More than $3 million, including a major project for the village of Fredonia, has been awarded to Chautauqua County through the State's Regional Economic Development Council initiative that are designed to help catalyze economic growth, jump-start housing growth, and advance regionally designed ...

An investigation into narcotics activity in the city of Dunkirk ended with the arrest of a 63-year-old man. A search warrant was executed at 219 Townsend St. lower apt. around 6:25 a.m. Tuesday. Narcotics investigators from the Dunkirk Police Department, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office ...

Fredonia’s “Save Our Reservoir” group defended itself Monday against recent criticism from Mayor Michael Ferguson and others. Three supporters of the group slammed Ferguson at a Board of Trustees meeting for criticizing lawsuits by Save Our Reservoir supporters against village plans to ...

MAYVILLE – A Brocton resident who is a corrections officer is facing charges for allegedly selling drugs to inmates. In October of 2025, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division was requested by the Chautauqua County Jail Administration to investigate ...

GERRY – One person received a minor injury following an accident involving a private plow truck and an ambulance. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, a Falconer ambulance driven by Greg P. Scott, 53, of Jamestown was transporting a patient and ...

JAMESTOWN – A man has been taken into custody, accused of invading a person’s home based on the victim’s race. According to Jamestown Police, on Friday at about 2:15 p.m., officers from the first platoon responded to an address on the north side of the city for a home invasion. It was ...