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Fredonia resident honored on 100th birthday

Never has a birthday meant more to Bina Todd than the one she celebrated on Friday. She was not only surrounded by dozens of her friends and her family. She also wore a tiara and a sash to highlight the significance of this birthday most of all. Bina Todd turned 100 years old on Friday. ...

County may again use hotels shut down for homeless

Two hotels in the county that had unhoused residents pulled from their facilities due to poor conditions may once again house homeless people, but only if the living facilities improve. In September, the Chautauqua County Legislature’s Human Services Committee met with Diane Anderson and ...

Conference highlights development opportunities

Dozens of developers, many from outside of Chautauqua County, gathered at the State University at Fredonia campus to hear about potential opportunities locally. On Thursday, the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency and the Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Development ...

Fredonia officially opens new playgrounds

The Wheelock school playgrounds are now open. After slight delays pushed the construction into the school year, students were welcomed on the Chestnut Street playground in late September, and the Main Street playground opened Oct. 7. At the latest Board of Education meeting, Wheelock ...

Officials move on, reveal plans at SUNY Fredonia

There was plenty of the usual deficit-cutting rhetoric at the latest SUNY Fredonia University Council meeting. However, numbers were hard to come by — in part because the official who used to run them was reassigned. There was no financial report presented out loud at the Oct. 1 meeting, ...

Village reiterates objection to sheriff’s pact

SILVER CREEK — Before the Town of Hanover adopts its budget for 2027, Village of Silver Creek Mayor Kathy Tampio has made one budget item clear: the Village objects to an even split of the enhanced police protection contract with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. Tampio recently sent a letter to Hanover Supervisor Lou Pelletter and the Town Council reiterating her stance that the Village should not pay a 50-50 split of the enhanced police protection contract with the Sheriff's Office. Tampio did the same a year ago, but the Town said the amount was already budgeted for, so no ...