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 — 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 ...

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 ...

The buildings which house two eye care centers in Chautauqua County have changed ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in the county and recently looked at the transactions from Dec. 26-31. During that time period, 1136 Central Ave., Dunkirk and ...

Morganne Kelley, a senior, was named the Westfield-Mayville Rotary Club Scholar of the Month representing Brocton Central School. She has two older sisters and is the daughter of Kathryn and Tyler Gustafson and Christopher and Jessica Kelley. Morganne has a cumulative average of 96.50, has ...

The following students at School 3 were chosen as Student of the Month for the month of January. In row one: Charlotte Ganey, Warren Schiller, Leila Fred, Channing Gates, Jaydiel Pacheco. Row two: Amina River, Xander Ruiz, who represented School 3 at the February Board of Education Meeting, ...