A video showing a brutal attack on a counselor and a corrections officer at the Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional that led to assault charges against an inmate has been released by the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. In a news release issued Friday morning, ...

MAYVILLE – The man who is accused of shooting a Dunkirk police officer may have his local trial delayed due to federal charges. On Thursday, 39-year-old Christopher Marcinkowski appeared in Chautauqua County Court for a discovery conference, regarding evidence that can be used in a trial. ...

The Chautauqua County Legislature rejected a proposal to An attempt by Democratic county lawmakers to eliminate automatic pay raises for legislators as well as an attempt to reduce the salary of the county clerk have failed. COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR LEGISLATORS In 2024, the county ...

Less than 24 hours after Dunkirk’s Memorial Day events, City Hall’s financial parade continued. The Common Council’s Finance Committee met in the Stearns Building this week as workers began to take down the City Hall parade stage just steps away. The meeting provided mixed news — and ...

It was an unusual police call on Monday, May 11 in Fredonia. Officers were being summoned to Village Hall — the same building where its headquarters are stationed on the lower level. After the public access cameras at the trustees meeting went dark, there was a definite commotion. Residents ...

The Dunkirk City School District has determined there’s no credible threat behind a social media post Thursday night that suggested harm to school safety. District Superintendent Brian Swatland posted about the incident this morning on DCSD’s social media page. He posted a letter addressed ...