The Chautauqua County Rural Ministry is a vital part of the Dunkirk community. After uncertainty clouded the status of the organization in recent years, it appears that things are starting to level off. The Rural Ministry has righted the ship thanks to significant community support and ...

A dedicated group of local conservationists is making positive waves in Dunkirk Harbor, all with the goal of bringing more steelhead back to local waters for years to come. The Northern Chautauqua Conservation Club, located along the shores of Lake Erie in Dunkirk Harbor, has organized an ...

New data indicates what residents here already know: electricity prices continue to rise quickly in the region and state. On Wednesday, the Empire Center noted New York state has some of the highest household energy prices in the nation, according to Empire Center and U.S. Energy Information ...

There was more grim news about Dunkirk’s finances this week. “We’ll get through the month of March. April will be extremely tight until (property) taxes come in,” said Ellen Luczkowiak, the city’s fiscal affairs officer, at a Common Council Finance Committee meeting ...

Somewhere in Albany, there has to be a money tree. How else can a state, with a proposed budget of more than $254 billion for the next year, keep doling out funds to fiscally strapped entities with absolutely no repercussions? That is exactly what happened less than a month ago when the ...

MAYVILLE – County leaders are once again dipping into its reserves to cover higher than expected expenses for those in emergency need, including providing temporary housing. During the Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, lawmakers agreed to amend the 2025 budget for the Department of ...