While Chautauqua County has been awarded more than $24 million from the federal government through the latest stimulus package, that money will not be able to be used to lower taxes or put away for future use. During the legislature’s Audit and Control Committee meeting, Chairman Chuck ...

This week at Fredonia Central School district, seventh-, eighth-, 10th-, and 11th-grade students returned to in-person instruction. With these grade levels being in the buildings, it marked a milestone for in-person learning in the district. Fredonia Superintendent Dr. Bradley Zilliox said ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 684,000, the fewest since the pandemic erupted a year ago and a sign that the economy is improving. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims fell from 781,000 the ...

State University of New York at Fredonia President Stephen H. Kolison Jr. announced Wednesday the university's plans to resume full in-person instruction for the fall 2021 semester. "I am hopeful as I read about positive cases declining in our region as a whole, more vaccines being approved, ...

More than three months into the U.S. vaccination drive, many of the numbers paint an increasingly encouraging picture, with 70% of Americans 65 and older receiving at least one dose of the vaccine and COVID-19 deaths dipping below 1,000 a day on average for the first time since ...

Two COVID-19 vaccination clinics will take place this week in Chautauqua County. The first will be held Wednesday at Steele Hall at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Appointments are available for those eligible in groups 1a, 1b, those 18 and older with underlying health ...