Another boil-water order is in effect for the village of Fredonia users. This is the seventh boil order for users in the last 32 months with the most recent being in July. At that time, officials blamed high turbidity levels at the plant that led to one of the workers resigning his position ...

Chautauqua County’s safety net costs are millions of dollars over budget. During the legislature’s Human Services, and Audit and Control committee meetings, county officials approved a resolution to move $2,385,000 out of the county’s reserves to cover the costs. A final vote on the ...

Another boil-water order is in effect for the village of Fredonia. On Friday afternoon, the Chautauqua County Health Department and the village issued the order for all Fredonia water customers and properties outside the village boundaries supplied by the Fredonia water system. During the day, ...

CASSADAGA — Cassadaga Shur Fine discontinued its Indian cuisine buffet following “hurtful and racist remarks” from some patrons. However, the response from many others in the community has shown that there is still good in the community after all. In response to the buffet being ...

The city of Dunkirk has a dog control officer for the first time since December 2023. The Common Council unanimously approved Jennifer Sasso as the officer, during its meeting Tuesday. Sasso will provide dog control services on a part-time basis starting Sept. 23, at a monthly salary of ...

Candidate for Chautauqua County clerk Greg Krauza did something few of his counterparts have offered within the last week. In an item that was published in the OBSERVER and The Post-Journal — as well as our online outlets — Krauza announced his plans and intentions regarding the position if ...