FREDONIA — Over the past few years, even though the Fredonia Central School District has asked its residents for tax increases, the district has seen its fund balance rapidly decrease. The latest budget proposal does not make that predicament any better. In order to propose a 2026-27 school ...

Chautauqua County officials are doing their part to ensure Cassadaga Lakes stays clear of some new weeds. During the county legislature meeting, officials agreed to spend $5,000 so the Cassadaga Lakes Association can retain the services of a qualified aquatic biologist to conduct an aquatic ...

Samuel Bowers, of the Silver Creek Central Schools, achieved the honor of being inducted into the 2024-2025 New York State Business and Marketing Honor Society. The primary purpose of the society is to recognize those students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in a secondary ...

Acquiring experience in medical care was the right prescription for Julia T. Skiba to receive the State University of New York at Fredonia’s highest academic honor. The senior Molecular Genetics major from Troy, will receive the Lanford Presidential Prize at the university’s 199th ...

Imagine a classroom without walls—where the lessons are shaped not only by books, but by hoofbeats, fresh air, and the quiet understanding between a child and a horse. For a growing number of families, homeschooling offers that possibility: an education guided by curiosity, flexibility, and ...

Linda Kaminski was met with a standing ovation in the Fredonia High School Library as her decision to retire from the Wheelock School at the end of this year became final. The Board of Education, administration, and guests in the audience stood to applaud 38 years of Kaminski’s dedication to ...