×

Coronavirus coverage

Memorial Day parade most likely canceled

It is not looking as through there will be a Memorial Day parade this year in the city of Dunkirk. However, city Mayor Wilfred Rosas is more hopeful when it comes to the largest summer celebration in the north county. “I’m not too optimistic about the Memorial Day Parade, that is one of ...

Gowanda gets update on return to schools

GOWANDA — Following months of discussion and precautions by the Gowanda Central Schools, Superintendent Dr. Robert Anderson outlined a plan for the Gowanda students to return to school. On Monday, eighth-graders will return to in-person instruction while seniors, prekindergarten, and tier ...

COVID RELIEF Package takes long-term toll

Forget about the Green New Deal. In recent weeks, President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress have paved the way for a revamping of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s original New Deal. Action taken as part of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package might mean the federal ...

County colleges receiving $22 million

More than $22 million is coming to three county colleges and universities through the COVID-19 relief plan that was recently approved. Overall, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced that the recently-signed American Rescue Plan includes an estimated $2.6 billion for New ...

Legislator upset about inmates getting the coronavirus vaccine

One Chautauqua County legislator is upset that inmates at the county jail were able to get the COVID-19 vaccine before some older eligible residents. During the legislature’s Public Safety Committee meeting, Chairman Terry Niebel, R-Sheridan, expressed his displeasure that earlier this ...

CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer

NEW YORK (AP) — Students can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept the usual 6 feet away from one another at sporting events, assemblies, lunch or chorus practice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its ...