Robert “Bob” Bankoski announces his candidacy for re-election for his sixth term as the District 2, Chautauqua County legislator. He has received the endorsement of the Democratic Party, the Working Families Party, the CSEA Union and the NYSCOPBA Union. He has been a resident of Dunkirk ...

United Way of Chautauqua County presented the 2025 Joseph H. Mason Award posthumously to the late James S. “Jim” Bickhart of Dunkirk during the agency’s annual Salute to Labor dinner held October 9 at the Athenaeum Hotel on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution. Presented annually by ...

Social media posts note 16-year-old Emilee Olivia Ruef, who was last seen on Oct. 13, in Findley Lake. “Law enforcement and her family are deeply concerned for her safety and well-being,” the post notes. She was last seen wearing a white crewneck sweatshirt, light blue jeans, and blue ...

Two Fredonia residents are among the 238 new State Troopers who graduated Wednesday from the 217th session of the Basic School of the New York State Police Academy. The ceremony was held at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. Today’s graduation increases the State Police ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - David L. Babcock Jr., 57, of Silver Creek was charged Sept. 22, driving while intoxicated, DWI per se, failure to keep right, operating out of class, and making an unsafe lane change. According to officials, at about 7:39 a.m., deputies responded to ...

For the second consecutive year, Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed legislation that would allow creation of pet insurance policies. The legislation (A.1433/S.5324) was approved unanimously by the state Assembly in late May and unanimously by the state Senate on June 9. The bill was sponsored ...