MILLINGTON, Tenn. — Lt. Amber Campaign, a native of Fredonia who is assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Camp Pendleton, Calif., was recently awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal in recognition of her performance during deployment on Pacific ...

The village of Fredonia hired two police officers and a firefighter at this week’s Board of Trustees meeting. Alex Ahlstrom of Dunkirk and Billy Vickers of Gerry were approved as new full-time police officers by the trustees. Both will start April 1 and get paid $29.45 per hour. The ...

Improved absenteeism rates and promising test scores were the focus of Dunkirk City School District Superintendent Brian Swatland during a recent interview. Swatland wanted to highlight an 18% drop in chronic absenteeism over the past two school years. A chronic absentee is defined as a ...

PANAMA — The village of Panama’s board has been approached by multiple members of the community following the board’s February meeting about the board’s support of a potential merger between the Clymer, Sherman and Panama school districts. This week the board answered those questions ...

A Westfield man is facing charges after a shooting and police chase that took place Saturday night. At 7:24 p.m., the Westfield Police Department, along with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, the New York State Police and the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office, were ...

The buildings which house two eye care centers in Chautauqua County have changed ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in the county and recently looked at the transactions from Dec. 26-31. During that time period, 1136 Central Ave., Dunkirk and ...