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Crews respond to rollover accident

Fredonia Fire Department responded with the Sheriff’s Department and Fredonia Police Department to a rollover accident near Walmart around 7 p.m. Thursday on Route 60.

Forestville man charged in May altercation in Sheridan

A Forestville resident is facing charges after an altercation from last month. At roughly 09:30 a.m. Thursday, deputies of the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and members of the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office conducted an ongoing investigation in Forestville, regarding a ...

Former village DPW chief seeks ‘review’

With the Fredonia Department of Public Works supervisor position still unfilled, the former director is speaking out. Dave Bird, who served in the role from December through May, says he has not “given up” in a hope to return. On Tuesday he issued this statement to the OBSERVER: “Five ...

Seeking town peace

ARKWRIGHT — The May monthly meeting of the town of Arkwright was so contentious that the Town Board is changing how it handles public comments moving forward. “I’ve joked in here before that our whole meeting is public comments because we’re all friendly and we all get along. Well, ...

Crews respond to vehicle, bicycle accident

The Fredonia Fire and Police Departments rolled to an apparent vehicle-bicycle accident around 3:08 p.m. Thursday. The accident happened near Main and Prospect streets. A male was seen on a stretcher, sitting up and talking to emergency services personnel.

Campaign trail in region displays high costs

Western New York had the look and feel of a battleground region last week when both state Gov. Kathy Hochul and challenger Bruce Blakeman made their way to the region. Within hours on June 12, the high-profile candidates were setting an agenda while offering voters a vision for how the next ...