Two adults and a number of children were displaced after a Saturday evening fire on Route 430 in Hartfield. Departments were dispatched to the blaze at 6505 Route 430 before 8:30 p.m. Responders included: North Lake, Westfield, Ripley, Maple Springs, Portland, Fluvanna, Ashville, Bemus Point, ...

Dunkirk’s planning and development director reiterated that Genover has no firm plans yet for the former NRG power plant property it recently purchased. However, Vince DeJoy announced that he and Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency Director Mark Geise were to meet with Genover ...

Kevin Schmidt has managed to keep a smile on his face and a positive attitude throughout a very challenging life. He has spent his entire adult life paralyzed; he lost his mother; and he now battles both kidney and liver cancer. Through it all, Kevin has remained upbeat. He has asked for ...

There’s big anticipation for Big Boy. A city resident inquired about the train’s travels through Dunkirk on Tuesday. The initial article about the upcoming visit of the world’s largest operating steam locomotive to Ripley garnered hundreds of reactions and comments on social ...

A construction worker was injured late Friday night after falling from a section of the Chautauqua Lake Bridge onto a safety deck about 18 feet below. The accident occurred shortly before 11 p.m., prompting a response from the Chautauqua County Technical Rescue Team, firefighters from Ashville ...

While the official start of summer is later this month, it wasn’t that long ago that Chautauqua County residents were bundling up, trying to stay warm in a cold winter. It was a cold one. In fact, it was the coldest winter in a dozen years for our area. “The winter of 2025-2026 was ...