Fredonia’s trustees plan a 2026-27 budget with a 4% tax increase, after their final meeting Wednesday about the proposal. A proposal by Fire Chief Joshua Myers to cut $125,000 from his ambulance revenue projections was immediately set aside. Erlyssa LeBeau, Fredonia’s treasurer and ...

Addressing Dunkirk’s Common Council last month, Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel offered insight into what could be the start of something big. With officials from four north county municipalities at the table — including the city, village of Fredonia and towns of Dunkirk and Pomfret ...

A Fredonia bakery and cafe has announced it is closed until further notice after a Thursday afternoon oven fire. Butterlow posted the sad news shortly after the fire on its official social media page. “We are so beyond grateful for the Fredonia Fire Department for the services that they ...

The two Chautauqua County Sheriff deputies who have been essentially cleared in an officer-involved shooting in Mina are back on duty and have been for a while. On June 18, 2025, shortly before 4 p.m. a deputy went to 2900 Mina French Creek Road in response to a 911 call reporting a domestic ...

State and area leaders are calling on New York state to act and assist in the growing homeless crisis in Chautauqua County. On Thursday, state Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, joined by a bipartisan coalition of local and state officials across the county, have sent a ...

A state Supreme Court of Chautauqua County decision this week may pave the way for Fredonia's future water plans. On Wednesday, Justice Grace Hanlon denied a request to annul the Sept. 10 resolution by the village for the Fredonia Water System Improvement Project. The challenge came from ...