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Art in Recovery exhibit in Dunkirk on Friday

After its initial showing last month in Jamestown, the 2025 Art in Recovery Exhibit presented by the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County (MHA) will be on display at the north county recovery center in Grace Lutheran Church, 601 Eagle St. in Dunkirk Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. The show ...

Untaxed Seneca Cigarettes Land PA Men In Jail

YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. — A trip to a Seneca Nation of Indians reservation in New York state has landed a Titusville man and an Oil City man in jail. John S. Mercer, 55, of Titusville, and Kurt R. Falkenburg, 55, of Oil City, were charged after a Youngsville police officer pulled over the truck ...

Tarpley wants discussion on state holidays

Westfield Academy and Central School District Board of Education members learned at their meeting about a bill introduced by Sen. Rob Ortt of Lockport, which would permit New York schools to opt out of state-designated holidays that are observed by less than 10% of a district's ...

Clymer Tax Increase At 7.75%

CLYMER — Budget season continues throughout Chautauqua County, including in the town of Clymer, where the preliminary budget for 2026 was presented to the Town Board at the October meeting and is currently looking at just under a 7.5% tax increase. Budget officer Rilley Enlow presented the ...

Ripley declares state of emergency on water

RIPLEY — A state of emergency has been declared by the town due to critically low water levels in the Ripley Reservoir. The ongoing Mandatory Water Conservation Order remains in place for all customers within the Ripley Water District. “The State of Emergency declaration is serious,” ...

Wires down in crash

Photo by Dan Kohler Brocton and Portland Fire Departments as well as the State Police at Fredonia responded to Route 5 and Woodcrest Drive after a vehicle struck a pole bringing down wires. The accident closed the route from Berry to Van Buren roads. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. ...