Hillel, in collaboration with ODEI Intercultural Center Speaker Series, is hosting a Holocaust Remembrance event at SUNY Fredonia. The event is slated for Monday, April 20 at 5 p.m. in the Blue Lounge in the Williams Center. The program, “A Tailor’s Journey: One Man’s Story of Survival ...

A Fredonia bakery and cafe has announced it is closed until further notice after a Thursday afternoon oven fire. Butterlow posted the sad news shortly after the fire on its official social media page. “We are so beyond grateful for the Fredonia Fire Department for the services that they ...

OBSERVER Photo by Gregory Bacon The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Jail Health Services Program has been awarded an Accreditation Certificate by the National Commission on Correctional Health. For earning this accreditation, the staff were saluted by the Chautauqua County Legislature.

RANDOLPH — For Edward “Bruce” Zunner of Randolph, life has been “one heck of a trip.” Come April 23, Zunner’s trip will begin its 100th year. It should come as no surprise that Zunner has no shortage of stories to tell. “I’ve done everything from driving a truck and ...

A lawsuit filed by the Chautauqua Lake Property Owners Association has resulted in the annulment of the state DEC’s Freshwater Wetlands Act regulations. Of all the arguments made by the local organization, State Supreme Court Justice Richard Platkin said the DEC did not do its due ...

The Sheriff’s Office is taking the lead, searching for the missing Lakewood man whose vehicle was found submerged in Chautauqua Lake. It is believed that on March 3, Daniel Scott Emerson drove across a frozen Chautauqua Lake. His truck was located in the lake March 16 near the bridge ...