Due to current weather conditions and the forecast for the remainder of the day, the Fredonia Central School District is closed on Thursday, Dec. 12. All after-school and evening events are postponed, including the District’s Capital Project vote. The vote is postponed until Friday, Dec. 13 ...

Due to the lake-effect snowstorm hitting the north county today, Thursday's editions of the OBSERVER will not be delivered. Subscribers have access to the online edition as well as our electronic edition. Articles regarding the storm also will be posted for all to see via the web site.

A Dunkirk man with an active arrest warrant for third-degree criminal possession of a weapon is facing additional charges after an arrest last month. City police reported Thursday that Fernando Martinez Jr., 44, was located at 11:05 p.m. Nov. 26 in the area of Central Avenue and Fourth Street. ...

A 15-year-old juvenile has been charged in connection with an online threat to the Dunkirk High School that had been posted to the social media platform, Snapchat. Recognizing the importance of the situation and the need for a quick response, Dunkirk officers began investigating the incident, ...

Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency in portions of the Western New York, Finger Lakes, Central New York and North Country regions as those areas are set to receive multiple feet of lake effect snow. Areas east of Lakes Erie and Ontario could see 2 to 3 feet of snow along with ...

Fredonia is in danger of running out of money, and village trustees plan a special meeting to deal with it. Trustee Jon Espersen said at Monday’s Board of Trustees meeting that a report by Treasurer Erlyssa LeBeau warned of the cash flow issue. “You’ll notice that it indicated that ...