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Site work begins for new hospital in Fredonia this week

Kaleida Health announced Monday that initial site work for the new $224 million Northern Chautauqua Hospital project begins this week. Turner Construction Co. subcontracted with Fredonia-based S. St. George General Contracting to perform the preliminary site work, including setting up ...

Property taxes and electric costs up in Mayville

By GREGORY BACON gbacon@observertoday.com MAYVILLE – Village residents are looking at a hike in their property taxes as well as electric rates. During this week’s Mayville Village Board meeting, the board unanimously approved the budget for the 2026-27 year. The overall budget is ...

The best way to support the troops

My father Edward was quite the paradox. A self proclaimed pacifist, he could be quite scrappy when it came to issues of importance to him. When Gulf War I broke out in 1990, Ed saw the conflict for what it was. One larger more corrupt country trying to take over a smaller corrupt county and ...

Top School 4 students

Recently students at Dunkirk Primary School 4 were chosen as Students of the Month for January. They were presented with certificates for their accomplishments. Leo Townsend was chosen as Overall Student of the Month for January and was honored at a recent Board of Education meeting. Pictured ...

Brocton lists top March students

BROCTON — Brocton Central School has named its students of the month for March. Ryleigh Peterson, a seventh-grade and Brocton Middle School student, is a resident of Brocton, and the daughter of Matthew Peterson and Kathy Frazier. Throughout her time at Brocton Middle School, Ryleigh has ...