The village of Fredonia approved a $5 million federal grant for its upcoming plan to connect with the North County Water District, and trustees reported on meetings about the proposed connection, at Monday’s Board of Trustees meeting. None of it pleased Michelle Twichell, the lone Fredonia ...

The Dunkirk Planning Board made a couple of important approvals on a proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) last week, though the project is still years from construction. At the end of what had to have been one of the longest meetings ever at City Hall, the board ...

Earlier this fall, the Fredonia Central School District came to an agreement with the Fredonia Teachers’ Association on a new contract. About a month later, the District and the Salaried Support Staff Association (SSSA) came to a similar agreement. Fredonia Superintendent Dr. Brad Zilliox ...

OBSERVER Staff Report WESTFIELD — It appears that a potential concern with a Westfield Academy & Central School staff member is becoming a hot-button issue in the district. At its meeting Monday, the Board of Education was to enter into an executive session to discuss matters relating ...

State University of New York at Fredonia alumnus and Jamestown native Randy Merrill, 1997, was mastering engineer for three 2026 GRAMMY-nominated entries. He was nominated as mastering engineer for two entries for Record of the Year – for Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra” and Chappell ...

In honor of Veterans Day, Gowanda Historian Phil Palen is reminding the community about a local hero. Floyd Farley, who was born and raised in Gowanda, was a sergeant with the 45th Division until his discharge. Farley was serving with the 45th Division in Korea in a forward area known as ...