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Vigil for peace planned in Fredonia tonight

A peace vigil has been scheduled for Sunday evening in the village of Fredonia. Organizers say the event is being held in response to the attack on Iran by the United States. It will be at 7:30 p.m. in the gazebo of Barker Common. Prayers and meditation will take place during the event.

Missing Ohio swimmer’s body found in Chautauqua Lake

An Ohio man who was swimming and went missing on Chautauqua Lake was located Sunday. On Saturday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call of a submerged swimmer on Chautauqua Lake north of Chautauqua Institution. The Chautauqua County Water Emergency Team and the department's marine division responded and were unable to locate the swimmer. The search was paused due to darkness and resumed on Sunday. Around noon, the subject was located by the New York State Police Underwater Recovery team utilizing side scan sonar. Divers from CCWET recovered the body who was ...

Missing Cassadaga teen located

Troopers from the State Police at Fredonia have announced that the two teenagers that were reported missing Thursday have been located. Officials thank the community for their assistance.

UPDATE: Teens have been located.

UPDATE: Teens have been located. Troopers from the State Police at Fredonia are asking for the public's help as they investigate two reported missing persons from the village of Cassadaga. Troopers are attempting to locate Liliana Payne, 16-years-old, and Luna Farmer, 15-years-old. They were ...

Little Valley Man Jailed After High-Speed Chase

A Little Valley man has been jailed on $250,000 bail after a high-speed chase Tuesday night through parts of Dunkirk and Fredonia. According to a police report, Philip A. Decker, 26, of Little Valley was charged with first-degree felony reckless endangerment, unlawful fleeing a police ...

Name released in Mina officer-involved shooting

A 66-year-old man has been killed by a Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputy after an exchange of gunfire after officers responded to a domestic incident on Wednesday in the town of Mina. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday the department received a call of a domestic incident at 2900 Mina French Creek Road. Initial response had two deputies who were both on scene by 3:55 p.m. Upon arrival at the residence deputies encountered an armed subject who was outside the residence with a shotgun who allegedly fired off one round from the gun at that ...