One of the best teachers across all of New York state is set to retire after this school year comes to a close. Ellen Foley has submitted her retirement resignation from the Fredonia Central School District. Foley will leave her role of Early Childhood Teacher at the Wheelock Early ...

The unpaid tax burden of Chautauqua County’s cities is a big reason county officials are discussing municipal consolidation. County Executive PJ Wendel visited the Dunkirk Common Council this week to offer remarks about consolidation, similar to what he did earlier in the month at a town of ...

MAYVILLE – County lawmakers have agreed to help financially support plans for three small south county school districts to merge, as well as a north county municipality to look into sharing services and/or merging with neighboring local governments. While the proposals were unanimously ...

A state lawmaker wants to increase the transparency on lead contaminants for homebuyers, particularly those who are buying an older home. The state Assembly recently passed A.1529A by a 99-43 vote after passing the bill in the final days of the 2025 state legislative session by a 106-40 vote. ...

Fredonia echoes with disgust this morning after yet another boil water order was issued. The terrible shape of the village’s water infrastructure has caught up with it again. A little after 9 a.m., the village of Fredonia Office of Emergency Management, in coordination with the Village ...

Fredonia’s budget talks got underway Wednesday with plenty of grim news. Village Treasurer Erlyssa LeBeau continually provided gloomy financial figures as trustees debated how to keep the troubled village solvent. The trustees are considering Mayor Michael Ferguson’s budget proposal for ...