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Community heroes honored during congressional ceremony

SINCLAIRVILLE – Some are youth sports leaders. Others serve senior citizens in the community. Some have literally saved a life in crisis, others save lives through medicine. Some help improve our environment, others help improve our downtowns. The one thing they all have in common is ...

City planners table BESS proposal

City of Dunkirk Planning Board members appear to have little appetite for approving a proposed Battery Energy Storage System. The board tabled consideration of a 5-megawatt BESS near Brigham Road at its latest meeting — and agreed to send a letter to the Common Council inquiring about a ...

GOP rejects $2M fund balance use, says more will be spent

MAYVILLE – A proposal by a Democratic Chautauqua County Legislator to ask the county executive to use $2 million of reserves when preparing the 2026 budget was rejected, although some Republicans say it’s time to spend down at least some of that fund balance. Legislator Fred Larson of ...

Resident files claim on city over fallen tree

A neighbor of Dunkirk-owned property has filed a claim against the city for allegedly failing to maintain the parcel. William Harris of 218 Robin Street has filed a notice of claim that he wants $51,968 from the city to pay for “extensive damage to our home and property, including ...

Unhealthy banter drives measles resurgence

How is it, in an age of vast technology and information, Americans keep tempting fate when it comes to medicine? One decade ago — a mere four years before the COVID-19 pandemic, who would have ever thought it intelligent to not get a vaccination for measles? In 2004, there were less than ...

‘Wonderful day’ in city

For more than 100 years, Wells Enterprises has prided itself on being “a family company.” Thursday morning, every key piece of Wells as a company came together as a family to celebrate a day that has been in the works for years. A ribbon was cut to signify the completion of Phase 2 of ...