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Frewsburg cutting positions to balance budget

FREWSBURG - To help provide a balanced budget, the Frewsburg Central School District Board of Education is proposing to eliminate about 8.5 positions. The 2026-27 proposed budget now stands at $24,291,748, a 2.9% increase over the current 2025-26 budget, interim Superintendent Lynda Quick ...

County community foundations partner with Wilson Philanthropy Fellowship

The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation and the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation have added Rural Philanthropy Fellows to their teams through a partnership with the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation. The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation welcomed Solimar “Soly” Vazquez as ...

Rural Minds launches new program

Rural Minds, a local nonprofit organization focused on mental health in rural America, has recently launched a new program focused on connecting farmers to mental health resources. The new program, known as the Farmer Mental Health Resilience Program, has been developed to provide farmers and ...

Jamestown man pleads guilty to sex trafficking and drug charges

A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking conspiracy and drug charges. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Friday that Kelvin Thomas, 43, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years and a maximum ...

Man injured in fire

Photos by Dan Kohler A resident was injured in a fire Friday evening in the town of Westfield. After extinguishing the fire at 8741 Barber Road, the Chautauqua County Fire Investigation team was requested to the scene to conduct an origin and cause fire investigation. The investigation found ...

Voters approve $10.2M Ripley school project

RIPLEY — The results of the vote are in and Ripley Central School District’s $10,196,736 capital project is a go. Unofficial results of the ballot, held from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the school’s large gymnasium, the project passed, with 103 district residents voting “yes” and 46 ...