RANDOLPH — Around one year ago, Randolph man David Bennett was woken in the middle of the night with a calling from God to write a song. It would not take long for that song to go viral on multiple platforms, including TikTok and Spotify. “It was August 4, about 3:30 in the morning ...
Homelessness is falling across the state through the end of 2025 - but not in Chautauqua County. The rate of new homelessness is decreasing locally. A recent analysis by Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli shows after the state's homeless population doubled between January 2022 and January 2024, homelessness in New York declined by 7.9% in January 2025 to 145,560. The decline of 12,459 homeless residents was the largest among states, and was driven predominantly by New York City. Declines were not universal across the state. In 17 of 25 regions known as Continuums of Care (CoCs), homelessness ...
Chautauqua County 4-H youth were excited to be back at the fair. Squeals of excitement were heard from the hogs and youth, and a few of the spectators as they participated in Swine Market and Showmanship Classes on July 20. Tony Nye of Washington Court House, Ohio, judged the show. The Showmanship classes consisted of three divisions and 61 youth. Senior Showman, being the most experienced showman, starts the show to give younger youth an opportunity to pick up some last-minute pointers. Cayla Damcott was the First Place Senior Showman, Aubrey Adams was the Second Place Senior Showman. ...
A local organization that went down south a few times to help communities recover from Hurricane Helene is heading back and is seeking donations. According to Kevin Weaver with Missions of Helping Hands, the organization is going back to Swannanoa Valley, North Carolina for the seventh time ...
A new salt barn was the first thing Dunkirk’s planning and development director mentioned Tuesday when asked about projects his office is currently working on. Vince DeJoy couldn’t physically attend the Economic Development Committee meeting but called in with a report. Councilman Michael Civiletto, the committee chair, asked him to talk about projects that have seen some movement lately. DeJoy gave a similar report at Mayor Kate Wdowiasz’s department head meeting the previous week, but neither Civiletto nor any other Common Council members attended that. DeJoy said he is ...
Registration is now open for United Way of Chautauqua County’s second annual Day of Caring, a local day of service which brings together individuals, community groups, families and businesses to complete volunteer projects at sites throughout the county. All projects are 2.5-hours long, ...
