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Blaze destroys JMI facility in Falconer

FALCONER – An investigation is continuing into an industrial fire Friday afternoon. Dark gray smoke darkened the sky over the village on Friday as firefighters fought a fire at JMI’s 1946 New York Ave., concrete facility, that began around 1:26 p.m. An hour later, the Chautauqua County ...

Mayville library seeks more funds following 2022 attack

MAYVILLE – In 2022, a staff member of the Mayville Library was brutally attacked by a patron, apparently without reason. The assailant was arrested, tried and convicted in a court of law, and sentenced for attempted murder. That incident forced the Mayville Library to do things ...

‘Outstanding’ honor

Mayor Mike Ferguson and the Village of Fredonia recently recognized Principal Amy Piper and the Wheelock Early Childhood Center with an official proclamation to celebrate the work they do for the young children of Fredonia. The proclamation credited Wheelock for “demonstrating outstanding ...

Gowanda seeks another Assistant Principal

GOWANDA — The Gowanda Central School District is seeking another new Assistant Principal for Grades 5-12. The Board of Education held a lengthy discussion at a recent meeting on how to better support district teachers and administrators. Multiple Board members spoke in favor of adding another Assistant Principal to support the Middle and High School levels, while Zachary Nobles favored a Dean of Students rather than another Assistant Principal. The district recently appointed Wendy Luce as the new Assistant Principal for Grades 5-12. Luce, the former Dean of Students, replaced ...

Falconer looks for action on hotels for homeless

FALCONER - Falconer Village Board members are looking at possible changes to village law to address issues village officials say are created by housing the homeless at hotels in Falconer and Ellicott. During the board’s meeting Tuesday, the role of local hotels and motels in providing ...

Progress made on Clymer, Sherman, Panama merger petitions

CLYMER — The petition process is underway for the potential merger between Clymer, Sherman and Panama Central Schools, and at Clymer’s most recent Board of Education meeting it was reported that strong progress is being made in getting signatures in all three districts. The three schools ...