MAYVILLE – In January, a pair of Democratic county legislators sought to reduce the county’s sales tax, use some of the county’s reserves to lower property taxes, and increase the income level for senior citizens to be able to get a property tax exemption. In the end, they were only ...

A Friday morning letter from the Dunkirk City School District attempted to reassure families of secondary school students about “specific student comments that were reported to us” this week. The letter was signed by Corey Markham, director of secondary education for the school district. ...

The purchase of a new truck for the Fredonia Department of Public Works is apparently set to get reconsidered. Trustee Jon Espersen said at a Board of Trustees workshop this week that he planned to put the purchase on the agenda of Monday’s meeting. The acquisition failed by a 3-2 vote at ...

Increased pressure for a control board to oversee the city of Dunkirk finances is now connected to a new survey that was announced Thursday morning by state Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor for action to restore fiscal discipline and public trust. Conducted earlier this ...

Jesse Beers knew when he walked off the field at Frontier High School last June after the Class B State Subregional qualifier that he had coached his final game as the Fredonia ‘Billies varsity softball coach. The last thing he did in the dugout before he walked out was hug his pitcher, ...

Do not expect a level playing field when it comes to the races for U.S. Congress in this region that spans two states. Both incumbents Nick Langworthy of New York and Glenn “G.T.” Thompson of Pennsylvania appear to have plenty of support in their highly Republican districts. Langworthy ...