FORESTVILLE --- A cigarette is being blamed for a fire Saturday morning in this hamlet. Around 10:12 a.m., Forestville Fire Department and mutual aid responded to the residential blaze at 54 Pearl St. Once extinguished the Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team responded to the scene to ...

CHAUTAUQUA --- Several calves were injured in a Saturday morning blaze at a farm. At around 5:31 a.m., the Sherman Fire Department and several mutual aid departments responded to the Sherman Livestock Barn at 4151 Route 430 for a reported structure fire. After extinguishing the fire, the ...

The New York state comptroller has designated the Fredonia Central School District as financially stressed. Fredonia was one of 22 districts named statewide in Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's report, released Friday. It was called “susceptible to financial stress,” the lowest threat level ...

GERRY – One person received minor injuries in a house fire Monday. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, a fire broke out around 3 p.m. on Old Chautauqua Road in the town of Gerry. The occupant, Charles E. Austin, 74, was transported to UPMC Chautauqua for minor burns ...

Chautauqua County is under a State of Emergency, as declared Monday night by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Cattaraugus, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Allegany, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, Oneida and contiguous counties have also been affected by the current Lake Effect snowstorm. “As lake ...

ORCHARD PARK (AP) — Josh Allen rushed for two touchdowns, Buffalo's defense forced three turnovers and the Bills advanced to the AFC championship game with a 27-25 win over the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round on Sunday night. The Bills hung on when a wide-open Mark Andrews dropped a ...