Lucas West, a State University of New York at Fredonia senior, will be in the “The Voice” finale tonight. West, a senior majoring in Music with a concentration in Jazz Studies from Fairport, is the lone male finalist in the contest. NBC said West "brings a singer-songwriter vibe to the ...

The North Chautauqua County Water District has lost $102,000 so far this year, administrative board chairman Daniel Pacos said at the board’s April meeting. Pacos did not comment about the figure — except to note that work is still ongoing on the rate that the district buys its water from ...

A proposed gravel pit in Ripley is not getting support on the county level. The Chautauqua County Planning Board voted against backing a Special Use Permit for a sand and gravel mine proposed at 9087 Old Route 20. The lack of support doesn’t officially stop the project but it makes it ...

Spring cleaning time is here, and Revitalize Dunkirk, Inc., is ready with its annual community cleanup planned for Tuesday, April 21, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., with a rain date of Thursday, April 23. All interested volunteers, individual or corporate, are welcome. National Fuel, Wells ...

CASSADAGA — The village might be moving forward with a major grant application later this year. It just may not be for what was initially discussed. Following the submission of a proposal from Alec J. Witkowski, President and CEO of Witco Inc., the Village Board is not ruling out a New York ...

The Sea Lion is no more. The ship has been decommissioned and scrapped. Bret Apthorpe, retired Jamestown Public Schools superintendent, found the news while doing research for a book. Apthorpe has lengthy ties to the Sea Lion growing up in Mayville and spending time working on the ship in his ...