Jim Sedota was remembered as “a man willing to help anyone” by Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson at the start of last week’s village Board of Trustees meeting. Ferguson said a few words to honor the longtime Fredonia village administrator, who passed away last week. “Tonight we honor ...

The owners of a restaurant have purchased the building the business operates out of. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from May 20-23. During this time period, Albert and Karen Simmons purchased ...

A fire at the NRG plant was handled late Thursday by Dunkirk Fire Department. At 11:25 p.m., the firefighters were dispatched to a report of an electrical fire at NRG, located at 106 Point Drive North. Upon arrival, crews found a smoldering fire in the ceiling of a conveyor belt area. ...

JAMESTOWN — A Jamestown man has been charged with assault and weapons possession after the city’s second shooting in less than a month. Xavier M. Ramos, 23, of Jamestown was charged with first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon after officers responded to a ...

July 25 — 1886 – Three train cars of German immigrants from Dunkirk danced and drank beer at Lily Dale. — 1900 – A massive fire destroyed 25 buildings in Fredonia. — 1933 – First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt spoke to a crowd of 6,000 at Chautauqua Institution. July 26 — 1989 ...

Fredonia Optometry Group has announced Dr. Zak Bogosian O.D. has joined its practice. Dr. Bogosian will be joining Dr. Steven Ihrig O.D. at the Main Street office in Fredonia. Dr. Bogosian grew up and went to school in Silver Creek and completed his bachelor’s degree in biology, summa sum ...