There are no wind, solar or battery storage systems in the town of Chautauqua. Officials are keeping it that way for at least another year. During the Chautauqua Town Board meeting, officials passed a year-long moratorium on wind energy facilities, Battery Energy Storage Systems and ...
The Dunkirk Board of Education both looked back and moved forward at its July meeting. The board heard a rather positive report summarizing 2025-26 from Superintendent Brian Swatland, and also held a reorganization session to appoint officers for the upcoming 2026-27 school year. Swatland ...
A New York Post article published Monday revealed a Congressional candidate’s brother-in-law with a troubled past was part of a campaign plunge that took place after Christmas. The Post reported Aaron Gies, who’s running as a Democrat against incumbent Nick Langworthy for District 23, was assisted by Christopher Nathan White. White is a former North Carolina teacher convicted on rape and sex offense charges involving two teen students – who allegedly shot video at a winter “Polar Plunge” event. “He was there,” Gies said in The Post of the Dec. 26 event. “Chris is not ...
SILVER CREEK — For the third time in four years, the Village Board has accepted a resignation from one of its members. Bill Barnes has stepped down from the role of Village Trustee. “He was a very good contributing member of this Board. We’re sorry to see him go,” said Mayor Kathy ...
Two Hamburg individuals connected to a pair of Dunkirk robberies are in custody. On Saturday, Robert Lyman, 32, was located and taken into custody by the Buffalo Police Department. He was transported to Dunkirk City Court, where he was arraigned on one count of third-degree robbery and one ...
CHAUTAUQUA --- A bicyclist has died after an accident last week on Chautauqua-Stedman Road, law enforcement officials reported Monday. At 12:55 p.m. Thursday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, Chautauqua Fire Department, and Chautauqua County Emergency Services responded a reported motor vehicle accident involving a bicycle. An investigation found the operator of the vehicle, Levi J Graham, 19, of Ashville, failed to safely pass a bicyclist while traveling south. The bicyclist was identified as Mary V Hustead, 78, of Chautauqua. Hustead was flown from the scene by Mercy Flight ...
