While the number of private million dollar sales have jumped over the last four years, the number of commercial million dollar sales have dropped. Since 2022, The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County. The county does not provide this ...
More than half of the city of Dunkirk’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding was spent on police and fire salaries, data shared with the OBSERVER revealed this week. The city spent $10,619,589 in ARPA funds from 2021-23. ARPA was approved by Congress as a massive, one-time shot of ...
Jessica Crooks knows all too well what it’s like to battle addiction issues. Now, Crooks is helping others in their own battles with addiction as a peer adviser at the Chautauqua County Mental Health Association. Crooks’ journey began long ago with addictions that had begun to spiral ...
The village of South Dayton is considering dissolution, in another example of the local consolidation of services campaign. South Dayton’s Village Board plans a public hearing on dissolution Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the South Dayton Fire Hall, 34 Maple St. The hearing is supposed to focus ...
Earlier this week, Refresco announced through letters to grape farmers that they hold contracts with, that they are canceling all contracts with grape growers. Friday morning, a statement was released from state Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor on this cancellation. “This ...
The number of private million-dollar residences sold locally has skyrocketed over the past few years. Since 2022, The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County. The county does not provide this information, but it is available by manually reviewing ...