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Basketball legend Barkley visits Fredonia

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National Basketball Association legend Charles Barkley was in Fredonia on Friday night. Social media photos shared captured the former Philadelphia 76er, Houston Rocket and Phoenix Sun legend in the village. Members of the Fredonia Police Department posted this photo on their Facebook page. ...

Retired officer releases new crime drama book

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Leo Jones recently released “Uncovered Justice” which tells the story of Capt. Joe Carter, who runs a drug task force in, of all places - western New York.[/caption]Upon retiring from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department as a Lieutenant in charge of the Narcotics Division, Leo Jones ...

Proposed State Aid Change Would Hit County Schools

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State aid to schools was fully funded for the first time in the history of the Foundation Aid formula in 2023-24. Now that formula is looking at a potential overhaul initiated by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Part of the state’s 2024-25 budget agreement Hochul and state lawmakers approved a study ...

State watching, not controlling city budget process

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The state Comptroller’s Office said this week that it’s up the city of Dunkirk to get a 2025 budget passed. The office “does not have any veto power over the city of Dunkirk’s budget,” said Mark Johnson, press secretary for New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Johnson ...

Lawsuit filed in fatal Route 83 crash

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The estate of a man who died weeks after being involved in a fatal car crash that also claimed the life of an Arkwright woman two years ago has filed a lawsuit against the two drivers, even though one of them is currently behind bars. On Dec. 3, 2022, Randall Rolison, who was 59 years old at ...