GERRY — Another nursing home in Chautauqua County is going to be closing its doors. Heritage Ministries announced Wednesday morning that the decision has been made to close their Gerry facility, Heritage Village, citing ongoing financial and operational challenges facing the long-term care ...

A warehouse company, which has been renting space in the northern end of the county, is moving ahead to buy the building so it can upgrade it, which will create another two dozen jobs, following action by a county agency. At the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting this ...

Dunkirk Councilwoman Natalie Luczkowiak wanted to talk about bringing back brush drop-offs during her first meeting as chair of the Common Council Department of Public Works Committee. Her fellow city officials were not enthusiastic. Cost, logistics, lack of staffing, and abuse of the ...

The United Way has reached its 2025 Campaign goal. With a special event to celebrate the wrap-up of yet another successful year of fundraising, organizers of the campaign took the time to commemorate all of the county residents, businesses, and organizers that came together to make achieving ...

Superintendent Dr. Brad Zilliox responded to a recent criticism in the opinion section of the OBSERVER at the district’s latest Board of Education meeting to reaffirm the district’s position on its staffing needs. Zilliox addressed how the district was deemed susceptible to fiscal stress ...

A $42 million project to redevelop a former hospital in the town of Hanover is getting some financial assistance from the county with tax breaks. During the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting, the Board of Directors unanimously approved a Payment In Lieu Of Taxes ...