A wind advisory is in effect from 1 p.m. Wednesday to 1 a.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters are expecting west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages ...

A train hit a tractor trailer at 3742 Progress Drive on Wednesday morning. Departments responding include East Dunkirk, Sheridan, and Emergency Services as well as the New York State Police. The incident was called in around 7:37 a.m. Injuries are unknown at this time.

Construction of a new hospital in Fredonia took another significant step forward on Tuesday. Officials from Brooks-TLC and Kaleida Health announced they have finalized and submitted the Certificate of Need for the site at 412 E. Main St. According to documents filed with the state Health ...

Polls closed at 9 p.m. in Chautauqua County. Follow our election coverage through the night on our website and at https://x.com/TheObserverNY In contested races: --- Dunkirk will have an all-Democratic council as Frankie Torain won Ward 2 and Michael Civiletto won Ward 4. --- Fredonia ...

A Sunday morning fire destroyed a house at 8996 Park Road in the town of Arkwright. Numerous agencies responded to the blaze, that was called in around 5:45 a.m. Those fire departments include: Sunset Bay, Sheridan, Emergency Services, Cassadaga, East Dunkirk, Silver Creek, Stockton, ...

BUFFALO — When Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove junior Kylie Kress last played Allegany-Limestone earlier this season she was kept off the scoresheet and sustained an injury in a 2-0 league loss. That injury kept her off the field for a couple of weeks and still shows its teeth. ...