NRG Energy Inc.’s era in Dunkirk and northern Chautauqua County has come to an end after a more than a quarter-century partnership that began in 1999. It was in June of that year when the company purchased the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. station. As part of that same deal, it also purchased ...

MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Board of Health is going on record, as it first did back in 2019, offering recommendations to municipalities when it comes to zoning for future wind turbines. The board did not, however, recommend any type of a ban or give any specific setback ...

CASSADAGA — The Village of Cassadaga will reopen discussion on its zoning law, as the 2025 update was never officially filed with the State. As a result, the old zoning laws are currently in effect, and instead of re-submitting the new laws as the Zoning Rewrite Committee submitted last year, ...

A 44-year-old Dunkirk man is facing four counts of second-degree rape after a reported crime in progress early Wednesday. Around 3:30 a.m., Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an address in Forestville. Upon arrival, deputies located a vehicle of interest and identified the ...

The Dunkirk Walleye Festival, presented by Dunkirk Festivals and Primitive Patriot Outdoors, will include vendors, weigh-in shows, and live music open to the public Friday and Saturday afternoon and evening at the Dunkirk Pier. The pier will be closed from Thursday at 2 p.m. until Sunday ...

IRVING — Silver Creek Central School recently celebrated three Indigenous students for their efforts to make the district feel more like home during their tenure as Black Knights. Skyla Gates, Hailie Rybij, and Amirya Warrior were officially celebrated as Indigenous Honor Society graduates ...