As part of the State University of New York’s Academic Momentum Campaign, Jamestown Community College has begun its ongoing student retention efforts. JCC’s Educational Services Committee heard an overview Tuesday of what the college’s initiatives are. SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. ...

CASSADAGA – A new gift shop is coming to Chautauqua County. The Heart of the Valley is going to have a soft opening on Saturday, 8038 Rt. 60, Cassadaga, which is the former Community Bank. It is next door to Cassadaga ShurFine. Local vendors scheduled to participate include: Artistic ...

Fredonia has a new village clerk, Makayla Yacklon. Yacklon was approved as a part-time clerk at a rate of $18 per hour in a Nov. 24 Board of Trustees meeting. Her first day in the Village Hall office was Dec. 1. Yacklon’s office hours are listed on the village website as Monday through ...

THURSDAY, DEC. 11 Thursday Knitting Group Trinity Episcopal Church, 11 Day St., Fredonia, 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. Many of the creations are donated to local charities, or attendees can work on their own projects. For details or to donate unused yarn, call 716 785-6039. Cocoa, cookies at Lake ...

The Dunkirk Senior Center will be sponsoring a Cookie Walk. Come walk through Cookie Lane and pick out your favorite homemade Christmas Cookies or homemade coffee cakes. The Cookie Walk will be Saturday, Dec. 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. or sold out. Social time is being held on Thursdays. ...

GOWANDA — The Gowanda Central School District got the result it hoped for on Tuesday night. The district’s $44.5 million Capital Project proposal passed by a vote of 186 to 66. The proposal includes a new turf athletic field for lacrosse, as well as auditorium and library upgrades and ...