Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson defended himself and Village Hall against a critical state financial audit, and criticized the termination of Department of Public Works Director David Bird, in comments to the OBSERVER this week. “They report on what happened,” Ferguson said of the state ...

ARKWRIGHT — Roughly an hour worth of public comments sent a very clear message to the Arkwright Town Board. The residents — at least those who care enough to show up to speak their minds — want the Highway Superintendent position left alone. Even after pushback a month prior, Brian ...

WEST SENECA – Seneca Nation leaders gathered with local officials and neighbors Friday to commemorate the importance of the Buffalo Creek Treaty of 1842, which forever shaped the history of both the Seneca Nation and Western New York. The treaty restored Seneca possession of the Nation’s ...

An iconic piece of the city of Dunkirk is celebrating a major anniversary. The Dunkirk Lighthouse and Veterans Park Museum has opened for the 2026 Season. This season marks the 200th anniversary of an operating lighthouse on Point Gratiot. There are many exciting events going on as it starts ...

Eighteen school districts using your taxpayer dollars are continuing to prove they are major economic engines for Chautauqua County. Each year at this time, they expect a stamp of approval from residents when it comes to spending plans. When the annual vote occurs across the state on Tuesday, ...

Two Democratic county officials want to see the clerk’s pay cut in the future as well as see legislators' automatic pay raises eliminated. CLERK PAY Chautauqua County Legislator Bob Bankoski of Dunkirk has prefiled a local law to reduce the county clerk’s pay from $89,300 to $79,300 but ...