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Dunkirk men facing drug charges

A pair of city residents are facing drug charges. On Wednesday, narcotics investigators executed a search warrant at 431 Columbus St., upper apartment, in the city of Dunkirk. This was the second search warrant executed at this location in the past four months, authorities said ...

Boil-water order lifted for Fredonia users

Fredonia's latest boil-water order has been lifted. On Sunday afternoon, the Chautauqua County Health Department and village of Fredonia made the announcement for all village of Fredonia water customers, including customers within the Town of Pomfret. Two consecutive days of testing indicate ...

Historic Daisy Farm celebrates 150 years with open house Sunday

A beloved piece of local history is turning 150, and the community is invited to celebrate. On Sunday, Daisy Farm will host an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. at its beautifully restored 1875 Victorian Gothic cottage, located at 3521 E. Main St., Fredonia (Route 20 in Sheridan). This free, ...

Fredonia users under another boil-water order

Another boil-water order is in effect for the village of Fredonia. On Friday afternoon, the Chautauqua County Health Department and the village issued the order for all Fredonia water customers and properties outside the village boundaries supplied by the Fredonia water system. During the day, ...

Dunkirk man going to prison for labor trafficking and kidnapping

A Dunkirk man is going to spend decades behind bars for transporting migrants to the local area and raping a teenager. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Friday that 34-year-old Augusto Mateo Francisco, who was convicted of two counts of forced labor, and one count of transportation ...

Buffalo man pleads guilty to murders of women found in county

Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane said that Richard J. Fox, 62, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty Friday morning before Erie County Court Judge Suzanne Maxwell Barnes to two counts of second-degree murder. Fox pleaded guilty, as charged, to all counts in the indictment. Between on or ...