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Coronavirus coverage

Gowanda schools eyeing Jan. 19 return

GOWANDA — School board members discussed a plan last week to resume in-person education in the Gowanda School District. Part of the issue the school faces is that the elementary school is in Erie County, which has different restrictions than the high school, which is in Cattaraugus County. ...

County surpasses 4,700 COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations lower

Chautauqua County, which does not update its COVID-19 numbers during the weekend, has surpassed 4,700 cases. According to New York state and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, there are 4,708 positive COVID cases through Saturday. In addition, there have been three deaths linked to the virus by the state ...

Literacy effort to replace King luncheon

The Northern Chautauqua County Juneteenth Celebration Committee has canceled its annual Martin Luther King Luncheon due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, to celebrate the day, the group is holding the “See me” literacy drive. “We’re having a book drive and asking people to donate ...

US ramps up vaccinations to get doses to more Americans

The U.S. is entering the second month of the biggest vaccination effort in history with a major expansion of the campaign, opening football stadiums, major league ballparks, fairgrounds and convention centers to inoculate a larger and more diverse pool of people. After a frustratingly slow ...

County surpasses 5,000 COVID cases; 4 new deaths reported

Chautauqua County has surpassed 5,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to numbers released on Monday afternoon. The numbers, which include the reported cases from Jan. 8 to 10, indicate that 376 individuals tested positive for the coronavirus. There are no 715 active cases in the ...