After three decades of serving Fredonia students, Kevin Way is the latest teacher to announce his intent to retire from the district at the end of the school year. The Board of Education accepted Way’s retirement resignation as Middle School Music Teacher, with regret, in recognition of his ...

The state Senate has approved legislation requiring insurance coverage for some fertility preservation treatments. S.4497, sponsored by Sen. Michelle Hinchey, D-Kingston, would remove an existing restriction that fertility preservation services be covered only in cases of iatrogenic ...

A business in Stow has been temporarily suspended from selling lottery and tobacco items due to selling products to underage individuals. During the Chautauqua County Board of Health meeting, it was announced that Hogan’s Hut on Old Bridge Road was fined $1,250 for a second violation of ...

ARKWRIGHT — In an effort to protect the quality of life for residents of the town of Arkwright, the Town Board unanimously passed a local law to prohibit excessive noise late at night. Local Law No. 1 of 2026, titled the Late Night Noise Law, was passed at a recent meeting following a public ...

Fredonia Fire Chief Josh Myers is amazed no one died in a large pileup Jan. 20 on the westbound Thruway. He’d also like to know why the road was not closed, despite brutal blizzard-like conditions. Fredonia Trustee Paul Wandel asked the chief for a report on the accident at a Board of ...

A building where a local club used to meet in Dunkirk has been sold and is now operating as a restaurant. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Nov. 21-26. During this time period, Knights of ...