Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s 4-H Program is again highlighting the accomplishments of members at the Chautauqua County Fair. For 4-H members, the fun kicked off on July 8 with the non-animal project judging. The youth presented their hard work in 25 project areas ...

A summer open house will take place Saturday from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. at Centaur Stride. The events include rider demonstrations, tours of the facility, information on programs and volunteer opportunities, Meet & Greet Our Therapy Horses, with a treat station and introduction to riding ...

By BRADEN CARMEN bcarmen@observertoday.com GOWANDA — Five employees earned tenure appointments at a recent Gowanda Board of Education meeting. Among them was Ashley Wakelee, the district’s Director of Learning and Continual Improvement. Wakelee is professionally certified as a School ...

A Jamestown man has been killed in a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon. Benny L. Salva, 35, of Jamestown was riding his motorcycle on Barrett Avenue near McKinley Avenue at the time of the accident. Jamestown police say the motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in the accident, which ...

Community support led to a record year of sales and fundraising last week as part of the special edition Post-Journal and OBSERVERs that were sold at Tim Hortons and in communities on Wednesday. Led by volunteers in the north and south county, $4,621.43 was raised in the sale of newspapers. ...

FREWSBURG - One week after the Frewsburg Central School board suspended its superintendent and its buildings and grounds supervisor, Board President Larry Lodestro has resigned. During a reorganizational meeting on Thursday, the board officially accepted Lodestro’s resignation Lodestro ...