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Crews respond to rollover accident

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Fredonia Fire Department responded with the Sheriff’s Department and Fredonia Police Department to a rollover accident near Walmart around 7 p.m. Thursday on Route 60.

Sales include welding location, former hardware store

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A gas and welding building in the south county is under new ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from April 8-13. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate ...

Forestville man charged in May altercation in Sheridan

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A Forestville resident is facing charges after an altercation from last month. At roughly 09:30 a.m. Thursday, deputies of the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and members of the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office conducted an ongoing investigation in Forestville, regarding a ...

Former village DPW chief seeks ‘review’

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With the Fredonia Department of Public Works supervisor position still unfilled, the former director is speaking out. Dave Bird, who served in the role from December through May, says he has not “given up” in a hope to return. On Tuesday he issued this statement to the OBSERVER: “Five ...

Seeking town peace

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ARKWRIGHT — The May monthly meeting of the town of Arkwright was so contentious that the Town Board is changing how it handles public comments moving forward. “I’ve joked in here before that our whole meeting is public comments because we’re all friendly and we all get along. Well, ...

Crews respond to vehicle, bicycle accident

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The Fredonia Fire and Police Departments rolled to an apparent vehicle-bicycle accident around 3:08 p.m. Thursday. The accident happened near Main and Prospect streets. A male was seen on a stretcher, sitting up and talking to emergency services personnel.