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The OBSERVER’s View

DUNKIRK: Treasurer failing residents in post

Without receiving an answer to a question, there was a moment of realization for Dunkirk Councilwoman Nancy Nichols. Before approving a plethora of modifications to the city budget, Nichols sought clarification for the actions. Treasurer Mark Woods said it was “standard accounting ...

NATION Seek togetherness, not violence

For as much as our culture likes to hold itself as above political violence, people historically sure do a lot of it. The horrendous attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump, as he campaigned in Butler, Pa. is another wretched entry to an equally wretched list. Political ...

NATION Seek togetherness, not violence

For as much as our culture likes to hold itself as above political violence, people historically sure do a lot of it. The horrendous attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump, as he campaigned in Butler, Pa. is another wretched entry to an equally wretched list. Political ...

UNITED WAYS: Will others follow agency’s lead?

There is now only one United Way in Chautauqua County. Kudos to the boards of the United Way of Northern Chautauqua County and the United Way of Southern Chautauqua County in approving the merger of the two organizations and setting the dates for one countywide United Way campaign this fall. ...

DUNKIRK: City scores again with softball event

Dunkirk’s connection to softball proved itself again as 58 teams converged on the city and completed 109 individual games, crowning champions in four age groups: 10U, 12U, 14U and 16U. The Chadwick Bay Softball Bash brought thousands of attendees to the city for plenty of action, activity ...

WATERS: Latest PFA report positive for area

It was disturbing, though not surprising, when members of the Chautauqua-Conewango Watershed Consortium reported finding PFAS in the Chadakoin River and areas of the river near Chautauqua Lake. The PFAS are less than the limits allowed by EPA rules, but their presence is still troubling ...