Dunkirk Finance Committee meetings typically provide lots of depressing information these days, and this week’s session was no different. The state Fiscal Recovery Act passed by the state Legislature is no longer valid, as it has expired, Mayor Kate Wdowiasz noted. With the state budget ...

One day after saying it had no public information to share, Bush Industries has closed its doors. Employees were told during a 9 a.m. meeting Thursday that the Jamestown plant - and longtime headquarters of the company - was closing. Rumors had been running rampant throughout the community ...

It took four drafts of the 2026-27 budget for the Fredonia Central School District to bring its proposed levy increase down to the tax cap. In the end, the district did exactly what it was urged to do following an audit of its finances from the previous school year. Fredonia has proposed a ...

The long wait is nearly over for walleye anglers, as the Lake Erie season officially opens Friday. In the Eastern Basin, this early stretch is widely considered some of the most exciting fishing of the entire year. The reason? Cold water, spawning behavior, aggressive fish, minimum angler ...

A structure fire at 2682 Whitaker Road in Sheridan, which began around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, rekindled on Thursday morning. During last evening, crews from East Dunkirk, Sheridan, Emergency Services, Sunset Bay, Forestville and Silver Creek responded to the blaze that destroyed a home. Around ...

SILVER CREEK — A buzz was in the air, and not just from the clippers at Silver Creek's seventh annual Bald for Bucks event. This year's fundraising efforts have allowed Silver Creek to raise almost $30,000 in total donations since the first event in 2017. Nineteen students, staff and ...