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Warm welcome to region

A 16-year-old student from southwestern France has arrived in Fredonia to spend the 2026-27 school year experiencing American life, making new friends and becoming part of the local community through the Rotary Youth Exchange program. Pia Derreumaux, of Anglet, a town of 43,00 in southwest ...

Barker Commons has extraordinary past

I have decided to offer a short history of Barker Commons. ORIGINAL GRANT Originally the land in the center of the village, known as Barker Commons, was owned by Hezekiah Barker and his wife, Sarah Barker. On April 18, 1825, the Barkers deeded the land that is now Barker Commons to Zattu ...

Healing with Horses: Taking ride can be path to wellness

Through our featured newspaper column in the Dunkirk OBSERVER and Westfield Republican, along with support from a grant from the Westfield Fund, we have an opportunity to offer our community greater education and hands-on experiences centered around horseback riding, equine-assisted ...

UPDATE: Brocton man dies in Saturday morning accident

CHAUTAUQUA --- A motor vehicle accident in the area of Burdick Road has claimed the life of a Brocton man. At about 7:26 a.m., the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to a motor vehicle accident in the area of Burdick Road. It was determined that the vehicle was traveling northbound ...

Senior housing near ‘finish line’

SILVER CREEK — A much-needed senior housing community is wrapping up the finishing touches on its new facility, and residents will soon be able to call it home. Silver Creek Senior Housing is now accepting applications, and the facility is expected to open in late fall of this ...

A show of ‘unity’

MAYVILLE – Hanover Town Councilman Bernie Feldmann is currently in Pittsburgh battling cancer. A retired state trooper, he went to New York City, shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and the cancer is a result from his time working there. On Friday, area elected leaders gathered in ...