A Dunkirk man has pleaded guilty to the theft of COVID funds. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Friday that Lamont Brown, 37, made the plea to U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr., which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney ...

ELLERY — A truck owned by a missing Lakewood resident has been recovered from Chautauqua Lake, but the individual's whereabouts remains unknown. Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies say the truck was recovered Friday afternoon near the Chautauqua Bridge. The vehicle was towed by boat to ...

The Clymer Central School District is asking Chautauqua County to help finance the project underway for a merger among Clymer, Sherman and Panama school districts. On Wednesday, the county legislature will vote on a resolution for the county to give $100,000 to aid in the merger. The ...

Numerous agencies responded to a fire Saturday evening. The call came in around 6:45 p.m. at 620 Southside in Cherry Creek. Responders included Cherry Creek, Emergency Services, South Dayton, Forestville, Ellington and Sunset Bay.

While the number of private million dollar sales have jumped over the last four years, the number of commercial million dollar sales have dropped. Since 2022, The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County. The county does not provide this ...

As the conflict in Iran continues, locally, farmers are or will soon be feeling the effects, specifically when it comes to the price of fertilizer. Katelyn Miller, Cornell Cooperative Extension field crops specialist, said effects from the Iran conflict will be felt in a number of ways by ...