Emotions overflow on a regular basis when it comes to water in Fredonia. In recent years, an immediacy caused by 10 boil orders over the last 38 months has led current Village Board members to look to a connection with the North County Water District as a solution. That does not sit well with ...

The Dunkirk City School District finalized 2026-27 budget plans during its Board of Education meeting. The meeting had a sad tone, with the recent passing of School 5 Principal Danielle Russell repeatedly mentioned. Superintendent Brian Swatland asked for and received a moment of silence at ...

An investigation into narcotics activity in Pomfret has led to the arrest of a Dunkirk man. A search warrant was executed at 9:44 a.m. Tuesday by narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and the Jamestown Police Department at 5341 Van Buren Road. Located inside ...

MAYVILLE – A Dunkirk man who went to trial and got a hung jury after being accused of unintentionally shooting two youths in a 2022 drive-by incident in Dunkirk has accepted a plea agreement instead of having another trial. The new trial, which was on the court calendar for next week, was ...

Fredonia’s trustees set hearings for next week on a 2026-27 budget proposal that includes a 4% tax increase and a $10 hike in the mandatory “base rate” paid by all village water users. A trio of hearings will begin at 4:30 p.m. Monday in the trustees’ Village Hall meeting room. The ...

A pair of fire districts are facing the loss of future support regarding a lack of payment to Chautauqua County. The Chautauqua County Office of the County Attorney said in a news release issued Thursday that it is taking steps to resolve unpaid fees owed by the Forestville and Frewsburg Fire ...