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Fredonia nearing cash crunch

Fredonia is in danger of running out of money, and village trustees plan a special meeting at 9 a.m. to deal with it. Trustee Jon Espersen said at this week’s Board of Trustees meeting that a report by Treasurer Erlyssa LeBeau warned of the cash-flow issue. “You’ll notice that it ...

Rural Ministry seeks donations for Christmas

As inflation continues its seemingly unending rise, families everywhere, and in this case, the northern region of Chautauqua County have sometimes had to turn to others to give them a hand. Chautauqua County Rural Ministry was one of those welcomed sights this holiday season as purse straps ...

Hanover still eyes fire district consolidation

HANOVER — The Town of Hanover is still evaluating the potential of consolidating its fire districts. Hanover Town Supervisor Lou Pelletter recently attended a webinar to learn more about the needs of fire departments — such as declining enrollment, updated training, and ever changing ...

High costs top state priorities, poll finds

Gov. Kathy Hochul continues to face disdain from voters, who believe the top issue in New York state is cost of living. That information was released Tuesday by the Siena College poll in a news release. Hochul has a negative 39-49% favorability rating, up a little from 36-51% in October (then ...

Buffalo native pens 2nd murder mystery book set in our county

Chautauqua County residents that are also fans of murder mystery books are in luck, as Buffalo native Phillip Laurien, who currently resides in Ohio, has recently published the second book in his “Mac Morrison Murder Mystery Series”, which takes place in Chautauqua County. Laurien ...

Culinary arts students help at Empty Bowls

The Culinary Arts program at the LoGuidice Educational Center once again helped to fill some Empty Bowls. Under the guidance of Chef David Caccamise, students made about 650 chocolate chip cookies that were delivered ahead of a recent fundraiser at Wheelock Early Childhood Center in ...