BUFFALO - U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Joseph A. Buelow, 31, of South Dayton has pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum penalty of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. ...

Fredonia’s latest boil water border should end Thursday morning, village officials said today. “We had a disinfection problem at the plant,” chief water treatment plant operator Luis Fred said at a Board of Trustees workshop. “Parts were ordered, they just weren’t shipped. So I went ...

Chalk up another problem for the Fredonia water system. On Tuesday, the Chautauqua County Health Department issued a boil water order for all village water customers and properties outside the village boundaries supplied by their water system. The New York State Department of Health requires ...

SOUTH DAYTON -- A Pine Valley Central School teacher has been charged with allegedly engaging in sexual contact with a juvenile. On Dec. 3, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from the Pine Valley School District regarding a teacher employed at their school. The ...

Pomfret Town Supervisor Dan Pacos supports a site near Van Buren Road as a home for New York state’s nuclear power project. Pacos announced at the December town board meeting that he “indicated to the county” the town is interested in hosting a nuclear facility at the site. The land ...

STOCKTON --- A town resident is facing second-degree attempted arson charges. At around 9:24 a.m. Thursday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and New York State Police at Fredonia responded to an address on Cassadaga Stockton Road for a report of an altercation. An investigation found ...