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Fredonia under water-conservation order

Another water emergency is facing Fredonia. On Friday, the village, in collaboration with the Chautauqua County Health Department, issued a conserve water order for all water customers and properties outside the village boundaries by the water system. All residential and commercial water ...

Sheridan extends permit for solar project

SHERIDAN — One solar energy project in the town of Sheridan is in the process of moving forward, while another appears to be on hold. The Town Board granted a one-year extension to the special use permit issued to RIC Energy for the Sheridan II Solar Project. Sheridan II Solar is a ...

Fredonia hires appraiser for Glasgow Road site

Fredonia has hired a real estate firm to appraise the value of three unused parcels in the town of Pomfret. During the recent Village Board meeting, trustees approved a resolution to authorize Amy Holt of Holt Appraisals to perform the appraisal on the Glasgow Road properties for $1,000. Earlier this year, village officials had discussed selling the land to help “ease the financial burden” of the village. “I do want to remind the board that we have a verbal commitment to a real estate company, once those appraisals come through,” Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson said ...

Fill the Fred Basket drive happening now

The Fredonia Presbyterian Church’s annual Fill the Fred Basket food drive is happening now. The drive kicked off this week and runs through Monday. It supplies the church’s Fred Basket food pantry. Non-perishable food items such as canned goods can be dropped off at more than 90 ...

No escape hatch for unsustainable city pacts

Chautauqua County’s two cities remain pressure cookers for administrators who have to account for the big bucks. Within the past two weeks, both mayors announced spending plans that include tax increases that their councils will likely try to whittle down. In Jamestown, the budget totals ...

Sheridan teen charged with second-degree rape

An 18-year-old Sheridan resident has been charged with second-degree rape. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies report the youth turned himself in at the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and will be arraigned at the county jail through the Centralized Arraignment Program. Deputies had ...