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Wind advisory in effect through 1 a.m. Thursday

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A wind advisory is in effect from 1 p.m. Wednesday to 1 a.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters are expecting west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages ...

Train hits tractor trailer; no injuries reported

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A train hit a tractor trailer at 3742 Progress Drive on Wednesday morning. Departments responding include East Dunkirk, Sheridan, and Emergency Services as well as the New York State Police. The incident was called in around 7:37 a.m. Injuries are unknown at this time.

New details, progress seen in Brooks-TLC build

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Construction of a new hospital in Fredonia took another significant step forward on Tuesday. Officials from Brooks-TLC and Kaleida Health announced they have finalized and submitted the Certificate of Need for the site at 412 E. Main St. According to documents filed with the state Health ...

Pantry official to advocate for SNAP help

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The head of Fredonia’s Fred Basket food pantry plans to lobby the Chautauqua County Legislature on Wednesday for a program to help alleviate any suspensions of Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits due to the federal government shutdown. Connie Griffith reached out to ...

Speaker blasts environmental effects of ‘stuff’

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A recent presentation at SUNY Fredonia flashed some grim results of the world’s love affair with plastic. Presenter Kimberly Cameron asserted that the long breakdown time of plastics, their corrosion into smaller pieces, and their hazardous chemicals make them such an environmental hazard, ...

As polls open today, local early voting numbers up from 2023

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Today is Election Day across the United States. Early votes cast this year in Chautauqua County are slightly ahead of what they were two years ago. According to county Republican Election Commissioner Nacole Ellis, a total of 3,939 votes were cast during early voting, which ran from Oct. ...