OBSERVER Photos Dunkirk Intermediate School held its annual Halloween costume parade Friday. The parade began at 2 p.m., as Principal Kim Texter and Assistant Principal Stephanie Berghold opened the front doors. Together, dressed as “six, seven”, the principals juggled their hands as they ...

The state Department of Agriculture and Markets and the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program are teaming up for a comprehensive, coordinated effort to conduct grid searches for the invasive spotted lanternfly in and around Ripley. The initiative reflects a shared commitment to safeguard the ...

FREWSBURG - Frewsburg Central School District Superintendent Dr. Danielle Cook has resigned her position. In the very brief, special Thursday meeting, held in the middle-high school library, 26 Institute St., school board members voted to accept Cook’s resignation which went into effect ...

Greg Krauza, candidate for Chautauqua County clerk, spoke about the businesses he has visited during the campaign. Krauza said, “Since the clerk manages the Department of Motor Vehicles I have stopped at most of the auto dealerships throughout the county, both large and small, and have ...

Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc. has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology. “We are thrilled to share that Brooks Hospital has earned accreditation in MRI,” said President ...

A strong easterly wind raised the levels at the west end of Lake Erie while the east saw lower levels on Thursday and Friday. Locals were still able to see more shoreline in these photos near Wright Park in Dunkirk. A wind advisory was in effect until 5 a.m. Saturday with gusts up to 50 mph ...