GOWANDA — Two guests at a recent Gowanda Board of Education meeting were, unfortunately, the bearers of bad news. Representatives from Young and Wright Architecture and Buffalo Construction Consultants attended the Board’s recent meeting via videoconference to discuss the state of the ...

County Legislators Bob Bankoski of Dunkirk and Tom Nelson of Jamestown, both Democrats, are sponsoring a Resolution for the Legislature’s meeting on Wednesday to improve the affordability of living in Chautauqua County. “The Affordability Act of 2026 has three cost savings for county ...

At least one area state official is taking aim at Gov. Kathy Hochul after a former Dunkirk treasurer's arrest on Friday. In a statement to The Post-Journal and OBSERVER, Sen. George Borrello said a $13.7 million loan by New York state to the city of Dunkirk in June did lots more harm than ...

Local governments could see new limits on the amount of road salt they can use each winter under legislation introduced recently in the state Assembly. Assemblyman William Magnarelli, D-Syracuse, recently introduced a bill (A.9561) to limit the amount of road salt spread by the state and ...

If you need something, it never hurts to ask. Maybe you will end up with exactly what you were looking for. In the town of Dunkirk, that is exactly what happened with several vacant seats in the town. “We asked, and we were heard,” said Supervisor Shari Miller. After making it known ...

The building of an extermination company in Northern Chautauqua County has changed ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Nov. 17-20. During this time period, 218-220 West Fifth St., ...