HANOVER — Bernie Feldmann has lived a life dedicated to serving others. Now it is time for his community to pay it back, and the people have answered the call. Feldmann was recently diagnosed with Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer. He is in need of alternative treatments and therapies, which are ...

A mother is trying to sue Pine Valley School District over alleged abuse of her two children that she says contained racist and sexual overtones over a period of seven years. The OBSERVER sought comment from the Pine Valley school district on the case, but its phone call was not returned. ...

SILVER CREEK — Not many resolutions at a Board of Education meeting receive a round of applause before they are read aloud. That says all you need to know about Albert VanDette. Silver Creek’s beloved Spanish Teacher will retire this summer. A large crowd in the audience of the latest ...

Fredonia Fire Department responded with the Sheriff’s Department and Fredonia Police Department to a rollover accident near Walmart around 7 p.m. Thursday on Route 60.

A Forestville resident is facing charges after an altercation from last month. At roughly 09:30 a.m. Thursday, deputies of the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and members of the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office conducted an ongoing investigation in Forestville, regarding a ...

With the Fredonia Department of Public Works supervisor position still unfilled, the former director is speaking out. Dave Bird, who served in the role from December through May, says he has not “given up” in a hope to return. On Tuesday he issued this statement to the OBSERVER: “Five ...