View
Obituaries
Debra L. Heintzman
Christopher Marrocco
Memorial
Susan J Ticknor
Commentary
Thinking about the downside of bigness
We have had a tradition in America, not always but mostly, of trying to avoid the perils of businesses that get too big. The most prominent example in our history was likely the passage of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which became law in 1890. Though its primary target, twenty years later, became John D.…