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Ferguson seeks to keep homeless men out of hotel

A former hotel that previously housed homeless individuals in Fredonia but was shut down due to poor conditions of the building is ready to be reopened. At the same time, the village’s top elected leader does not want homeless men to be allowed to stay there. During the Fredonia ...

Town fire blamed on electrical issue

An early morning fire Wednesday is being blamed on an electrical issue. Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies report at 2:44 a.m., the West Dunkirk Fire Department and multiple mutual aid departments responded to 4561 Route 5 in the town of Dunkirk. After extinguishing the fire, the Chautauqua ...

Jackson Center keynote speaker earns Nobel Peace Prize

The 2026 International Nobel Peace Prize winner has a long legal record - including a 2019 keynote address at Chautauqua Institution during the 13th annual International Humanitarian Law Roundtable hosted by the Robert H. Jackson Center. Last week, Navi Pillay was announced as a recipient ...

Saturday fundraiser supports family after fire

Imagine waking up tomorrow and everything you own is gone. No home to return to. No clothes hanging in your closet. No family photographs, cherished keepsakes, or familiar belongings that make a house feel like home. For most of us, it is almost impossible to imagine losing everything in an ...

Wellness conference planned for Nov. 2 at SUNY

SUNY Fredonia invites mental health professionals, educators, students, healthcare and human service professionals, community organizations, and members of the broader community to register for its inaugural Rooted & Resilient: Mental Wellness for Every Identity conference, taking place Monday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Williams Center on the SUNY Fredonia campus. Rooted & Resilient is designed to bring together individuals from across Western New York and beyond for a day focused on mental health, identity, culture, belonging, resilience, and access to care. Through ...

Gifts of Love and Hope Halloween benefit Saturday

DUNKIRK — Who says holiday giving starts in the winter? Halloween can be for more than just giving out candy, and a local fundraiser is aimed at proving exactly that. Gifts of Love and Hope is hosting a Halloween benefit to help the children with cancer in western New York through the ...