RIPLEY — At their November meeting, Ripley Central School Board of Education members learned that the district needs to make a decision concerning the state mandate regarding excessive heat in classrooms. In December 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation to require that all school ...

Chalk up more troubles for the Fredonia water system. Before 8 a.m. Tuesday, the Chautauqua County Health Department issued a boil water order for all Fredonia water customers and properties outside the village boundaries supplied by their water system. The New York state Department of Health ...

A small brush fire close to a house at 4572 Webster Road in Pomfret created a bit of worry over the weekend. Mutual aid was called to Dunkirk, but was not needed as the blaze was contained and extinguished.

WESTFIELD — One of the lucky prize winners in the Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation’s “10 Days of Giving for WMH” Raffle, is Julie Landholt of Westfield. Landholt was ecstatic to learn she won a Weber Spirit II Grill during the Foundation’s annual fundraising raffle, held Nov. 17 ...

The overriding theme of the 25th Annual Meeting of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce was community building. Chamber President and CEO Dan Heitzenrater opened the meeting by noting “We’re not your grandfather’s Chamber of Commerce. We are connectors, resource providers, and ...

SOUTH DAYTON -- A Pine Valley Central School teacher has been charged with allegedly engaging in sexual contact with a juvenile. On Dec. 3, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from the Pine Valley School District regarding a teacher employed at their school. The ...