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Forestville approves extensions with teachers, O’Connor

FORESTVILLE — The final Board of Education meeting for the 2025-26 school year featured a few notable items on the agenda. Most notably, the Board approved a four-year extension between the district and the Forestville Teachers’ Association, as well as a two-year deal to keep Dr. John ...

Opera House to screen ‘Power Ballad’

The Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of “Power Ballad” on Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday night screening will be shown with captions visible on the screen. When Rick (Paul Rudd), a past-his-prime wedding ...

Teen charged in May city shooting

An investigation into a May shooting in the city of Dunkirk has led to charges against a teenager. In a news release issued Wednesday, Dunkirk police report the 15-year-old was charged with felony second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and felony second-degree assault. At approximately 11:30 p.m. May 24, officers from the Dunkirk Police Department responded to a report of gunfire in the area of Lamphere and East Seventh streets. During the investigation, officers learned that a juvenile victim was being treated at a hospital for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Because the ...

Three school boards to continue merger process

CLYMER - Monday night saw the next step in the potential merger of Clymer, Sherman and Panama central schools as all three schools voted individually in favor of continuing the process. Each school board met individually for their July reorganizational meeting Monday night, and included ...

South Dayton rejects plan for dissolution

The village of South Dayton is here to stay --- for now at least. In a vote held Tuesday, 78 opposed the idea of dissolution while 55 were in favor. If residents in the village had approved the vote, all assets would have eventually been turned over to the town of Dayton.