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Westfield man charged in shooting, chase

A Westfield man is facing charges after a shooting and police chase that took place Saturday night. At 7:24 p.m., the Westfield Police Department, along with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, the New York State Police and the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office, were ...

Fredonia native serving with Navy earns award

MILLINGTON, Tenn. — Lt. Amber Campaign, a native of Fredonia who is assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Camp Pendleton, Calif., was recently awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal in recognition of her performance during deployment on Pacific ...

Fredonia makes police, fire hires

The village of Fredonia hired two police officers and a firefighter at this week’s Board of Trustees meeting. Alex Ahlstrom of Dunkirk and Billy Vickers of Gerry were approved as new full-time police officers by the trustees. Both will start April 1 and get paid $29.45 per hour. The ...

Swatland highlights attendance, test scores

Improved absenteeism rates and promising test scores were the focus of Dunkirk City School District Superintendent Brian Swatland during a recent interview. Swatland wanted to highlight an 18% drop in chronic absenteeism over the past two school years. A chronic absentee is defined as a ...

Panama emphasizes support for school merger

PANAMA — The village of Panama’s board has been approached by multiple members of the community following the board’s February meeting about the board’s support of a potential merger between the Clymer, Sherman and Panama school districts. This week the board answered those questions ...

UPDATE: Westfield man charged after shooting, police chase

A Westfield man is facing charges after a shooting and police chase that took place Saturday night. At 7:24 p.m., the Westfield Police Department, along with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, the New York State Police and the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office, were ...