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State to resume work on Thruway through Chautauqua County

The New York State Thruway Authority announced that work has resumed on a $45 million pavement revitalization project on the New York State Thruway (I-90) in Chautauqua County. The project began in the westbound lanes in June 2024 and is now taking place on a 16-mile stretch eastbound between ...

County History Today

April 24 1834 – The first recorded murder in Chautauqua County took place in Fredonia. 1834 – Mayville Academy was incorporated. 1856 – The steamboat C. C. Dennis was launched on Chautauqua Lake. 1864 – The Dunkirk & Fredonia Street Railway Company was chartered. It was ...

Students celebrate Earth Day at LoGuidice

Students in the Conservation program at Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES celebrated Earth Day by once again giving away potted plants at the LoGuidice Educational Center. Juniors enrolled in different Career & Technical Education programs were welcome to stop by the Conservation ...

Students, families to participate in ‘Hit the Trails and Parks’ program

This spring, hundreds of local students will take charge of their health as part of the second annual Hit the Trails and Parks Program, a community initiative designed to reduce barriers to physical activity and support lifelong wellness. Launched through a partnership between the Chautauqua ...

Five face drug charges after Ninth Street raid

JAMESTOWN – Five area residents face charges while two more were arrested for outstanding court warrants after a drug raid on Ninth Street on Monday. According to a police report, members of the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force executed a search ...

Leon Historical Society announces Pennyroyal Racetrack Program events

LEON – With excitement and fanfare, the Leon Historical Society would like to announce that they were given a grant by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr Arts and Culture Imitative administered by the Community Foundation of Buffalo, to bring the Pennyroyal Racetrack history to life for the community ...