One of the many benefits of utilizing the trail system created and maintained by Chautauqua Rails to Trails is an appreciation of our county’s railroad history. A day that lives in infamy is Christmas Eve, 1872, when a Buffalo, Corry, and Pittsburgh train went off the trestle, causing its ...

RIPLEY — The Ripley Community & Heritage Fund (RCHF) is accepting grant applications from charitable, nonprofit organizations that serve the community. The deadline to submit applications is Jan. 15. Its mission is to enrich the lives of Ripley’s residents. To date, the RCHF has ...

Elise Stefanik sent shock waves through New York state on Friday afternoon, suspending her campaign for governor just over a month after it began. In a news release Friday afternoon, Stefanik, a Republican, made this statement: “While spending precious time with my family this Christmas ...

xCHAUTAUQUA - The town of Chautauqua is holding the line on the town tax rate, while increasing the overall levy. During a recent town board meeting, officials approved its 2026 budget. The overall spending plan is $5 million with the levy, the amount raised by taxes, will be $722,747. ...

WESTFIELD – After a little more than six months on the job, the leader of the Westfield Police Department is moving on. On Friday, Police Chief Gregory J. Wozneak posted on Facebook that he is stepping down. “After careful consideration, I have submitted my resignation as Chief of ...

Fredonia’s latest boil water border should end this morning, village officials said Wednesday. “We had a disinfection problem at the plant,” chief water treatment plant operator Luis Fred said at a Board of Trustees workshop. “Parts were ordered, they just weren’t shipped. So I went ...